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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
3
Sheriff's detectives hunted a dark clothed gunman after a Bellflower topless bar shooting. One man died and another was wounded during what police term a possible robbery attempt. Harper G. Garrison, 53, is named in connection with the incident.
Charles Manson the clan chief plans to release self written songs on The Family Jam Inc label to finance his defense in the Sharon Tate murder conspiracy case. Attorney George Shibley said release details should be announced today by Phil Kaufman’s team. Proceeds aim to aid Manson and clan members in mounting their trials.
Charles Manson plans to ask Superior Court for a joint counsel arrangement to voice his defense while remaining the lead attorney. Luke McKissack said McKissack and Lawrence Steinberg would handle the case if approved. If denied, the issue may go to the California Court of Appeals.
Joseph M. Rosen a former president of the Criminal Courts Bar Association died Monday in Los Angeles after an apparent cerebral hemorrhage. He was 50. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City.
A freak accident in Harbor City left a man alive after a two foot wide steel drum lid was blown skyward by fumes from toluel a highly flammable petroleum product. The blast caused property damage on West 260th Street and was noted by the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
A University of Minnesota professor Donald Bender 35 from St Paul and his 5 year old son drowned at Carmel Coast when the boy fell from rocks into rough surf and the father attempted to save him during a family outing.
Los Angeles police seek two suspects, a 17-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man, in the robbery and shooting of Michael Laski, a 28-year-old self styled Communist leader. Laski was wounded in a downtown alley after being robbed of 300 dollars and driven from an apartment to his Torrance home.
Police report gunmen left a car at the medical center scene before fleeing. Officers recovered the vehicle and began a search for suspects.
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