Venue change sought in Sharp abduction trial
The Sharp abduction case may move to a Northern California court due to pretrial publicity. Judge Arguelles heard Deputy Mirano urge a change of venue and study the extensive coverage, with Mirano arguing local jurors could be biased. Court expects a decision this week.
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Jack Clifton Sharp
Southland
California
Superior Court
John A. Arguelles
Miguel Mirano
Mirano
Sharp
San Diego
Arguelles
Denis Petty
Ing
William Knapp
Michele Lynn Booker
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Karen Lynn Huber
Survivor in critical after killer blaze in Long Beach house
A North Long Beach woman, Mrs Mabel LaCroix, 69, remains in extremely critical condition at Dominguez Valley Hospital after a 6:43 am fire gutted a single story wooden house killing her companion Opal K Kiestling, 73. Firemen and a plumber entered to rescue them but Kiestling was found dead. Authorities say cigarettes apparently started the blaze.
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North Long Beach
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Carson
Mabel LaCroix
Harcourt St
Opal K. Kiestling
LaCroix
Compton
Nelson King
Edison Lowe
Barclay 31
Hames
LA approves 14788 settlement over SLA shootout house
A Los Angeles City Council finance committee approved a 14788 payment to Florence Lishey, owner of the house where six Symbionese Liberation Army members died in a police shootout last May 17. The city attorney's report notes the settlement covers but is not limited to damage to the property.
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Los Angeles
Symbionese Liberation Army
James
Florence Lishey
Unionist Gertrude Alcaraz Dies in San Diego Shootout Area
Gertrude Alcaraz, a notable figure in the women's labor movement, died Wednesday at 67 in San Diego. The report notes she owned two houses near Campden Avenue and 44th Street where the shootout occurred. She had originally sought $40,000 and had already received about $17,120 in insurance payments.
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San Diego
Gertrude Alcaraz
Women's Labor Movement
Campden Avenue
44Th Street
Bugliosi on trial for perjury in Farr case
Vincent Bugliosi, famed prosecutor in the Manson case, faces perjury charges in Los Angeles for allegedly lying about being a source for William Farr’s report on further Manson family slayings. The case centers on his denials and political fallout from his prior office bids.
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Bugliosi
Farr
Vincent Bugliosi
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
LaBianca
William Farr
Burliosi
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