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Pilot in stolen plane triggers coast-area scare
Theodore A. LaBelle, 30, a student pilot, stole a twin engine aircraft from Long Beach Airport and flew wildly from Huntington Beach to Catalina Island. He buzzed neighborhoods at tree height, shot at a police helicopter, and attempted to ram it before landing at the U S Naval Weapons Station and surrendering after an hours long pursuit. The incident prompted evacuations of an eight block area and radio pleas from girlfriend Marjorie Sterling and others to land.
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Seal Beach
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Los Angeles
Theodore Allen LaBelle
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Huntington Beach
Catalina Island
Long Beach
Marjorie Sterling
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Sterling
Catalina
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U.S. Naval Weapons Station