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DAILY FACTS, Redlands, Calif. Tuesday, November 14, 1972- A2 Over 50 killed in Europe's winter storm By United Press International The first European winter storm abated today after slicing viciously through six countries in a rampage that flooded thousands of homes, snarled sea and land communications and killed more than 50 persons. The main impact of the storm struck both East and West Germany, Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. At least 54 persons in the six countries were in weather-related accidents Monday, police said, while scores of others were injured by flying debris propelled in some places by winds as high as 135 miles an hour. German police put the death toll there at 29.

The East German news agency said 12 persons there died with thousands more injured as 130 m.p.h. winds ripped roofs away, smashed brick walls and uprooted trees. "The devil is loose," a spokesman for the West German fire department said. West German insurance agencies said damage there would run into the millions of dollars. Two men died in a raincaused car accident near Brighton and a Canadian tourist, Mrs.

Phyllis Davidson, 43, of Ontario, was killed by a falling chimney stack in Southsea, police said. In Dublin, officials called for emergency operations to handle the Irish capital's worst flooding i in 10 years. The 93-mile-per-hour winds over France blocked ships in their Atlantic and English Channel ports and flipped over a truck in Rouen, killing its driver. A convoy of snow plows and ambulances pushed up the mountainous Schlucht Pass in Eastern France to rescue 26 school children stranded in an unheated shack for 24 hours after a heavy snowfall. In the Netherlands, three persons were killed -two by falling trees and one by a collapsing barn wall, police said.

Gusts measuring 95 miles hour toppled cranes from Rotterdam docks and. ripped vessels from their moorings. Bakery dispute may spread east across U.S. LOS ANGELES (UPI) -A dispute over a bakery tradition may spread a West Coast bakers' strike eastward and cut bread production by 70 per cent throughout the nation, according to a union official. am sure that if negotiations don't go well this week, we'll spread this strike eastward and it will end up as a nationwide strike affecting anywhere from 40,000 to 50,000 said Joseph G.

Kane, executive vice president of the Baker and Confectionary Workers Union, AFL-CIO. The strike, and a responding lockout, have already idled 12,000 bakers in the West. At issue is the tradition of giving bakers split days The industry maintains that if the bakers had two days off in a row, particularly on the weekend, consumers would not be able to buy fresh bread. Currently, bakeries do not make deliveries Sunday and Wednesday. The union argues that bakers Peron hopes to see Pope ROME (UPI) -Former Argentine dictator Juan D.

Peron flew to Rome today, hoping for an audience with Pope Paul VI before making his "mission of peace" return to the nation which sent him into exile 17 years ago. Peron, 77, his third wife, Isabel, and his private secretary, Lopez Rega, arrived at Rome's Ciampino airport aboard the private jet of Marcel Dassault, owner of the French Sud Aviation aircraft company. a A climbed crowd of aboard about a 20 terrace Peronists at the semimilitary airport and shouted "Peron! Peron! Peron!" as the former strongman walked between two other men to a waiting limousine. Peron said nothing but emerged from the blue and white Mystere jet smiling broadly. He wore a gray business suit and carried a brown topcoat and hat over one arm.

have wanted for many years to earlier between the large get their days off made con- bakery firms for all companies secutive, so they can "live like to shut down if the union struck 4. other Americans and spend one, Campbell-Taggart and weekends with their families." Interstate Brands, with idea of fresh bread tions in Northern California, daily is a public relations closed their doors, locking out scheme of the industry" said employes. one union official. With modern To date however, union preservatives and wrapping, predictions of serious bread the bakery workers argue, few and pastry shortages consumers can tell the differ- throughout the West have ence between fresh bread a and apparently failed to that which is one or two days materialize. Another of the old.

industry giants, American The question of consecutive Bakery continued to days off is the only issue at operate, and many supermarkstake in the strike and lockout. ets own their own bakeries, "Negotiations are at a which are not involved in the said Kane strike. There are many smalMonday. "There are no meet- ler, independent bakeries. irigs scheduled and I don't see Markets and restaurants in any meetings in the near the Los Angeles area, focal future.

