Five year nightmare told by Long Beach girl
Donna Marie Johnson described a five year period of beatings and deprivation in which she and her stepsister Laura were held in a bedroom at their adoptive parents home in Long Beach. Donna pried the door open to escape while Laura was prevented from fleeing by guard dogs and endured ongoing abuse until help came from church friends and an aunt.
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Long Beach
Donna Marie Johnson
Laura
Donna
Tran
Harbor City
Minnie
Senate approves bill giving CSUC staff access to files
The State Senate passed SB 1588, by Sen. David Roberti, 21 to 5, granting California State University and College employees the right to inspect all reports and documents in their personnel files. Employees may copy records at cost and appeal contents to a campus faculty committee or counsel under the measure.
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Sacramento
California State University and College
Senate
Roberti
CSUC
Judge halts U.S. food stamp cut plan in injunction
A federal judge in Washington indefinitely delays Ford administration plans to cut food stamp recipients by over 20 percent. The ruling blocks the changes pending full legal arguments, citing substantial likelihood of success and irreparable harm to states and recipients. officials may appeal.
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Washington
Ford
John Lewis Smith Jr
Smith
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Nathan M. Norton
Agriculture Department
Coffee price surge lifts costs across retailers
General Foods Corp the nation s largest coffee processor says it has raised wholesale price per pound space by 30 to 35 cents. As a result the retail price of a pound of regular coffee already over 2 will rise to about 2 25. Cited continued upsurge in green coffee costs the company said boosts will likely be passed to consumers in six to eight weeks. General Foods makers of Maxwell House Yuban Sanka and Brim noted last hike was in April and the move spurred general price increases.
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White Plains, N.Y
General Foods Corp
Maxwell Foast
Yuban
Sanka
Brim
General Foods
Car Crashes Into Overpass Halts Costa Mesa Traffic
A car struck support beams on an overpass along the Newport Freeway in Costa Mesa early today, sending steel beams onto southbound lanes and stopping traffic for about six hours. Driver James Anderson of 2331 Santa Ana Avenue suffered minor injuries in the 12:50 a.m. crash near Baker Street.
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Newport
Costa Mesa
The
Highway Patrol
James Anderson
Santa Ana Ave
Corona del Mar
Baker St
Palm Springs Planning Director Linked to Resort Scandal
Former Palm Springs Planning Director Mayer used city resources and his office to push a private condominium project in 1971 in exchange for an interest in the venture. The scheme involved a three story Aquarius development on East Palm Canyon Drive that later failed financially. Mayer sued in 1974 to recover gains but never collected, and the matter surfaced as state and federal investigations shook city officials including City Manager Mansell who resigned after subpoenas.
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Ernest Mayer Jr
Palm Springs
Mayer
Chief Planning Post
Tose
John Mansell
Mansell
Long Beach
Richard J. Smith
Long Beach Superior Court
Revpat Beach
Aquarius
East Palm Canyon
Smith Dee
Travis Lund
Development Design Associates
Costa Mesa
Lund
Smith
Long Beach City Hall
U S Embassy to form convoy out of Beirut
President Ford ordered the U S Embassy in Beirut to evacuate by convoy any Americans who wish to leave war torn Lebanon. The convoy would head for Damascus without U S military protection. The president canceled a trip to Des Moines and the tense Lebanon situation prompted the withdrawal.
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Washington
Ford
Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
U.S
Towa
GOP
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
White House
Ron Nessen
Sex scandal costs Hays powerful post
Rep. Werne Hays resigns as chairman of the House Administration Committee amid a payroll sex scandal linked to Elizabeth Ray. He cites health and the charges against him, while recovering in Barnesville hospital from sleeping-pill overdose. he hints at seeking the post again if vindicated.
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Washington
Werne Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Capitol Hill
House Administration Committee
Hays
House
Carl Albert
Barnesville
Ohio
Slain envoy convoy comes under cross fire near Damascus
The convoy carrying the bodies of slain U.S. Ambassador Francis Meloy Jr. and an aide was fired on in the Lebanese mountains while traveling toward Damascus. No one in the 70 evacuees was injured. Hazel St John, a British teacher, reported a mortar shell exploded nearby but only caused light damage to her car.
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Damascus
Firia
U.S
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Hazel
John
E Ical
Kfarchima
Beirut
Saturay
Ford Cabinet meeting on Lebanon crisis after security briefing
President Ford canceled a Town trip to hold a Cabinet meeting after a morning session with national security advisers. Secretary Kissinger and Rogers Mor attended as U.S. policy debates continued amid Lebanon uncertainty.
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Beirut
Nessen
Lebanon
Ford
Secretary of
Henry A. Kissinger
Rogers C.B. Mor
Ford cancels Lebanon trip amid crisis and campaign unity
President Ford cancels a Des Moines campaign dinner with GOP chair Mary Louise Smith due to the Lebanon evacuation crisis. Betty Ford and Jack Ford will attend in his stead. Reagan and Ford had been set to appear together to court delegates as many remain uncommitted in the race.
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Washington
Ford
Lebanon
Ronald Reagan
Ron Nessen
U.S
Beirut
Nelsen
Betty Ford
Jack
Des Moines
GOP
Mary Louise Smith
Ord
Reagan
Dead man reclaims wife’s estate in Los Angeles court
Clarence Earl Smith, 58, who had been declared dead in 1974, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom and claimed the $92,500 estate of his deceased wife Dorothy Frances Smith. He said he lived in San Diego under an assumed name and used Social Security, and the Superior Court Commissioner ordered the estate awarded to him.
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Clarence Earl Smith
Los Angeles
Smith
Dorothy Francesith
Superior Court
Franklin D. Dana
San Diego
Earl Clarence Lawson
Dana
Earl Clarence Langon
Long Beach figures in grand jury probe and budget decisions
Oe et four figures testify in a grand jury probe of alleged Long Beach corruption. A betting addict presents a carload of losing tickets as evidence in court. Long Beach approves a 1976 77 budget of 284.5 million while state funding may cut LA County taxes by four cents. Viking Mars photos reveal water vapor and ice filled craters.
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Long Beach
IRS
Long Beach City
Connell
Mars
Viking
Brown vows to continue not seeking Carter VP job
California Governor Brown pledges to stay in the Democratic presidential race and rejects a vice presidential offer. He says he sees no useful purpose in joining Carter’s campaign and will not advise the nominee on a running mate. Brown expresses realism about the race and plans to express his views while public attention centers on a Texas dinner.
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Houston
California
Brown
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Texas Democratic Party
Weather Tonight and Saturday in LL.B. Area
Readable forecast notes fair conditions with cool nights. Morning low around 60, Saturday highs near 60 with fair skies. Winds light, no precipitation expected.
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