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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
2
The J. G. Boswell Co. cotton farm in California led a list of 137,000 growers who received over $5,000 each in 1970 subsidies, totaling $4.4 million. New farm law imposes a $55,000 annual cap per crop, while sugar payments remain exempt.
Assembly Democrat Walter Karabian of Los Angeles said he will introduce four bills next week to overhaul and update California prisons. He cited existing programs such as teaching inmates to make license plates as examples of the system’s inadequacy and futility.
Inyo County sheriff reports about 500 Easter pilgrims gathering near Death Valley from a desert ghost town. A promoter injunction hearing in Independence failed to attract any promoters, with officials vowing to monitor the situation.
California Welfare Rights Organization files suit in US District Court alleging a conspiracy by President Nixon and Governor Reagan to deprive AFDC recipients of rights. It seeks to force AFDC grant increases reflecting 1969 cost-of-living adjustments, noting federal and state rulings require a 21.4 percent raise. The suit argues state noncompliance risks severe malnutrition among beneficiaries.
Deputy Public Defender Gerald Cobb won a reversal of a contempt of court citation for mentioning a policeman pin during an drunken driving case. Superior Court Judge Whyte found Judge Jewell’s order not specific enough to prohibit all pin references. Cobb, 28, had appealed after being fined 375 dollars. the defendant was black, and the pig pin referenced police prejudice against blacks.
A 15 year old Palos Verdes resident, David Williams, was mauled at the San Diego Zoo after entering a wolf enclosure. He suffered severe head, chest, leg, and arm wounds and was in serious condition at Mercy Hospital.
A six year old Vallejo California boy Honofre Angel bitten by a rabid dog in Mexico ten weeks ago is critically ill with suspected rabies. Doctors compare his case with Lima Ohio survivor Matthew Winkler. Honofre admitted to Children’s Medical Center March 29 after fever and rising temperature. Pasteur vaccination too late. Hospital officials say virus likely to burn out. recovery possible as with Winkler. Honofre is son of Ascension Angel, Vallejo laborer and Latino club president. club funds aiding medical costs.
Long Beach police said a thief forced the left wind wing of a car owned by George L. Champion at 529 West First Street and took tools valued at more than $200 Thursday.
Superior Court Judge Alan A. Lindsay rejected calls to disqualify over alleged bias in the Angela Davis murder kidnapping case. Davis and Magee continue facing charges tied to the August 1970 Marin County shootout that killed a judge and three others.
California Youth Authority refrains from opening two $12 million facilities, including the Chino reception center and the DeWitt Nelson School in Stockton. Arthur German cites a drop in commitments due to a probation subsidy program, with total CYA population down about 40 percent since 1965. Fricot Ranch School for Boys near San Andreas also slated to close in June as plans explore other uses for vacant sites.
A terse plea urges readers to shout about selling household goods via Want Ads. Dial HE 2-5959 now for the last results and quick listings.
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