The way it looks to me point of the strike, said these it's going to be a long strike." alternate sources had inThe union struck Saturday at creased production to fill in the plants of ITT-Continental, the gap left by the closure of the nation's largest bakery firm three big firms, and although and maker of Wonder Bread some shortages could develop, and Hostess products. Follow- no serious problems were ing an agreement reached expected. Rep. O'Neill to seek ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGE Two men man, 24; and Priscilla Cooper, 21. They were charged and three "'Manson Family" women were arraigned with the murder of James Willett, 26, and his wife in Stockton Municipal court late yesterday on murder Lauren, 19.

The hearing was continued until charges. They are left to right: Michael Monfort, 24; November 27 and all were held without bail. (UP1) James Craig, 33; Lynette Fromme, 24; Nancy PitThree women from Manson family, three men held in murder probe STOCKTON, Calif. (UPI) Three young women scarred with the "Manson family" insignia and three ex-cons with "Aryan Brotherhood" tattoos on their chests were charged Monday with killing an exMarine and his -age wife to keep them from talking about a crime spree. The three women and two of the men were taken into custody at a two bedroom house in this central California farming center when police found the body of Lauren Willett, 19, in the basement.

The headless body of her husband, James T. Willett, 26, a recently discharged Marine from Los Angeles, was found last week in a shallow grave about 100 miles away, outside the resort town of Guerneville. He was killed a month ago. Authorities were led to the woman's body by an escaped convict who used Willett's name and papers to get free on bail after he and a partner were arrested for a Stockton liquor store holdup two weeks ago. Five of the suspects were arraigned Monday on charges of murdering Mrs.

Willett during the weekend at the house where she had been living with them. San Joaquin County District Attorney 1 Joseph Baker said Mrs. Willett, who had trying to smuggle him LSD in his jail cell. traveled with her husband's accused Miss Cooper's only known connection with killers for a month "apparently of her own the "Manson family" was the scar on her free will," was shot in the head with a .38 forehead. bullet last weekend to prevent her from Michael Monfort, 24, stocky, unshaven talking to authorities about Willett's escaped convict with a moustache, and death.

James T. Craig, 33, a bearded parolee who When the three female suspects ap- had been sought for return to prison, wore peared in court, the scars of crosses cut blue jail coveralls during their court into their foreheads as a tribute to mass appearance. murderer Charles Manson were barely "Yeah," they answered when Drivon visible. The "A.B." tattoos of a white asked if they understood the The racist "inmate hoodlum" group known as judge ordered the five suspects held the Aryan Brotherhood were covered by without bail and continued the arraignthe coveralls worn by the two men. ment until Nov.

27. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, 24, Nancy Momfort, Craig and William M. Pitman, 24, and Priscilla Cooper, 21, were Goucher, 23, an ex-convict being held in neatly attired in blouses and slacks as Stockton for an Oct. 30 liquor store robthey appeared before Municipal Court bery, were charged later Monday with the Judge Lawrence Drivon after being led murder of Willett. court in handcuffs and chains.

Sonoma County District into Attorney John Miss Fromme and Miss Pitman spent Hawks accused them of shooting Willett months in a vigil outside a Los Angeles with a pistol and two shotguns "on or courthouse during the trial of Manson and about Oct. 10" in order to keep him from three women cult followers for the "thrill" talking about a series of robberies they slayings of actress Sharon Tate and six had committed in the Los Angeles area. others. The Fromme girl testified at Hawks said the slaying occurred near the length during the trial about her life with gravesite outside Guerneville, where WilManson while Miss Pitman was accused of lett had been living with the suspects. Kehoe asks aid in passage of no-fault insurance bill SACRAMENTO (UPI) Gov.

Ronald Reagan's consumer chief called on Californians today to flood the legislature with appeals for enactment of a compromise nofault car insurance bill. "It's imperative that this state move to a form of no fault insurance," state Consumer Affairs Director John Kehoe told a news conference. He was flanked by Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner John Ryan, whose state was the first to do so. Kehoe specifically cited a California. It is sponsored by Aesemblyman Jack Fenton, D- Montebello, and Sen.

