Blazes Reduced to Two in Southern California Fires
fires across Orange Riverside and San Diego counties burned thousands of acres destroying homes and forcing evacuations. Orange County reported 57 structures lost and over 2 million dollars in damages. San Diego and Riverside counties saw heavy losses including luxury homes and hundreds of residents displaced. County supervisors designated a disaster area and called a special legislative session for tax relief.
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Orge County
Orange
Orange County
Riverside County
Banning
San Diego County
North Peak
Julian
Los Angeles County
Latigo Canyon
Exclusive Point Dume
Econdido Beach
Legislatre
William H. Hirstein
Marine Shot as He Flees From Guard
Pvt Ronald L York 20 a Marine private was shot in the back by guard Pvt David L Ayers 18 while attempting to flee toward the brig after breaking custody for unauthorized absence. York was in foul condition in the base hospital at Camp Pendleton and had been sentenced to 30 days in the brig. The guard fired two warning shots before a third shot wounded York.
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Upi
Maé
Ronald L. York
William C. York
Rockford
York
Orig
David L. Ayers
Deputies to Be Expanded in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Supervisors ordered a study on allowing Sheriff Pitchess to hire 100 to 150 additional deputies starting Jan 1. They hailed a drop in vacancies from 241 to 87 since July 1 and noted salary boosts improved recruitment. applications open for men and women ages 2 to 35 in Room 492 at the Hall of Administration.
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Los Angeles County Supervisors
Peter J. Pitchess
Frank G. Bonelli
Piteness
Pitchess
Bonelli
Hall of Administration
Grand Ave
Los Angeles
Boy at Church Organ Fires on Police Siege
Five year old boy held off police at Calvary Assembly of God Church Hollywood after grabbing a 22 calibre pistol during an organ session. Officers entered the building with tear gas and dragged him from a window after shots pierced the air. No injuries reported.
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Hollywood
Red
Woodrow Melphurs
Eugene Ritchis
Ritchie
Walter Nichols
Jay Ritchie
Indiana
Jay
Calvary Assembly of God Church
Californians Barred From Capitol Smog Protest
California members of Congress were blocked from staging a smog protest on the Capitol steps. They planned to display 30 sacks of mail protesting federal emission standards as experts briefed lawmakers on air pollution and the Dingell amendment pushing federal control.
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Washington
California
Congress
Capitol
Central Grounds
Senate
George Murphy
Rcalif
House Commerce Committee
John DB. Dingell
D-Mich
Lionel van Deerlin
D-Calif
Ed Reinecke
R-Calif
Mal Sacks
Los Angeles
Eric Grant
Los Angeles County
Lewis Fuller
Joseph Boyle
Senate approves two unit Redwood Park for Calif
The Senate passed a 14 authorize 4,000 acre two unit Redwood National Park in California by a 77 to 6 vote sending the measure to the House for next year. A land exchange with timber interests was approved, with an amendment rejected to bar trading nearby redwood lands for private timber. Senator Ellender led the opposition to the trade, while Senator Jackson defended the exchange as necessary, citing impact on industry and tax base.
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Washington
Senate
Redwood
California
House
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Allen J. Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Hussein to Seek U.S. Aid on Jordan Visit
King Hussein of Jordan will visit the United States next week to present the Arab point of view on the Middle East crisis and press for a resumption of U.S. military aid. He will appear on the three major networks and speak in Washington and Chicago, the Jordanian embassy said.
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UPI
Hussein
Jordan
United States
Middle East
U.S
Chicago
Vietnam War Updates From Saigon and Border Actions
Reports describe Viet Cong defections rising in Saigon as 452 left between April 14 and 20, total 24,666 for the year, with last year 14,372 for the same period. Across the North-South border four month operations killed 1,353 Communists. A three day battle near Saigon ended with 373 enemy killed. An American Intruder jet was shot down, its crew missing, marking the 723rd U S plane lost over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
Ovea
South Vetnam
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
Marine AG
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Canal Des Rapides
Stiles
Mixup at Airport Almost Ruins Kirschke Car Alibi
Testimony details a chaotic scene as Kirschke and associates face questions over an alibi connected to the Stardust bar in Downey. Witnesses, including John Ortiz and Raymond Ortiz, discuss relationships, alleged lies, and a Las Vegas trip amid a murder investigation.
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Kirschke
Karman Ghia
John Ortiz
Ortiz
Downey
Raymond L. Ortiz
The
Stardust
Elaine
Cuba
Kirschkes
Raymond Ortiz
Raymond Ortie
Las Vegas
Colorado
Raymond Occiz
Ins Bar
Harris
California Buys Washington Power for Water Project
Sacramento announces power purchases from Tacoma and Seattle to operate California Water Project pumps. The record shows ongoing courtroom testimony in a criminal case involving Kirschke and Drankhan, with defense cross examinations and references to prior convictions and alleged jealous actions.
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Sacramento
California
Washington
Tacortva
Seattle
Sound Power and Light On
Youth gunman holds pupils hostage at Scottish school
In Nunde Scotland a 21 year old ex pupil with a shotgun held 14 girls and a teacher prisoner for about two hours at St John’s Roman Catholic Secondary School. He fired at would be entrants wounding a teacher and damaged classroom glass before surrendering.
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Nundee
Scotland
UPI
Hanson
Emily Murphy
St. John's Roman Catholic Secondary School
Ford Posts Third Quarter Loss Amid Auto Workers Strike
Ford Motor Co reports a 73.9 million loss in the third quarter tied to the Auto Workers strike. The firm notes delayed 1968 model production and forecasts further losses before full production resumes. Executive bonuses were dropped and about 20 000 workers are being recalled to prep for resumption of operations.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Insurance Motive in Seven Tot Deaths
Sheriff Frank Cline said a motive for life insurance collection drove the insecticide deaths of seven Richardson children in Arcadia Florida. He tied the deaths to parathion poisoned food bowls and noted five earlier child deaths in Jacksonville linked to the same family.
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Arcadia. Fla
BeSoto County
Frank Cline
Cline
Jacksonville
James Richardson
Richardson
Fire in Brooklyn kills mother and four children
A Brooklyn Bushwick three story frame building fire claimed the lives of a mother and her four children. Firefighters rescued others from the blaze and were working to revive those pulled from the flames.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bushwick
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