Pueblo Crew Absolved- Navy Boss Rejects Charge
An inquiry board cleared Bucher of key faults in the Pueblo seizure, with Chafee stating the crew endured enough punishment. The court faulted Harris and Murphy for failures in handling classified materials and training, while recommending Bucher be tried on five charges. The Pacific commander and chief of naval operations accepted reprimands instead of trial. A crew member died when North Korean vessels opened fire.
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Chafee
Johnson
Gladding
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Murphy
Pacific
Chief of Naval Operations
Wonsan
Campus Protests Spark Police Action Across Several Campuses
Reported clashes abroad include Purdue Camp-in and CCNY occupations with police bookings and court orders. Alabama State College faced disobedience charges as students demanded black studies programs and college leadership changes amid nationwide campus unrest and debates over discipline.
Jury acquits Long Beach man in fatal shooting case
A Long Beach superior court jury acquitted Russell Beck, 38, in the fatal shooting of Enrique Norena after a traffic altercation near Beck’s home. The verdict followed five hours of deliberation by a four-man, eight-woman jury in Department C. Beck thanked the jury and said they would have done the same in similar circumstances. Norena had pursued Beck after smashing his windshield and wounded Beck’s 13-year-old son with a club at Beck’s apartment, where Beck then fired three shots, striking Norena as he fled.
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Russell Beck
Los Angeles
Department C
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Beck
Market SL
Enrique Norena
Norena
Russell Jr
College Sit-in Dissent Essays Ordered by Judge
In Los Angeles twenty students in a college sit in were ordered to write 5000 word essays on dissent and civil disobedience by Municipal Court Judge Irwin J Nebron. Each was fined 180 dollars and placed on probation up to three years. They joined over 200 arrested last January at San Fernando Valley State College for disobeying police and dispersal orders. Seven other students were fined 100 dollars and given one year probation. Outside the trial group, 67 students were acquitted four had charges dismissed and one non student was fined 25 dollars on a guilty plea.
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Alabama
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Watkins
Alvin Holmes
Holmes
Queens College
New York
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Kalamazoo
Mich
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Rn.y
Los Angeles
UPI
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San Fer
Nando Valley State College
Nebron
Socialite Shot Prof Kills Self and Former Mortuary Owner
Triphon, listed in West Los Angeles, went to Palm Springs with Mrs. Peck to discuss land purchase. He reported hearing a gunshot after a scuffle in a Palm Springs apartment. he was later beaten by a man he identified as Dr. Peterson. Police note a close relationship between Peterson and Mrs. Peck, both recently divorced. Peterson, former head of music and fine arts at the college, was found near an abandoned house with a .25 caliber weapon. Mrs. Peck is sedated and to be questioned. Westminster Peck's Family Mortuary and Disday Family Mortuary of Long Beach handle arrangements.
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Disday Family Mortuary
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500-Pound Bomb Breaks Loose at Sea
The SS Bucknell Victory returned to port for repacking ammunitions bound for Vietnam after a 500 pound bomb broke loose in heavy seas 100 miles off the California coast. Coast Guard sent the ship to Drake's Bay then Concord Naval Weapons Station for detention and repacking. An APL spokesman warned that rough seas could cause a low order explosion if bombs broke their packing.
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Special Vote Set for Pattee Seat in Assembly
Gov. Reagan announced a June 17 special election to replace late Assemblyman Alan G. Pattee in Monterey County 34th District. If no outright majority, a July 15 runoff between party leaders will follow. Pattee, 54, was killed in an auto accident near San Jose on April 19.
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Reagan
Alan G. Pattee
Monterey County
Pattee
San Jose
Reagan Urges Tightening Welfare Costs in California
Gov Ronald Reagan calls for drastic cuts to welfare spending urging legislative action to curb inequities to recipients and taxpayers. He seeks nine bills and one resolution, including liens on recipient property, higher family contributions, a closed end welfare budget, and stricter Medi Cal controls.
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Ronald Reagan
Senate
Assembly
California
French Franc Drops as Gold Prices Jump in Paris
Paris reports the franc sliding to 4.9740 per dollar prompting Bank of France action to stabilize the currency. Gold climbs to 48.09 per ounce, highest since April 30, nearing the all time high touched on April 28.
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U.S
Bank of France
Charles de Gaulle
Hunt Plane Missing From Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Civil Air Patrol Group 7 launched a search for a Beechcraft Musketeer missing since it departed from Long Beach Airport Saturday. Five aircraft were dispatched to scan from Ventura to the Mexican border but were recalled due to weather. The single prop plane belonged to Claus Aviation and was rented by Jorge Reyes who planned a short two hour flight but did not file a flight plan.
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Civil Air Patrol Group
Seven Today
Arthur Biddle
Group 7
Ventura
Mexican
Claus Aviation
Donald Douglas
Jorge Reyes
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