Two shot in Compton amid second gang shooting in two days
A man, Erie Anthony Gates of 15187 Tarrant Ave, was wounded twice in the leg by a handgun while walking near Grandee Ave and Alondra Blvd in Compton. Police expect to detain a 16 year old in custody after Tuesday's fatal and injurious shooting three blocks away, as LA and sheriff patrols seek to curb gang violence tied to Crips and Piru. A Los Angeles Human Relations Commission seminar on gang activity is planned for December 14 at the Convention Center, with officials seeking united remedies.
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Erie Anthony Gates
Tarrant Ave
Ine Lersevlan
Grandee Avende
Alondsa Boules
Pam
Las Campanas Hospital
Gates
Los Angeles
Sherif
Jefferson High School
Grandee Avenue
Caldwell Street
Campton
Nixon Won’t Allow Any Peace Delays Says Porter
U S Ambassador Porter told reporters in Paris that Nixon would allow no avoidable delay in ending the Vietnam war and urged careful interpretation of peaceful talks resuming Monday. Vietnamese negotiators said the talks are deadlocked over South Vietnam’s draft cease fire objections while Kissinger pressed Saigon demands in Paris last week. In Saigon, Thieu presided over a two hour National Security Council meeting as officials kept mum on closed door discussions and added talks in Washington and Florida.
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William J. Porter
Paris
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Porter
South Vietnam
White House
Henry Kissinger
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Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Pham Dang Lam
Fe Due Tho
Xuan Thuy
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Thien
Hoang Duc Nha
Washington
Nguyen Phu Duc
Bue
Florida
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Due
State Dept posts shuffle linked to Europe and Middle East
Rogers states officials discuss retained posts for Irwin and Johnson amid unsettled European and Middle East conditions. Ziegler notes Irwin may take a high level diplomatic post while Saunders or Riegler plans a large assignment for a career ambassador. Clements may become no. 2 at Defense. Rush named ambassador to West Germany earlier.
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White House
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Greenville
Tenn
West Germany
Nixon
Berlin
Pentagon
David Packard
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Blaze kills 9 in home for elderly
A blaze on the seventh floor of a six acre complex on Myrtle Drive in southwest Atlanta killed nine residents including 82 year old Lott Paulk and his wife Gladys 75 and 3 year old Alice Ross. The fire started in Mrs Ross apartment and caused panic as residents on upper floors were evacuated or sheltered in place. Evacuees and ailing residents were treated by Red Cross workers as emergency crews battled the flames amid rain and cold. Police and fire officials search for a probable cause while noting only the seventh floor suffered fire damage.
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Louise Alexander
Vernon Paulk
Iis
Paulk
Lott Paulk
Gladys
Alice Ross
Stan Braves
Seagraves
Red Cross
Wylma Sidle
Myrtle Drive
Atlanta
St. McPherson
Senate Tax Plan Winds Through Capitol Showdown
Senate leaders say the plan could cost 25 million in year one and face swift action if a single amendment is removed. Reagan spokesmen dispute any acceptance by the governor, while Democratic leaders acknowledge intense pressure but remain divided on compromise. Senate Education Chair Albert Rodda notes unprecedented pressure on lawmakers.
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George Moscone
San Francisco
Reagan
Finance Department
Mexico City
Albert S. Rodda
Sacramento
Senate Education Committee
Three leap to deaths in San Salvador skyscraper fire
A dense crowd watched as three women leapt to their deaths from a burning San Salvador high rise. Firefighters tried ropes from ladders and even a helicopter to reach the trapped women, but time ran short. One man suffocated in a stairwell and eight men remained trapped on the roof as flames gutted floors 15 and 16. The dead were Mrs Andre L Maillho, 31, Mrs Norris Farley, 56, Janice McReth, 30, and Charles J Michel, 36, all from the New Orleans area.
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Albert Carrigan
Carrigan
Rault Center
John Lockwood
Oil Company
Lockwood
City Hall
Lamplighter Club
Andre L. Maillho
Norris Farley
Janice McReth
Charles J. Michel
New Orleans
Firemen Restore Cats Lives After House Fire
Tucson firefighters freed two cats trapped behind a burning sofa on Wednesday. The animals had stopped breathing and were revived outside with a human respirator, saving their lives.
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Ariz
Reunion ends in tragedy as wife shoots husband in South Gate
A Thanksgiving reunion turned deadly when Laura Oliver allegedly shot Ronald Frank Oliver Sr. outside Electrical Distributors Co. in South Gate. Oliver, 41, was struck in the chest and died at St Francis Hospital. Laura Oliver, 39, was arrested on suspicion of murder after surrendering with the 380 automatic. Ronald Jr. witnessed the shooting as the couple’s disagreement escalated.
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Ronald Frank Oliver Sr
Knott Ave
Buena Park
St Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Laura Olliver
Reseda St
Anaheim
Ronald Jr
Oliver
the Electrical Distributors Co
Blvd
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