Nightmarish 26 hours trapped under sunken rig
Joe Bellard and four others battled seawater and diesel fumes after Progress Marine No. 2 overturned 18 miles off the Louisiana coast. Five men were rescued. one missing, last seen underwater without a life preserver. Coast Guard helicopters and divers searched the 60 foot depth as crews worked toward a recovery.
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Opelousas
Derrel John Dare
Delcambre
Ozzie Nelson Dies at 69 After Long Show Career
Ozzie Nelson, star of Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, died at age 69 in his Tollywood home with wife Harriet at his bedside. He had liver disease surgery eight months earlier and remained active, working on a book until the end. The show began on radio in 1944 and moved to television in 1952, lasting 14 years, with sons Ricky and David and their wives joining the cast.
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Las Angeles
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Raneer
Tollywood
Nelson
Police Kill Man After He Threatens Infant in Window
A Long Beach man, John Jeckel, 27, was shot and killed by police after he dangled his 1 month old daughter from a second floor window and threatened to harm her. Officers, breaking into the apartment, pulled the child to safety before firing. The baby was hospitalized with bruises and other non fatal injuries. Jeckel was killed as officers attempted to rescue the child. The incident followed earlier reports of domestic abuse and Jeckel’s violent behavior toward the child and mother.
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Long Beach
John Jeckel
Stanton Place
Mariah Mercer
Jeckel
Metropolitan State Hospital
Norwalk
Dave Barbee
Barbe
Bol van der Meer
St. Mary Medical Center
Maureen Mercer
Jruee
Skaggs
Harlee
van der Meer
Barbee
Jackel
Feckel
Miss Mercer
California bill ends public employee military leave bonus
SACRAMENTO AP A bill to end a 3.24 million dollar annual bonus paid to California public employees who take military leave narrowly passed the Assembly. The measure would allow only the difference between regular salary and military pay, ending the bonus akin to private contracts. opponents warn of harming National Guard and reserve forces.
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Senate
Mike Cullen
Long Beach
Navy Reserve
National Guard
Ernest Motley
R-Sanger
Guard
Tom Suitt
Indian Wells
HEW announces integrated gym class rules under Title IX
The Department of Health Education and Welfare requires federally funded schools to move toward eliminating separate physical education classes with limited exceptions for contact sports. Sexuality classes may be sex separated, and some female educational opportunities remain protected. HEW stresses equal opportunity, with Secretary Weinberger affirming enforcement.
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Washington
UPD
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Caspar W. Weinberger
Imple
Santa Barbara firemen urged to end county strike
Santa Barbara firemen facing a second day without protection due to a strike over pay and working conditions. About 161 to 170 firefighters and dispatchers left the county Airport and UC Santa Barbara campus, affects 700,000 acres of state land protected under contract. A five day deadline to return to work was given by County Administrative Officer Raymond J. Johnson, with possible firing for defying a permanent injunction. United Airlines canceled flights to Goleta as firefighting crews were diverted.
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UPI
Raymond JD. Johnson
Ers
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University of California At
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California
State Division of Forestry
City Hall Bombed in Temple City
A bomb exploded in Temple City's City Hall lobby Monday night causing extensive damage but no injuries. A man was seen fleeing the area just before the blast. Investigators have not yet determined a motive and believe the device was tossed through a window. The one story city hall sits in a residential suburb by the San Gabriel Valley.
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Temple City
City Hall
San Gabriel Valley
Weather Report for Heim ASD AY and Surroundings
Weather briefing lists: Some clouds in Heim ASD AY with a low of 58 and high of 71. In the Mountains expect fair conditions with a low of 38 and a high of 7. In the Deserts forecast calls for fair skies with a low of 68 and a high of 104.
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Thinaqit Anu L.B
Ford winds up trip with Pope in Rome
President Ford completed a weeklong European swing aimed at shoring up NATO defenses and pursuing a Middle East peace. In the Vatican, Pope Paul urged that military power is not the answer and stressed the need for justice and respect for others as Ford met for about an hour.
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Mideast
Pope Paul
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Vatican
de Pope
Vote Count Crooked or Kinfolk Liars in Jacksonville
Mack M. Murray, a defeated write-in candidate for mayor, petitions election officials in Jacksonville seeking a statewide recheck after alleging relatives voted for him fraudulently in Precinct MG. Murray gained 84 votes while Hans Tangler won reelection with about 42,000 and Don Trednick with about 36,000. Murray claims 13 family members, including himself and his wife, voted for him, though certified returns show Murray with three votes in that precinct.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Mack M. Murray
Hans Tangler
Don Trednick
Murray
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