Prominent Hoffman Dies in Zurich at 65
Pioneer West Coast industrialist H Leslie Hoffman founder and chairman of Hoffman Electronics Corp dies after lengthy illness in Zurich Switzerland at 65 Born in Chicago he moved to California in 1929 and built an electronics firm. His family helped fund the H Leslie Hoffman School of Business at USC and he organized the Western Electronics Manufacturers Association.
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H. Leslie Hoffman
Zurich
Switzerland
Chicago
Hoffman Electronics Corp
California
Western Electronics Manufacturers Association
University of Southern California
Digging for Gold in Downtown Elysian Park Proposal
Gary Hanekamp of North Mollywood seeks placer gold in Elysian Park Los Angeles. He won permission from the Recreation and Parks Commission to dig with hand tools, insure, finish within two days, and restore the site. Any gold found would be shared with the city.
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Gary Tanekamp
North Mollywood
Los Angeles
Elysian Park
Hanekamp
Recreation and Parks Commission
Injured survivor recalls tunnel explosion near Sylmar
Ralph Brissette, one of two miners who escaped, lay grievously injured at Pacoima Lutheran Hospital after an explosion and fire 250 feet underground in a Metropolitan Water District tunnel near Sylmar. He described choking smoke and water washing his face as rescuers freed him while 17 colleagues perished.
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Ralph Brissette
Pacoima Lutheran Hospital
Val Nuys
Sylmar
San Fernando Valley
Brissette
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Corp
Seville
Bombers aid South Viet Nam near Fuller amid DMZ fighting
Reports say U S bombers struck twice in support of South Vietnamese infantry around abandoned Fire Base Fuller as heavy fighting raged in the hills below the DMZ. Lt Col Le Trung Hien said authorities sent reinforcements to locate and destroy mortar positions, with Fuller’s recapture a possible goal. American advisers and technicians had been at Fuller, eight reportedly escaped to a rear HQ, while Sarge’s artillery pieces were moved out. Western defense lines weakened as North Vietnamese forces overran Fuller and threatened Sarge, signaling possible new offensives. Meanwhile U S Air Force pilots flew their final combat missions in Vietnam as the F-100 Super Sabre is withdrawn, marking the start of the 84th Tactical Fighter Wing inactivation.
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Saigon
Fuller
U.S. BS
Demilitarized Zone
A&a
le Trung Hien
Dmz
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
U.S
Sarge
Putger
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
7Th Air Force
Miners Rescue Hero Recalls Tunnel Tragedy During Sylmar Blast
Paul Badgley, 63, of North Hollywood, described as he rescued Louis Renteria, 61, of Sun Valley, from the smoke filled San Fernando tunnel after a gas explosion turned it into a deadly 2 5.4 mile tube. Renteria survived, though others perished as officials investigated the blast that killed seventeen miners. Badgley, a veteran of four mine disasters, recounted the desperate cries and his failed attempts to reach trapped workers before authorities evacuated the area.
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Paul “Dutch” Badgley
North Hollywood
San Fernando Tunnel
Sylmar
Badgley
Tinais
Louis R. Renteria
Sun Valley
Metropolitan Water District
Plosion
Renteria
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Artesia Lass
Aibdy Machade
Fresfo
Hollywood Taupin
Jo Ann Nicolini
Nancy Vandenberg
Artesia
Los Angeles County
Vickie Mulas
Sonoma
Stokowski
London
Westminster Hospital
American Symphony Orchestra
New York
Israel Defense
Moshe Dayan
Jordan River
George F. Thomas
Thomas
India
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Drudge
Max F. Dueiz
Riles
Man of
Wilson Riles
Biles
San Francisco
Jane Vonda
Cleveland
Jane Fonda
Everett Chandler
Miss Fonda
Robert Pieper
Hopkins
L.A
Sylmar Tunnel
S. Viets
Miami A
Miami
Bonnie and Clyde
Yancey Morris
Yurnie Baker
Clyde Barrow
Clyde
Bonnie
Lakewood
Rovalia
MINK
Assa
Bullock's
Clark Ave
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