Plane crashes into Compton neighborhood killing three
A twin engine Beechcraft crashed between two houses near Compton Airport, exploding on impact and killing the pilot and two passengers. Two victims were named Karl Kendricks of Compton and Joseph Beace of Westchester. Ground victims none. Firemen stopped flames. neighbors helped rescue others. Investigation ongoing.
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Compton
Calif
UPI
Karl Kendricks
Joseph Beace
Westchester
Los Angeles
James Wyatt
Hitchhiker sought as Jordan witness in Fort Wayne
A Fort Wayne detective says a hitchhiker seen near the Marriott Inn may hold key info about the May 29 shooting of civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr. A composite sketch exists of the man in his 30s. Jordan remains hospitalized and improved after abdominal surgery.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Marriott Inn
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
Kenneth van Ryn
van Ryn
Andy Adair
Adair
Jordan
Urban League
Martha C. Coleman
Coleman
Indianapolis
FBI
Steve McVey
Willie Johnson
Johnson
McVey
Mystery in San Francisco police station shooting
Authorities report a man in a San Francisco police station escaped handcuffs, seized an unattended gun from under newspapers in an evidence cart, and shot a custody detainee before an officer killed him. Patrolman Terry Gregory fired three times, Grillo died, Wheeler was wounded. The gun was unregistered but not stolen.
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San Francisco
Terry Gregory
Patrick F. Grillo
Grillo
Paul Wheeler
Homicide
Jack Jordan
Jordan
Ford May Face Largest U.S. Recall Over Transmissions
The U S Department of Transportation issued an initial finding that defects exist in the transmissions of about 16 million Ford passenger cars from 1969 to 1979. If a formal recall is ordered, it would be the industry’s largest ever, costing Ford hundreds of millions amid its financial troubles.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Department of Transportation
Ford Motor
Ford
Transportation Department
General Motors Corporation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Hair repellant trial uses human hair on Michigan celery
Larry Weesies and two cousins spread discarded barber hair across a western Michigan celery field to repel deer. Montague barber Gary Knabb provided the hair and the farmers monitor results, noting deer appeared and effectiveness may depend on rain. Extension agent Greg Luckey notes unknown reasons hair scent may deter deer and mentions Tabasco spray as another option.
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Montague, Mich
Larry Weesies
Western Michigan
Montague
Gary Knabb
Weesies
Greg A. Luckey
Muskegon
GolfersAim at Khomeini Target in Massachusetts
Dick Vinette invents a driving range target featuring Ayatollah Khomeini at Baker's Driving Range in Laneborough Massachusetts. A horn sounds and a flag unfurls when hit, with spectators reacting, some throwing balls at the target. Vinette runs a plumbing and heating business alongside his invention.
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Lanesborough
Mass
Dick Vinette
Vinette
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Baker
Massachusetts
Khomeini
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New York Times
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Marge Sommer
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