Southland jets collide in midair killing fifty
A midair collision between a Southland jet and a Marine F4 caused 50 deaths. Eyewitnesses described two planes breaking apart and flaming debris spreading over rugged terrain. Surviving Marine crewman Lt Christopher Sis was treated for injuries. Hughes Air West identified the DCO pilot as Capt Theodore Nicolay.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Air West
Marine Corps
Christopher Sis
Salem Ore
Santa Teresita Hospita Im Jiuarte
Hughes Air West
DCO
Theodore Nicolay
Price Brewer
Helena Kaskimies
Patricia Shelton
Joan Playlaar
Seattle
Wash
Fog delays attempt to reach site after Phantom crash
Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board met with agencies at Duarte City Hall to coordinate body recovery from a Phantom jet crash. Firefighters and sheriff deputies waited for a go ahead as helicopters stood by. Recovery hinged on fog lifting and clearing landing zones for air and ground transport to a temporary morgue at Royal Oaks Park before moving victims to the Los Angeles coroner.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Duarte City Hall
Sheriffs Basse
Royal Oaks Park
Los Angeles Hall of Instine
Royal Oaks
Soviet Linkup Doubles as Orbiting Lab Milestone
Soviet space ships Soyuz 11 docked with the Salute orbiting laboratory linking crews through airtight passageways. The maneuver marked a milestone in manned space exploration, with cosmonauts Patsayev Volkov and Dobrovolsky aboard as they began the planned flight program.
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Orbiting Lab
Earth
Soyuz
Washington
James C. Pletcher
Aeronautics and Space Administrator
Soviet Union
Patsayev
Nikolai Rukavish-Nikov
Vladimir Volkov
Yalkov
Iago
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Tass
Moscow
Dobrovolsky
Weed abatement query on Los Alamitos base answered
Readers asked if Los Alamitos Naval Air Station qualifies for city weed abatement. The answer: the base is federal land and exempt from the city program. the golf course area is maintained by the naval base commander’s office.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
City of
Los Alamitos
L.W.E
Garden Grove
Naval Station
Cmdr
Howard Rowan
Rowan
Los Angeles-Long Beach Naval Base
Knife edge serration service sought in Los Angeles area
A reader asks where to serrate non serrated knife blades from a W year old service. The only sharpeners located are Los Angeles Cutlery and Grinding at 4024 Tallywood Blvd in Los Angeles, offering serration for about 25 cents per knife.
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Help Wanted for Air Conditioner Gift for Baby in San Pedro
A San Pedro reader asks for help as a four month old with an enlarged heart and a hole cannot breathe well in heat. The doctor confirms hot rooms strain the heart and an air conditioner would help. Donations of portable or room air conditioners accepted via ACTION LINE at 422-3451.
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Med-Cal
F.D
San Pedro
Action Line
Action
Tracing Your Family History In Southern California
A reader from Long Beach asks how to trace family roots. The Southern California Genealogical Society Library at 835 Locust is open 1 to 5 pm Wednesday to Friday and 10 am to 5 pm Saturday. Mrs. Marge Fahy offers guidance and may connect you with a professional genealogist for a fee.
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W.G
Long Beach
Southern California Genealogical Society Library
Marge Fahy
New York bridge tenders walkout stalls city traffic
Bridge tenders in New York walked out delaying drawbridge operations. Trucks blocked, fire vehicles stalled, and up to 30 percent of teachers in some districts were late. Union leaders warned of broader strikes if Albany fails to pass a pension measure or grant taxing power. Senate leader Brydges called the pension bill dead.
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Board of Education
New York
Albany
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Niagara Falls
Local businessman beaten and kidnapped near Oceanside
Barnett owner of two Alamitos Avenue shops was seized from his home after dark. Deputies found signs of a violent struggle, blood on a pickup, and the missing man later found shoeless and beaten along the beach after being dumped from a trunk. Robbery appears to be the motive.
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San Diego
Sheriff's
Oceanside
Barnett
Alamitos Ave
Alamitos
Barnet
George H. Miller
Richard J. Ciolek
Gladys J. Smith
Long Beach
Lt. Maletich
Orange County
Sheriff's Deputies
Los Angeles
Man Kills Ex Wife Then Himself in Anaheim
A 31 year old Janet Louise Lowry was shot by her ex husband Orin J. Lowry at 6 50 am as she left for work in Anaheim. He chased her into the home and shot himself, witnessed by their 11 year old daughter, per Orange County coroner’s office.
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Torrance
Anaheim
Orange County
Orin J. Lowry
Plaza del Amo
Janet
Louise Lowry
Kennelly Lane
Lowry
Plane crash near East Haven leaves many bodies found
In fog bound conditions a two engine aircraft crashed near East Haven. Most victims were trapped in seats in the burning fuselage. A large wreckage piece lay about 150 feet away. Rescue workers awaited the fuselage so they could remove bodies. Eyewitnesses described blasts and a violent crash with flames and screams heard as the plane struck wires and plunged down.
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Butters
Sierra Madre
Miner Harkness
James Hetler
Duarte
Conn
Newport News
New Haven
Nancy Palmeiri
East
Haveit
Midiway
Mary Baldwin
East Haven
Martin Patricelli
Joseph Horowitz
Horowitz
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N.Y
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Compton Boulevard
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