Giant cliff fissure threatens six homes near Pacific
A widening 300-foot crack on a cliff west of Point Fermin near Los Angeles prompted evacuations of five homes and left a sixth perched 200 feet above the beach. The slippage, triggered by Southern California quakes, has displaced residents and destroyed four foundations. None carried slide insurance.
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San “Pedro
Galif
Pacific
Tom Barrow
Point Fermin
Portuguese Bend
Los Angeles Department of Public Works
California
Week's Death Toll Jumps in Vietnam War Update
Saigon reports 102 U.S. combat deaths in the past week, up 30 percent from 78, while 530 Americans were wounded. South Vietnamese losses reached 297 dead and 860 wounded, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths at 2,303. Major engagements included a northwest Saigon battle with 10 American fatalities and a five hour Central Highlands flareup. Four U.S. helicopters were lost, with two crashes and two ground-fire losses.
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Saigon
U.S
Doctors Defend Pornography Claims in Landmark Talk
A trio of American Psychoanalytic Association doctors argued pornography may not harm society and could have educational value. They suggested studying Denmark’s lenient laws and questioned whether unlimited access would affect marital relations or child education, while asserting no proven link to crime.
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New York
UPI
American Psychoanalytic Association
Bernard L. Pacella
Aaron H. Esman
Abram Blau
United States
Pacella
Association
National Institute of Mental Health
Esman
Blau
Child Psychoanalytic Division
Mount Sinai Iospita
iIt
Isman
Quirks and Oddities from UPI Dispatches
A prison inmate writes to Circuit Court Judge Richard Emmet offering strong support for a governor bid, while other items note a wrong verdict correction in Denver, an ironic arrest in San Francisco over littering, and a serious overcrowding case at a Chichester restaurant.
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United Press International
Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Richard Emmet
Denver
U.S. District Court
Adam Subrich
Evelyn Grace Cloud
Marvin Weybright
San Francisco
Robert Turpin
Financial District
Turpin
Continental Can Company
Chichester
England
First Security Savings and Loan Sold to U S P Corporation
The stock of First Security Savings and Loan Association in Pocatello Idaho is acquired by U S P Corporation Milwaukee. George S Eccles and John F Catalane announce approval by boards though Idaho and federal regulatory approval remains. No management changes are planned. RJ Henscheid stays VP and GM. George W Watkins remains president. C Ed Flandro and T Ben Rowland stay directors. A separate note shows a waterfowl hunter using decoys and a retriever dog to improve conservation.
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Salt Lake City
First Security Savings and Loan Association
Pocatello
Idaho
U.S.1
Milwaukee
Wis
George 4S. Eccles
First Security Investment Company
John F. Catalane
U.sp
First Security Agings and Loan
RJ. Henscheid
George W. Watkins
C. Ed. Flandro
T. Ben Rowland
Abandoned Girl Identifies Parents After Highway Ordeal
Four year old Jody Smith pointed to Ronald Fouquet and Betty Lou Fouquet as her parents after deputies located her along U S Highway 99 near Bakersfield. The couple, 31 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of felony child abandonment. Jody, who had been left by the road and clung to a fence for hours, said her father told her to wait for a policeman. Police traced her identity from her picture seen in papers and TV. The girl is in juvenile custody.
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Jody
Smith
Ronald F. Fouquet
Fouquet
Betty Louise
U.S. Highway 99
Bakersfield
Calif
Whittier
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Kern County
Vassar College Faces Standoff With 50 Black Students
In Poughkeepsie New York 50 black coeds seized the administration building at Vassar College shutting dining service and taking the main switchboard. Officials led by President Alan Simpson refused concessions stating no duress. Most of the 59 black students on campus participated as white students gathered outside.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
UPI
Vassar College
Alan Simpson
Simpson
Vassar
Sue
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