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A Los Angeles area service fielded questions on charitable equipment donations to Spastic Children’s Foundation, sidewalk repair responsibility, removing Kwick Sheen flooring gloss, and Medic-Alert organ donation info. The column provides contacts, safety tips, and official policies from county departments and the Medic-Alert Foundation.
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Spastic Children’s Foundation Inc
105Th St
Los Angeles
Ann Wendt
Action Line
Board of Supervisors
Alcazar St
Kirschke Sentenced to Life Imprisonment After Trial
Convicted murderer Jack Kirschke, who faced a death sentence, received life in prison from Judge Kathleen Parker. The judge cited insufficient facts for the death penalty and noted influence on the jury by Kirschke's arguments. Kirschke told reporters nothing has surprised him since the Naples killings of his wife Elaine and her lover Bill Crankhan.
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Mary Neiswender
Jack Kirschke
Kathleen Parker
Kirschke
Elaine
Bill Crankhan
Naples
Wom
Parker
Albert C. S. Ramsey
San Quentin
Dems Ban Candidate Floor Demonstrations at Chicago Convention
Democratic National Committee says floor demonstrations will be eliminated to reduce interruptions seen at the Miami Beach Republican convention. John M. Bailey notes the decision came from the convention arrangements committee without White House input. President Johnson denied engineering the event and may not attend. Bailey says Humphrey and McGovern favored the change and McCarthy’s aide agreed. Johnson may be invited to Chicago with others honored at the hall.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Miami Beach
John M. Bailey
White House
Johnson
Austin
Tex
George Christian
Bailey
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Eugene J. McCarthy
Reagan Calls Special Session of Legislature
Gov. Reagan will convene a special session in September to consider at least two bills approved by the Assembly after adjournment. Focused items include increases in workers compensation and disability insurance benefits.
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Reagan
Sacramento
Assembly
Max Rafferty
Jesse M. Unruh
Inglewood
Eisenhower Lapses Into grave condition after seventh heart attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, lay gravely ill at Walter Reed General Hospital after suffering his seventh heart attack. Doctors called the latest episode serious but stable, as he had been improving prior to the Friday attack on May 14.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed
Preserving Pier 1's Jogging Lane Urged by Family
A Long Beach family proposes reserving part of Pier 1 as a jogging lane. They enjoy evenings on the breakwall with crabs and sunsets, praising the oil-filled surface as ideal for running and urging future plans not to displace joggers.
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Pier 1
We. R.D
Long Beach
SCHUCEL. The battle of the sexes loses steam
The piece notes the evolving gender dynamics as the long standing conflict between male and female roles becomes harder to distinguish. It reflects shifts in attitudes and social expectations during the period.
Riots Erupt in Avondale After Fatal Shooting
In Cincinnati Avondale Friday night police dispersed rioters after a Negro woman, Willie Robert, 50, was fatally shot from a passing car. Two white men were detained as riot squads and off duty officers patrolled the area near the April riot site. a pistol was found in the suspects' car.
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Cincinnati
Avondale
Wil
Lie Robert
Maddox to Seek Democratic Presidential Nomination
Gov Lester Maddox said after much soul searching he will run for the Democratic presidential nomination to save the party from socialism. He announced at a news conference in the House chamber, Atlanta, to be broadcast nationwide.
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UPI
Lester Maddox
Chamber of the House of Representatives
Georgia
Democratic Party
United States
Maddox
Panther in Shootout Gets Bail
Anthony Bartholomew a 19 year old youth held in connection with a gun battle between police and Black Panther activists last week was released from jail Friday night on 12500 bond. He faced two counts of assault with intent to murder two police officers wounded in the Aug 5 shooting. Three men were killed in the exchange. one escaped. Bartholomew surrendered to Municipal Judge Joan Dempsey Klein last Friday.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Anthony Bartholomew
United Bonding Company
Bartholomew
Joan Dempsey Klein
Roving youths spark riot in St Petersburg district
Roving bands of young Negroes rampaged through a Negro district early today setting fires and smashing store windows. Police isolated a 10 block area, permitting no one to enter or leave the neighborhood.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Los Angeles Airways Grounds Helicopters Over Fatigue Cause
Metal fatigue identified as the crash cause prompting Los Angeles Airways to ground all helicopters. The note appears in the paper’s A-3 section alongside other briefs.
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LOS Angeles Airways
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