Two youths convicted in Danish seaman killing in Wilmington
Long Beach Superior Court found Ricky Jackson and David Harvey guilty of first degree murder in the Jan. 1 slaying of Danish merchant Lief Nielsen at a Wilmington motel. Nielsen, who died after being shot when stopping the robbers at Trade Winds bar, was chased by police for nine miles before the suspects fled in a car abandoned in Compton. Judge D Sterry Fagan set a June 29 sentencing date.
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Long Beach
Lief Nielsen
Wilmington
Nielsen
Jackson
Avalon Blvd
Harvey
Compton
D. Sterry Fagan
Long Beach youths ordered to undergo diagnostic study
Long Beach youths aged 15 and 18 convicted of second degree murder in a shooting death were ordered in juvenile court to undergo a diagnostic study by the California Youth Authority before sentencing. Similar orders were given for two other Long Beach boys ages 13 and 16 involved in the same slaying. Julia Nino, 34, of 1801 Cedar Ave, was killed March 27. The one year old suspect is believed to be the youngest murder convict in Long Beach. Strike called off as lumber workers suspend Humboldt County plant walkout.
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Long Beach
Robert Fletcher
California Youth Authority
Fletcher
Julia Nino
Cedar Avé
Mean old alligator becomes Ponchatoula’s cash draw
In Ponchatoula Louisiana a mean old alligator found by boys in Chappepella Creek becomes the town’s unlikely tourist lure. A mayor, council, and townsfolk fund his care by collecting money in a cage in the town center after signage and a $25 fine deter littering. Tourists flock to the spectacle to view the rich, “pretty” gator while the project, cage, and chickens are paid for.
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Ponchatoula
Chappepella Creek
Louisiana
Interstate Highway
Charles Gideon
Panehatoula
Yas
Senate votes to curb ARB power in California
The California Senate voted 2 to 15 to strip the Air Resources Board of authority to exceed federal auto emission standards. The bill by Sen. John Holmdahl would keep ARB protections through 1979 but faces Assembly scrutiny amid cost concerns and smog in Southern California.
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Sacramento
California Senate
State Air Resources Board
John Holmdal
Castro Valley
Assembly
Holmdahl
Humboldt Bay Harbor permit exemption bill advances
SACRAMENTO AP A bill that would exempt Humboldt Bay Harbor from general regulations of the California Coastal Act of 1976 has advanced to the Assembly floor.
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Humboldt
Bay Harbor
Assembly
Supervisors urged to cut county budget for 1977 78
A public session heard multiple speakers urge Los Angeles County Supervisors to trim the proposed 2.6 billion dollar budget for 1977 78 with emphasis on salaries and fringe benefits paid to county employees. They urged holding line on increases as hearings continue next week.
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