Alfred Song, D-Monterey Park. "The underlying legal philosophy of no-fault in Massachusetts is the same as it can be in California," Ryan said, adding that in his state the system has "cut costs" and improved "efficiency." Kehoe called on Californians to send letters, telegrams and make telephone calls to lawmakers and demand "nofault now." "We need the consumers' compromise bill pending in the help if no-fault is to become law Senate Finance Committee as in California," Kehoe said. the vehicle to establish a no- Although several no-fault fault insurance system for insurance bills are pending in Reagan gets bike theft bill SACRAMENTO (UPI) -A bill aimed at reducing the estimated $30 million in bicycle thefts annually in California has been sent to Gov. Ronald Reagan. The bill by Assemblyman Robert E.

Badham, R-Newport Beach, won final legislative approval Monday when the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to the measure on a 55-5 vote. The bill requires all bicycles to licensed with the state for a $3 fee beginning in 1975. It also bars the sale of a bicycle unless it has a serial number stamped on its metal frame. EB and FLO By Paul Sellers MOOSE- THE SAME STUFF WHAT HOOF TWO DAYS. IN A IS IT? STEW ROW! FOR OUT GIVE ME SOME TIME TO BUILD.

UP IMMUNITY Tom 4 a 11-14 Boggs' post WASHINTON (UPI) Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill D- third ranking in House Democratic leadership, announced formally today he would seek the No. 2 spot in place of the missing Rep. Hale Boggs in the new Congress.

Boggs and Rep. Nick Bagich, D-Alaska, were aboard a private plane missing since Oct. 16 in Alaska. Rep. Sam Gibbons, announced his candidacy for the Boggs post last week.

"Everyone is aware of the apparent tragedy which has befallen our present majority leader," said O'Neill. "While we are all still hopeful concerning Hale's whereabouts, it is important our party continue to fulfill its leadership role during the 93rd O'Neill was picked by Boggs and Speaker Carl Albert as Democratic whip in the last Congress. The 59-year-old O'Neill, elected to an 11th consecutive term in the House Nov. 7, is also a senior member of the House Rules Committee and is chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee which allots contributed funds to House Democratic members to help in their reelection campaigns every other year. O'Neill is considered the favorite to win election to Boggs' post by House Democrats when they caucus Jan.

2, the day before the formal opening of the new Congress. Gibbons told a news conference Friday he would actively seek the post. Gibbons cited his work on the House Ways and Means Committee and his image "as the only potential candidate likely to garner support from all factions of the party." O'Neill, whose hometown i is Cambridge, is a northern liberal who came to Congress by winning the seat left vacant by John F. Kennedy when he won election to the Senate in 1952? 4 reasons (including price) to pick Ford's Courier over other imports Courier is the import with the long list of standard equipment Features at right are extra cost on some imports--or aren't available. They're all included in Courier's low standard price.

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in House L.A. police search for hidden sniper the Senate, all opposed by the powerful California Trial Lawyers Association key legislative leaders have voiced doubt that any will be enacted during the three weeks of the session. Under no-fault, law suits to collect liability damages in minor traffic accidents would be eliminated, thereby cutting insurance companies' litigation costs and reducing the backlog in California courts. Kehoe threw his support behind a compromise bill Assembly Jack Fenton, D- Montebello, and Sen. Alfred H.

Song, D-Monterey Park. The Fenton-Song bill would permit an insured motorist to go to court only when his basic medical costs exceeded $1,000. The driver would be paid for damages by his own insurance cohpany regardless who was at fault. Kehoe said Californians "can no longer tolerate an insurance system that fails to adequately compensate the seriously injured victim -yet overpays for minor injuries. "California consumers are entitled to an auto insurance system that will fairly compensate all accident victims and provide reductions in insurance premiums," he said.

"No-fault will provide this." ANGELES (UPI)-Police declared a tactical alert for nearly three hours early today in the search for a concealed sniper who fired two shots at the Northeast police headquarand escaped across a hillside. Authorities said the shots, fired about 1:50 a.m., whistled past the police building but were heard by security personnel guarding the headquarters. Fifteen extra patrol units and a helicopter joined in a quarter-mile square search for the sniper. Earthquake hits in Pacific near Eureka EUREKA, Calif. (UPI) -A sharp but small earthquake was recorded Monday night in the Pacific off Cape Mendocino.

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