Two Planes Collide Over Harbor in Harbor District
A Cessna Skymaster piloted by Bowman collided with a Tri-Pacer during a demonstration flight near Torrance Harbor. The Skymaster landed safely at Long Beach Airport. the Tri-Pacer sank in 40 feet of water while search crews, Coast Guard buoys, and Navy divers comb the area for victims and wreckage.
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Torrance
Navy
Allavica Air Service
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Lynn
David J
Bowman
San Mateo
Bellanca
Cessna
Louis Calvo
Mike Hauck
Sherman Oaks
Martin Evell
Koch
Venice
David Rasmussen
Long
Beach
Pond
Seal
Beach Police
Town
Gary Buzzard
Naval Weapons Station
Warren
Sherich
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Japan
South Bay Area
Satestmen
Calvo
Rasmussen
Spack
Gite, Inc
E. Wardlaw
Policeman and suspect fatally wound each other in gunfight
An officer and a suspect engaged in a rooftop chase on Anaheim Street near Freeman Avenue. The suspect Campbell Smith drew a .38 revolver and fired, wounding Officer Starbird at close range. Starbird returned fire, mortally wounding Smith. Starbird suffered critical chest injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition at Community Hospital.
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Long Beach
Starbird
Robert A. Goossen
Smith
Anaheim Street
Freeman Avenue
Phil E. Pavlovsky
LBJ Seeks Peace Talks Amid Dimming Prospects
Washington reports warn of a bleak outlook for new peace efforts as President Johnson and Secretary Rusk pledge perseverance to move Vietnam negotiations forward. U Thant stresses conditional ceasefire could unlock talks, while Hanoi rejects UN involvement and asserts the U.S. is the aggressor in Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
Dean Rusk
United States
Hanoi
U.N
U Thant
Rusk
United Nations Organization
White House
Johnsson
VW Thant
Vietnam
United Nations
CU Thant
New York
A Thant
North Vietnam
Fatal Spin Described by Witness
Pilot and salesman Eion Scotty McDowell stepped from a car at a client’s Pier 1 firm and watched a blue white plane enter a rapid tight spin. He said the craft nose dived into waters 350 yards off the pier and sank instantly, with rescue attempts proving futile.
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Eion (Scotty) McDowell
Pier 1
McDowell
Gardendale St
South Gate
Thekor Waters
France Launches Redoutable Nuclear Sub At Cherbourg
De Gaulle attends as the 9,900 ton Redoutable submarine slides into Cherbourg waters. Ready for sea tests by end of 1962 and operational by 1970, it marks France’s push toward a three-boat nuclear fleet by 1975 with Polaris missiles. A second sub keel is due in Cherbourg within two months for completion in 1972, with a third to follow.
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Cherbourg
France
Charles de French
Six Die in Head-on Interstate Crash South of San Diego
A six person fatal three car crash occurred on Interstate south of San Diego after a wrong-way car collided with a northbound vehicle in the southbound lane. A highway patrol pursuit ended when the wrong-way car rammed the wreckage, killing the driver and injuring two officers and several passengers. Names include Joyce Hicks Anibal Gallegos Luis Garcia Ferro Benigno Ferro Ricardo Gillevia Jack E Mester and Ivan McKee with victims from Chula Vista Tijuana and Mexico City.
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San Diego
Here
Joyce Hicks
Chula Vista
Anibal
Gallegos
Tijuana
Luis
Garcia Ferro
Bernal de Garcia
Benigno Ferro
Ricardo Gillevia
Mexico City
el Sol
Jack E. Mester
Ivan McKee
Fit
Los Angeles Division to Meet in Newport Beach
The Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities schedules a May 18 to 20 seminar in Newport Beach, Orange County, selecting the Newporter Jim as the meeting site amid 76 cities in the county.
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Los Angeles County
League of California
Los Angeles
TV Viewers See Jack Benny and Strike Impact Across Networks
National television and radio workers face a strike over pay and overtime. ABC negotiations emphasize network stories on air while newsmen demand higher weekly salaries and extra pay for sixth and seventh days. NBC Today and CBS Morning News aired with supervisory staff stepping in as the walkout begins, with live audience shows like Tonight potentially affected.
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New York
ABC
Newsmen 9N
Joseph Benti
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Peter Jennings
Walter Cronkite
Negotiations tied to $41 million Fed gold reserves decline
Amid a strike by AFTRA, NBC ABC and CBS shifted to reruns and pre tapes as the Today show and other programs faced changes. Widespread replacements affected Morning News anchors and weekend talk shows, with CBS planning pre taped or rerun content and Ed Sullivan influenced lineup.
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Neve Wal Fed
Mystic
Conn
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Jary
Hugh Downs
Newsmaniker
Frank Slair
Todays
West 49Th Street
RCA
NBC
New York
France
William Small
CBS
ABC
Joseph Benti
Arnoldi Zenker
CBA News
Jack Benny
Augusta golf tourney and TV slate amid CBS strike notes
The Audience reports Augusta activities and a National event titled Password with Hockey League playoff items. A Lettered notice states transfers to supervising personnel with a renewal warning. CBS announces partial circulation suspension and replacement programming for Walter Cronkite’s slot, affecting Long Beach schedules.
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Augusta
Ion
Subead
Post Offica
Long Beate Mall
Garnet
CBS
iSiule
Walter Cromskire
Ping Avenue
Long Beach
CBS Evening News
Port Tonnage Up in Fesonada Move Heavily In Mexico
The Mexican Navy Department reports more than 500000 tons of cargo moved annually through Fesonada Baja California, double the 1965 rate, signaling a surge in port activity and regional trade.
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Mexico
Fesonada
Baja California
Mexican Navy Department
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