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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1969
Page
3
A Sunland couple, Catherine Murphy 41 and Shawn Murphy 41, were attacked after giving a ride to two young men who claimed their car was out of gas. Catherine was stabbed and beaten. Shawn was knocked unconscious and found on a canyon road. He later recovered in Pacoima Hospital.
A 40 year old Chino man, Gauhumo Martinez, was buried eight feet underground for 20 minutes after a cave in at an 18 foot ditch at the La Mirada Civic Center site. He died at La Mirada Community Hospital despite revival efforts. Martinez worked alone for A W Baker Construction Co. of Baldwin Park.
A neighbor recounts how visitors reached the Polanski estate and what remains at the scene. He notes a white delivery truck seen nearby, guards at the electronic gate, and that the guest house occupants, Rudy Alt Abelli and the caretaker, were elsewhere. Blood on the site has dried.
Los Angeles County officials plan secret seminars with school administrators and law enforcement to brief on militant plans and campus violence laws. Atty Gen Younger stresses administrators must act promptly with police to deter unrest. briefings set for Sept 3 for high schools and Sept 5 for colleges. Also Palmdale Airport designated as weather alternate for LAX flights.
Paul Robert Ferguson, 23, cried while saying he was in a don’t give a damn mood the night film star Ramon Novarro was slain. He testified he slept through the murder and woke to his brother’s claim of the actor’s death as the brothers face robbery and alleged cover up charges.
Los Angeles county supervisors backed a planned STOL port at Pebbly Beach on Santa Catalina Island to spur growth and tourism. The project would cost about 3.38 million dollars with a county share of 100 thousand, and officials say it could revive Avalon and the island’s economy.
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