U S Generals Plane Strays and Is Held by Soviets
A U S Air Force Beechcraft carrying Maj Gen Edward Scherrer Brig Gen Claude McQuarrie along with a Major and a Turkish colonel strayed into Soviet air space and landed safely in Leninakhan Moscow. The Pentagon said bad weather caused the deviation and that the crew appears well.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Leninakhan
Moscow Radio
U.S. Air Force
Turkey
Edward C. D. “Pony” Scherrer
Shawneetown, Ill
Claude Monroe McQuarrie, Jr
Ft. Benning
Pentagon
Washington
U.S
The
Ussr
Disney
Army
James P. Russell Jr
Braxton
Miss
Tass
Deneli
United States
U.S. Intelligence Service
Downey Executive Fends Off Intruders In Home Shootout
George Thagard president of Thagard Oil Co. shot one intruder in the shoulder after a man pistol whipped his wife Ann at their Downey home. A second man appeared in the doorway and fired at Thagard, who returned fire. The wounded intruder, Darrel C. Dixon, fled toward 114th Street and was later found by paramedics.
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Downey Oil Company
George Thagard
Panghorn Ave
Ann
Downey
Thagard
Thagard Oil Co
Darrel C. Dixon
Los Angeles
Dixon
E. 114Th St
Weather and crime report with scattered fragments
Weather notes vary in detail with sunny and clear periods and temperatures ranging from lows near 48 to highs around 60s in mountain and valley areas. A prison hospital transfer and a robbery investigation involve Lorel Clark Jr. and three suspects, two released after detention.
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Niit
Owens Valley
Dixon
Lorel Clark Jr
Los Angeles
Cultist Note Warns of More Attacks After Slayings
In Santa Cruz California a typewritten note left at a hilltop home after the fatal slayings of Dry Victor M Ohta his wife and two sons and secretary warns of future serious incidents by a group calling itself the People of the Free Universe The note signed by four knights of fortune telling tarot cards was found under the windshield wiper of Ohtas Rolls Royce Police urged calm saying the note suggests a cult related motive and two young men and a girl were seen near another Ohta car before the killings
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Knights of
Free Universe
Ohta
Ohtas
Action Line solves a refund dispute over foam chair
Mrs. Lea of Long Beach sought help after Contour Sales Co attempted to refund only part of the original price for a foam rubber chair. Action Line intervened with six weeks of calls and pressure, leading to the owner promising a full refund.
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Contour Sales Co
la Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles
Gan Action Line
Lea
Long Beach
Action Line
Henry Kraus
Inquiry on Bill Holland and his alive status in 1947 county fair memory
A reader from Lakawood asks ACTION TINE to verify whether former race driver Bill Holland is still alive. The note recalls meeting Holland at a county fair in 1947, where he gave a ride, paid for dinner, and treated the writers to the event. The message mentions Ay Holland, an industrial sales manager, living in ACTION LINK, A-4, Col. 1.
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Bill Holland
Holland
W. R
Lakawood
Ay Holland
Guerrillas Freed Passengers in Costa Rica Exchange to Mexico City
Nicaraguan guerrillas Humberto Ortega Saavedra Carlos Fonseca Amador Rufo Marin and Philraco Hernandez freed by the Costa Rican government arrived in Mexico City as political exiles headed for Cuba. Ortega Saavedra said they aim to reach Cuba to continue fighting Somoza. Fonseca Amador denied organizing the hijacking of Le Casta Rian, but praised the operation’s efficiency.
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Mexico City
Cuba
Anastasio Somaza
Humberto Ortega Saavedra
Alajuela
Front
Ortega Saavedra
Fonseca Amador
le Casta Rian
Nixon Talks With Gromyko Hints at East West Thaw
President Nixon opened a White House meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to gauge Kremlin attitude toward his era of negotiations. The talks, attended by Henry Kissinger and ambassador Dobrynin, followed light banter and focused on East West issues amid recent U S Soviet tensions over the Mid East truce violations.
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Washington
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Mideast
Gromyko
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Henry A. Kissinger
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
United States
United Nations
Reagan Gave Oil Industry Tax Break, Unruh Charges
California oil firms reportedly receive a 2.76 million dollar annual tax break from Senate Bill 1368, costing Los Angeles County and Orange County taxpayers. Jess Unruh, the Democratic candidate for governor, alleged the 1967 signing by Gov. Reagan favored business interests and violated records laws.
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Reagan
Donald Reagan
California
Jess Unruh
Unruh
Los Angeles County
Orange County
Long Beach
State OKs extra tidelands funding for Queen Mary work
The State Lands Commission in Los Angeles approved no objection to spending 9.79 million from Long Beach tidelands revenue to continue converting the Queen Mary and complete berthing. Deputy City Attorney Robert W. Parkin cited breach of contract by Diners Queen Mary Corp as the cost driver. State Controller Houston J. Flournoy noted the commission cannot approve capital outlays, but may object or sue within two years if tidelands trust statutes are violated.
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State Lands Commission
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Tide Lands
Queen Mary
Robert W. Parkin
Commission
Diners-Queen Mary Corp
Continental Insurance Co
Parkins
Houston J. Flournoy
Tidelands
Thoulands
Murphy Defends Technicolor Ties In Exclusive Interview
Senator George Murphy, amid a Ray Avon campaign stop, discusses Technicolor ties and finances, alleging political smear from opponent John V. Taney. He recalls praise from Tunney and denies contracts or influence linked to his Senate role, stating his knowledge of Technicolor predates his term.
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Concord
George Murphy
Datas
Technicolor
John V.taney
GOP
Hollywood Corporation
Patrick J. Frawley
Ray Avon
Murphy
John Kinney
Congress
Tunney
Unney
Senate
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Santa Cruz
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Dry “Victor 'M. Ohta
Paul W. Tara
San Francisco
Tara
Action Link
Carlos Fonseca Anador
Nicara- Ruan National Sandinista Liberation Front
Rufo Marin
Philarco Hernandez
Dente Dixon
H. Lacor
Robeson
Todd Thatney
the Stars
Ar Wilson
William P. Rogers
New York
Konrad Adenauer
Capitol
We NL Davis Jr
State Archives
Legislative Counsel's Office
James A. Hayes
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