Missing Bakersfield Girl Clings to Fence All Night
Four year old Jody Smith lasting 12 hours on a chain link fence beside a freeway while authorities search Bakersfield for her parents. She says she rode in her father Ronnie Smith’s old black car and was told to await her mother, but the parents have not been located. The child bears bruises and a puffed stomach, and claims her two front teeth were pulled out with pliers by her father. Police say leads exist but no concrete custody result.
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Mother Pulls Daughters From Fontana High Over Safety Fears
A 41-year-old Fontana mother removes her two daughters, Deborah 17 and Cynthia 16, from Fontana High School citing pills violence and sex education she calls unsafe. She sent a six page letter to the district trustees detailing her charges and fear for their welfare. Police note drug arrests near campus but none at the school, while the daughters fear restrooms and peer conduct.
Drysdale's Wife Seeks Divorce in California
Eula D. Ginger Drysdale 33 filed for divorce from retired Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale 35 in Santa Monica alleging 30 assaults. She sought a restraining order as the couple separated after 11 years of marriage with a 10-year-old daughter Kelly.
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Marine sergeant convicted in shooting of Australian singer
A U S military court martial sentenced Wayne C Killen of Winter Haven Florida to life with hard labor for the murder of Catherine Ann Warnes 20 of Sydney Australia at a Da Nang club July 20 Witnesses said Killen was seen near the club with the murder weapon A ballistic link identified the pistol The verdict followed Killens insistence of innocence and a claim he was framed by witnesses and evidence
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Winter Haven
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Sydney
Australia
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Vietnam
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Nixon Continues Dixie Campaign Tour In Roanoke
President Nixon keeps his campaign tone as he greets about 115000 in Roanoke Virginia. He defends his outsider status against opponent William C Battle and recalls the Baker story to rally for Linwood Holton, with two more stops planned in New Jersey for Willard Cahill.
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Border Posts Wiped Out in Cambodian Camp Bombardment
U S air power hit a Cambodian border camp used by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. In three hours of air strikes 20 tin warehouses and 60 bunkers were destroyed with 12 defenders killed as a U S helicopter was shot down. B52s conducted four overnight missions northwest of Saigon targeting base camps and supply areas. Military officials expect a new campaign as fighters may break out of camps.
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