Defense Team Wins Trial Delay in Sirhan Case
New defense trio gains time as Sirhan B. Sirhan remains charged with the Kennedy assassination. Trial pushed to January 7 with co counsel Grant Cooper Russell Parsons and Emile Zola Berman joining. Televised coverage arranged with strict limits and juror sequestration in place.
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Sirhan B. Sirhan
Los Angeles
Grant Cooper
Russell Parsons
Hall of Justice
New York
Emile Zola Berman
Cooper
Herbert V. Walker
Robert F. Kennedy
Dep. Dist. Atty
Dave Fitts
Walker
Alcohol and Tobacco See Drug Abuse Link in Hearing
Dr. Joel Fort of the University of California told a Los Angeles hearing that alcohol and tobacco are the most used drugs by youths, with marijuana a distant third. He urged intensive school drug education starting in elementary grades and lasting through college, with teachers assigned to drug education and broad inclusion of mind altering drugs in the curriculum.
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Assembly Committee On Public Health
Joel Fort
University of California
San Francisco
Fort
Los Angeles
Rats Strike Court Test Opens As Longshore Move Nets Charges
Longshore officials appeared in Los Angeles Federal Court to face charges from the Pacific Maritime Association over harbor walkouts in November and December. The dispute followed a rat infestation claim in hold No 5 aboard the President Taylor, after which the ship unloaded at Long Beach Los Angeles harbor. Local 13 and International Longshoremen unions members were set to attend with PMA officials. Police reported theft of tools valued at 280 dollars from a car owned by Ted Moldenhaur near 2652 Ladoga Ave Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Maritime Association
Lines
Taylor
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Local 13
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
PMA
Ted Moldenhaur
Ladoga Ave
Suddenly Slim for Christmas girdle advertised in LA
An early 20th century style classified item pitches Suddenly Slim a 4 oz girdle with nylon front panel and Lycra blend promising a slimmer figure without dieting. It notes sizing limits for women over 15 pounds overweight or with waists above 32 inches and lists Foundation Department locations in Downtown Long Beach and Lakewood with contact numbers.
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Los Angeles
California
Olga
Buffums
Foundations
Long Beach
Lakewood
Freeway to Be Dedicated in Orange County
The last eight mile section of the San Diego Freeway from MacArthur Boulevard to the Santa Ana Freeway in Orange County will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m. today in ceremonies with civic and government dignitaries. When the 11.1 million section opens later this month the 73 mile, 280 million super highway will be complete. Dedication will be on the northbound lanes near the Jamboree Road bridge in the Irvine Industrial District.
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San Diego
MacArthur Boulevard
Santa Ana
Orange County
Irvine
Slaying Suspect Claws Eyelids in Jail Sleep
One of two suspects in the slaying of silent screen star Ramon Navarro clawed his eyelids in his sleep in a Los Angeles County jail cell. Paul Robert Ferguson, 22, cut through eyelids but has no permanent vision damage. A preliminary hearing is set for December 19 on the Navarro murder. Ferguson’s brother Thomas, 17, faces a similar hearing December 20.
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Ramon Navarro
Los Angeles
Hall of Justice
USC Medical Center
Paul Robert Ferguson
Ferguson
County
Navarro
Hollywood Hills
Thomas
Ship owners fined for oil spill in Los Angeles Harbor
San Pedro Municipal Judge Michael Yelovich assessed a $300 fine against Hudson Waterways Inc. operators of the freighter Transpanama for spilling five barrels of bunker oil into Los Angeles Harbor on November 6.
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San Pedro
Michael Yelovich
Los Angeles Harbor
Hudson Waterways Inc
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Hawthorne
del Amo
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Pacific Coast
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