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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1972

Page

5

High school music teacher fired after sex change

Paula Miriam Grossman, 52, a Plainfield teacher in Bernards Township, was dismissed for alleged inca pacity to protect students from psychological harm amid her male to female sex change. State Education Commissioner Marburger found grounds on one charge, granted a disability pension and partial salary for the year, noting no moral turpitude.

Trenton UPI Paula Miriam Grossman Plainfield Bernards Township Carl L. Marburger Marburger Grossman

Ellsberg Pentagon Papers case moves forward at pretrial

Judge Byrne orders government to provide defense with all memoranda from State Justice and Defense on classified documents. He sets May 30 for final pretrial hearing on dismissal and notes likely mid June trial start. Russo attends. Ellsberg absent. Nelson represents.

Daniel Elsberg Pentagon U.S William M. Byrne Jr Misberg Wolleague T He Rand Corp Anthony Russo Ellsberg Russo Byrne Elishers Charles Nelson Department of State Department of Justice Department of Defense Nelson Togoa

Techniques to end heroin epidemic cited by Jaffe

Dr Jerome Z Jaffe, head of the White House drug office, says American medical methods including quarantine can break the heroin epidemic. He cites Vietnam's success in isolating hard drug users to prevent spread and notes declining positive tests among departing service members. He warns U S heroin users may number about 515 000, calling the crisis severe.

Washington Jerome Z. Jaffe Vietnam Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Jaffe United States

Scientist links smoking to drug abuse in Vietnam veterans

United Press International reports University of California Berkeley researcher Dr Hardin Jones testified before the President's Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse in Los Angeles. He linked smoking tobacco and marijuana to heroin addiction in Vietnam veterans, urged a clearer commission report, and said rehabilitation hinges on denying the allure of smoking and drug use.

University of California Los Angeles Vietnam de. Hardin Jones University of California At Berkeley Commission

Reward Up $2000 In Killer Of Police Officer's Son

A San Francisco Examiner report says an anonymous businessman contributed $2000, raising the total reward to $5000 for the slayer of Phillip Cosgrave, 35, stabbed April 4 near the newspaper with his brother Thomas Cosgrave, 33. He was the son of acting Lt. Edward Cusgrave.

San Francisco San Francisco Examiner Phillip Cosgrave Thomas Edward Cusgrave

Reagan asks funding to combat alcoholism in California

Governor Reagan urged the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to approve a plan unlocking over 2.3 million dollars in federal funds. The program would finance county operated alcohol abuse efforts across 40 counties, with Los Angeles receiving 915,000 and San Francisco 290,650. Smaller counties would obtain varying sums.

Sacramento UPI Reagan Tuesday Weed National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Reagan Los Angeles San Francisco Alameda

Brothers fold guilty in store holdup murder

Two brothers Larry Houston 26 and Danny Houston 22 were convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of a Berkeley supermarket guard during a Sept 22 robbery. Alameda County Superior Court jury deliberated five hours. sentencing set for May 2.

Oakland Berkeley Larry Houston Danny Houston Alameda County Patrick Mcéore Roosevel Harris William Bennett

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