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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
4
At San Francisco State University a campus strike by Black Panther supporters led to a 10 minute melee as students jeered Hayakawa and pelted him with leaflets. Police arrested two demonstrators after a truck was driven away and windows were broken.
In Syracuse, about 300 white students rallied at Central Technical High School chanting White is Wonderful and asked for police protection amid clashes with African American peers. Principal Kidd canceled classes for the day after meeting with student leaders and arranging a return to normal the next day.
Police battled about 1,000 students outside a Brooklyn ghetto school after bottles rocks and garbage were thrown. Many injured including several around 12 years old though only one serious injury was reported.
Eldridge Cleaver and Black Panthers figures face a six trial sequence over an April 6 police shootout. Warren Welles, 21, now in custody, stands charged with assault and attempted murder after jumping bail and being rearrested in Portland. Other defendants remain free on bail with December 23 trial-date reporting. Charles Garry argues for venue change and indictment quashing amid publicity.
In Montreal delegates at an antiwar conference refused to confirm if fugitive Eldridge Cleaver attended. Cleaver, missing since his parole case, is urged by Irving Sarnoff of the Peace Action Council of Southern California to be seen as a political prisoner.
Black Students Union and Black Caucus staged a silent protest at the University of California Medical School campus marching with an empty casket to demand faster admission of minority students. About 200 people watched as Sterno candles glowed, symbolizing neglected healthcare for the poor. The groups submitted financial and other aid demands to Chancellor Fleming on November 18.
Friedman Teitelbaum Jacobs Rosselli and Richardson faced multiple conspiracy and tax fraud counts tied to a gambling scheme run from 1962 to 1967. Witnesses said the Plush club in Beverly Hills and games netted tens of thousands per session with celebrities among the big losers. Victor Sands pleaded guilty earlier and faces January sentencing.
Metromedia Inc agrees to merge with Transamerica Corp with Metromedia to remain autonomous and operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. Transamerica would exchange three-fourths of a share of its stock for each Metromedia share. FCC approval required for Metromedia radio and TV licenses.
The Coast Guard searched for the 47 foot schooner Alture overdue since Sunday afternoon from San Francisco to Half Moon Bay with five or six aboard. Owner and operator identified as Doug Kewell.
Rep Wilbur D Mills chairman of the Ways and Means Committee said the 10 percent Johnson surtax would likely be cut or dropped for the next fiscal year. He noted it would be nearly impossible to extend the tax in full without strong backing from Nixon and predicted a 7 billion deficit for 1970.
Beverly Hills attorney Murray M. Chotiner is expected to be named U. S. solicitor general by President-elect Nixon, according to a television report. Chotiner, a longtime Nixon ally, advised in Nixon's 1962 California gubernatorial bid and has been a key political adviser.
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