Soldier plans four day Death Valley hike in convalescence
Army sergeant on convalescent leave will trek through Death Valley with 95 pounds of gear and an American flag. Jack Nelson of Cleveland, age 3 in the piece, says the walk is a sunlit challenge after wartime injuries, with water at 30 mile marks and a friend meeting at each stop.
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101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Boy Downs Helicopter With a Baseball in Denville NJ
A boy threw a baseball at a New Jersey Power and Light helicopter during a power line check. The ball struck the rear rotor wire, but pilot George Green landed safely in an empty lot behind a police station. Green, a Vietnam veteran, was uninjured. the boy and another person were taken into custody.
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Vietnam
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Two AP Newsmen Leave Vietnam War Coverage
Peter Arnett and Horst Faas announce they will depart the Associated Press Vietnam staff after eight years of war reporting. Faas becomes roving Southeast Asia photographer writer based in Singapore. Arnett takes a U S assignment after a France vacation. Both are Pulitzer winners, three AP reporters have died in the war.
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$585,000 Pot Raid Nets 9 Arrests in Carson Junkyard
U S Customs agents and sheriff's deputies seized 1,430 pounds of marijuana valued at $585,000 at a Carson junkyard. Nine suspects, including a man claiming to be a Tijuana policeman, were arraigned in Los Angeles and held on $50,000 bail each. The operation ended a six month probe into a ring moving marijuana from Mexico into the United States.
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Los Angeles
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Man Holds Patrolmen With Rifle In Firestone Area
A 1-year-old Los Angeles incident at a Firestone safety check saw John Retamosa drive to Holmes Avenue and hurl a rifle threat at Highway Patrol officers. He knelt to fire, missed, then fainted and was booked for assault with a deadly weapon after being isolated at the sheriff's station.
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Firestone Area
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Florence Avenue
Real
Parcel Post Rates Hiked by ICC for Post Office
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 15.4 percent average increase in parcel post rates and a 6 percent rise for catalogue postage. The higher charges will take effect after a reasonable period for public notice and consultation with major parcel post users.
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UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Unclear text fragment from a press clipping shows garbled names and phrases. Readable items are insufficient to identify people, places, or events for a coherent summary card.
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Airport Uses System to Detect Hijackers
NEW ORLEANS FAA chief says New Orleans International Airport began using an antihijacking system on an airport wide basis. The system, about 90 percent effective, relies on passenger behavior patterns to identify potential hijackers before they reach secure areas.
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Cuba
United States
Neighbors Report Thoresen Wife on Murder Plot Claim
Fresno police say a neighbor heard Mrs. Louise Thoresen tell of her husband William Thoresen III hiring a gunman to kill his brother Richard, then himself. The Thoresen widow faces trial for her husband’s death while police investigate the Chicago death and a will gifting stocks and cash.
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Louise Thoresen
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Great Western Steel Co
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Beached 230-ton whale cleared by Coast Guard at Laguna Beach
A 230 ton whale found at Salt Creek Beach prompted the Coast Guard to tow and blow it up with mortar fire. After six hours of tugging and digging, the carcass was freed and slid into the water at 3:25 pm. It was dragged offshore for target practice between the Mainland and San Clemente Island.
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Monarch Bay Beach
San Clemente Island
Bill Seeks to Tighten Drug Rules California Assembly
Assemblyman William Campbell proposes a bill in California to curb amphetamine and barbiturate sales by 50 to 75 percent. The measure, backed by Campbell, would require all prescriptions for these drugs to be copied to the state Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, currently shared only by doctors and pharmacists. The bill cleared the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as part of broader efforts to prevent overprescribing and enable enforcement.
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William Campbell
Hacienda Heights
Ways and Means
State Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
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