Clash at Grunwick Processing Plant Sparks Historic Labor Showdown
About 11,000 leftists and 4,000 police clashed outside Grunwick Processing Laboratories in London as a 10-month dispute over union recognition intensified. Police reported 1% of officers and 11 pickets injured, 70 arrests amid a nationwide coalition of miners, engineers, white collar workers, MPs, and union leaders in a pivotal moment for working class action.
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Mother's worry linked to notorious trash bag murders case
Patricia Lamay's concern over her missing 17 year old son John Lamay led investigators to David Hill and Patrick Kearney, charged with killing him and many other young men in a sprawling Los Angeles area murder spree known as the trash bag murders. Police say up to 40 victims may be linked, with bodies found or suspected in widespread search areas near the Mexican border. many were runaways or drifters, and some victims were homosexual.
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Court and church grant divorce to Christina Onassis heiress
An Athens court and the Orthodox Church of Greece granted a divorce to Christina Onassis and Alexandros Andreadis on incompatibility grounds. Married in Athens two years earlier, they had separated last October and chose not to pursue a property settlement. Christina inherits most of Aristotle Onassis shipping fortune. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is his widow. Andreadis is son of banker Stratis Andreadis.
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County assessments top $30.6 billion for 1977 78
Los Angeles County Assessor Philip Watson reported the 1977 78 assessment roll at 30.6 billion, up 2.1 billion from last year. Long Beach rose 10.01 percent to 1.5 billion with sharp gains in Belmont Shore and oceanfront areas. City of Walnut led county gains, Huntington Park fell.
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Southern California counties to add 1.3 million jobs by 1995
A Palo Alto study predicts five Southern California counties Los Angeles Orange Riverside San Bernardino and Ventura will outpace national growth through 1985 with 50 percent of the state’s and 7 percent of the nation’s new jobs locating in the Long Beach Los Angeles area. The five counties could gain 1.3 million jobs by 1995, $50 billion more personal income and a 9 percent rise in retail sales, though growth may slow from the 1950s.
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Hijackers hold 30 and threaten to blow up plane
Two hijackers seized an Aeroflot jet with 79 aboard on a Soviet Karelia to Leningrad flight. They released seven crewmen and 42 women and children in Helsinki while keeping 30 hostages, as intensive negotiations continued amid unclear motives. Sweden barred the hijackers, who demanded refueling and possible transfer to another country.
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Seoul flood toll rises as 206 dead reported
Seoul area flood toll climbs to 206 dead with missing reduced to 85 as survivors surface and tally corrections are made. U S military reports no American casualties amid floods and landslides from 17 inches of rain. Rescue teams press on with more rain forecast and widespread damage. Local relief centers list 476 injured hospitalized and damage estimates reaching 2 million dollars.
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Box Lunches Sickened Thousands in Osaka Store
Police report 1,549 people sick after box lunches at a furniture store in Osaka. Over 100 partly paralyzed and 304 hospitalized with food poisoning. Victims vomited and had convulsions after eating the meals.
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Senate and state actions span nuclear, protests and rights issues
The Senate debates a nuclear breeder reactor and a neutron bomb while the House is packed with required work. Kent State trustees move to halt protesters at the 1970 shooting site. Ku Klux Klans influence appears not to be rising. Abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment loom large as Women’s Year planning begins. Rennie Davis, ex antiwar activist, now an insurance salesman in Denver, speaks to former allies on system work. Federal officials warn some government parts are infiltrated by spies.
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