Kirschke Trial Hangs On Arrest Legality
Testimony focused on the Kirschke arrest with Long Beach police actions challenged as illegal. Judge Parker paused proceedings after Stoner and Ramsey sparred over rights advisement and witness lists, as Harris prepared to call the highway patrolman to recount rights warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor Harold E. McIntire
Long Beach
Mr. Compton
Mr. Kirschke
Stoner
Albert W. Harris
Harris
Ramsey
Kathleen Parker
Kirschke
Parker
Castillo
Chlorine Blast Kills and 70 Hurt in Plant Disaster
A chlorine gas explosion at the American Chemical plant near 223rd Street and Wilmington Avenue injured and killed residents. Firefighters evacuated homes as gas drifted over the San Diego Freeway and Dominguez Park, with 41 hospitalized across several facilities and one death confirmed at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
223Rd
Wilmington Avenue
American Chemical
Fred Noble Davenport
Gloria Drive
Huntington Beach
Stauffer Chemical Co
American Chemical Plant
James Dwight Dane
Harbor General Hospital
Harbor General
Dominguez Valley Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Lynnwood
Memorial Hospital
Community
Kaiser Foundation
Harbor City
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Torrance
County Fire Engine Company 127
James Lewis
223Rd Street
County Fire Department
Richard Friend
San Diego
Carson Street
California Highway Patrol
Dominguez Park
Prober Tackles California Grand Jury System
Sacramento officials opened a probe into county grand juries led by Assemblyman Lester A. McMillan who noted his own past county panel ineligibility and stated basic jury rights and standards may be lacking. Seven witnesses, five former Alameda County jurors, testified at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
Lester A. McMillan
Denice
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Joseph A. Ball
McMillan
Assembly Governmental Efficiency and Economy Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Alameda County
Grand Jury
US helicopter misfires injures Australian observers near Saigon
A U S helicopter demonstration fired a rocket at Australian observers near the Demilitarized Zone, killing three and injuring ten. Maj. Gen. A L McDonald narrowly escaped. In the field, Marines battled North Vietnamese forces, reporting 19 enemy dead and three women among them, with US losses of three dead and 15 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
A. L. McDonald
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
William C. Westmoreland
McDonald
Viet
Con Thien
7Th Fleet
Storm Jolts the Southland Continues Night Of Power Loss
Long Beach area faced massive outages as a storm struck shortly before 1 am and again at 3 am. Edison crews raced to repair lines while emergency power limited services. A Texaco refinery fire, hospital transformer failure, and widespread flooded intersections marked the night. May convene further cuts if storms persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern California Edison Co
West Basin and Harbor
Texaco
Pacific Coast Highway
Alameda Street
Harbor Division
H. G. Hanawalt
Southern California Edison
Long Beach
Hanawalt
Community Hospital
Sam
Ocana Ave
Edison
Seventh Street
Second Street
Hall's Hut
PCH
Second
Lakewood
Bellftower
Artesia
Downey
Lynwood
Paramount
Anaheim
Garden Grove
Huntington Beach
Santa Ana
Fire Hits Power Pole During Storm on Western Avenue
At 3 25 a m a Gardena police patrol duo checked a burglar alarm in the 17000 block of Western Avenue after a dazzling lightning flash struck a power pole. Officers Arthur La Fontaine and Brian Fruzy na were not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardena
Arthur LaFontaine
Brian Fruzyna
Western Avenue
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Ila Louu
Chemical Company
Friend
Prober
Bob Schmidt
Our
State Bureau
Kalls
Storm
Southland
Norwalk
el Segundo
Highland Park
Pennleigh
Wo Money Bown
Low Monthly
Texas
Tee
Dacron
Pia i
Herringhoes
Bopsarkings
Atlantic. Ave
Bixby. Knolls Shopping Center
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