Watson's Bribery Conviction Set Aside in California
Superior Court Judge William B. Keene dismissed the bribery conviction against former Los Angeles harbor commissioner George D. Watson, citing a second reasonable alternative to explain his conduct. Watson was fined $1000 on a separate conflict of interest charge and barred from holding public office in California. The case involved a $42 000 stock purchase through Keith Smith and a $10 400 loan Watson made to Gerald Sutton for a liquor license, with unusual sentencing previously applied to two other harbor commissioners.
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Superior Court
William B. Keene
Los Angeles City Harbor
George D. Watson
Watson
Keene
California
Keith Smith
Smith
Gerald Sutton
Sutton
Princess Louise
Harbor Commission
Terminal Island
Karl L. Rundberg
Robert “Nick” Starr
Starr
Rundberg
Karl Ransom
Gertrude
Cloudy Christmas Forecast For Southland
Cloudy skies will temper Christmas in the Southland with daytime highs in the 70s and overnight lows around 45 degrees. Light drizzles possible in some mountain and offshore areas as cloud cover thickens through Wednesday.
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Long Beach
Southland
Dreamers
U.S
Weather Bureau
Lost cash and job-seekers stranded in Los Angeles
18 year old Sally O'Compo and Bonnie Chavez of Denver arrived to find work with a 1415 dollar cash reserve. They left the billfold in a hotel lobby telephone booth at the Alexandria Hotel and returned minutes later with no luck. They plan to move to a Long Beach hotel but must sell a 125 dollar TV to pay the bill. Police hope someone turns in the missing money.
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Los Angeles
Sally O’compo
Bonnie Chavez
Denver
Long Beach
Alexandria
Bonnie
Sally
Thieves Steal $6700 Oil Rig Gear From Long Beach Site
Thieves stole more than a ton of oil well equipment valued at $6700 from Allied Oil Well Service in Long Beach. They backed their truck to the bed, transferred hydraulic red tongs and hydraulic tubing tongs, then drove off. A separate report notes two ornamental lamps valued at $100 were taken from Bea Fround’s residence.
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Allied Oil Well Service
Cherry Ave
Long Beach
Bea Fround
Second St
Market Clerk Fatally Shot Chasing Bandit in Boyle Heights
A 24 year old market clerk, Juan Rodriguez, died after being shot while pursuing a suspected bandit in Boyle Heights. He died in surgery at White Memorial Hospital within two hours of the shooting. The bandit escaped with $700 taken from the market where Rodriguez worked.
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Boyle Heights
Juan Rodriguez
White Memorial Hospital
Fire destroys Los Alamitos home in early morning blaze
A blaze at 3862 Green Ave in Los Alamitos caused an estimated 10 000 in damage. Firefighters led by Battalion Chief Robert Day controlled the flames by 2 08 a.m. The cause was not immediately determined. Charles Ross noticed the fire as he prepared for bed at about 1 45 a.m. Monday.
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Los Alamitos
Robert Day
Charles Ross
Green Ave
Day
Blast Injured Torrance Man Still Critical
A 35 year old Torrance man remained critical at Long Beach Memorial Hospital after an explosion and fire at Texaco Oil's Wilmington cracking plant. Raymond Danes suffered burns over half his body and was rescued from the five story refinery by firefighters who entered the blaze and pulled him to safety.
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Torrance
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Raymond Danes
Danes
Texaco Oil Company
Supervisors Tackle Cafeteria Food Woe
Los Angeles County supervisors consider hiring a food services consultant to study the Hall of Administration cafeteria. Arthur G. Will notes the December 3 order gave West Coast Food Service 30 days to improve or be replaced, marking the third concessionaire to fail. The move has backing from county employee groups and AFL-CIO Council 44.
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Hall of Administration
Arthur G. Will
Will
West Coast Food Service Inc
Los Angeles County Employes Association
California Association of Professional Employes
Afl-Cio Council 44
Contempt Charged in Friars Club Cheat Trial
Albert Snyder a 57 year old professional gambler was ordered to stand trial on contempt charges after refusing to testify in the Friars Club card cheating case. U S District Judge Francis C Whelan set the trial for January 28 before Judge Harry Pregerson.
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Albert Snyder
Friars Club
U.S
Francis C. Whelan
Snyder
Harry Pregerson
Miami Electronics
Edwin Nathaniel Gebhard
Gebhard
Beverly Hills Club
Friars
Sirhan Lawyers Win Access to Prosecution Evidence
Defense lawyers for Sirhan B. Sirhan won the right to inspect prosecution evidence in a final pretrial hearing. Judge Herbert Walker limited the scope, ordering the DA to investigate alleged forgery reports and disclose results through appropriate channels. Sirhan agreed to in chambers discussions and agreed to a Hong Kong flu vaccine.
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Assasin Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Cooper
Walker
Russell Parsons
Hong Kong
Long Beach Mayor Wade Hospitalized With Flu Like Illness
Long Beach mayor Edwin W. Wade was hospitalized at St Marys Hospital with something resembling the flu. A hospital spokesman said he is in good condition and resting well after a weekend illness.
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Long Beach
Edwin W. Wade
St. Mary’s Hospital
Wade
Long Beach Service Station Robbery Stolen Tools Tires Cash
Long Beach police report a burglary at a Richfield Service Station located at 4200 Atlantic Ave. Loss totaled 250 dollars including tools tires and cash. No suspects named in the report.
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Richfield
Atlantic Ave
Long Beach
Welfare Pickets Demand Christmas Bonuses at L A County Office
Welfare recipients at 5247 Whittier Blvd in East Los Angeles joined by the AFL-CIO Social Workers Union demand Christmas bonuses of 40 dollars per adult and 35 per child. County welfare chief Ellis P. Murphy cites a 15 million dollar cost and calls for federal state budget revisions to fund bonuses.
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County Department of Public Social Services
Belvedere
Afl-Cio Social Workers Union
East Los Angeles
The
Welfare Rights Organization
Picket Line
Social Workers Union
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Willbanks
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