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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
2
An uneasy calm settled as heavily armed guards patrolled the California Rehabilitation Center at Norco after a riot left one inmate dead, 12 injured, and $250000 in damages. Roving guards, walkie talkies, and a scorched perimeter marked a tense, chaotic response as inmates began cleanup and officials assessed the damage and security risks.
The long Harbor Commission probe widens as all but one of the accused surrender or await arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court. Starr and Rundberg appeared, released on recognizance, while Watson posted bail. The tapes and ties to the Times press the mayor to defend procedures.
A Los Angeles FBI agent's wife Cecile Detler 28 and her two children 4-year-old Robert and 18-month-old Sandra were killed when their car was struck broadside by a northbound loaded dump truck on Highway 71 near Pomona. The agent John D Detler 27 rushed to the hospital but his family died. the truck driver Ronald King 31 of Riverside was injured and not cited.
The Transportation Department allocated funds for highway construction with California receiving $97.7 million for the first quarter of 1968. The program covers interstate, state, primary and secondary roads, with a total near $44 billion for the current fiscal year. Secretary Boyd warned of possible quarterly cuts and shifts if federal spending is trimmed, though no immediate reductions occurred.
NASA reports development of ultra small electronic heart sensors that can be injected and navigated into the left ventricle. Trials in two human patients at Stanford showed no impairment to heart function. Future designs may combine sensing with a wearable radio transmitter for continuous monitoring.
The National Association of Retail Druggists called for Food and Drug Commissioner James L. Goddard to resign after he supported eliminating the corner drugstore. Ex secretary Willard B. Simmons cited reports of Goddard favoring direct drug dispensing by medical centers and physicians as evidence of unfitness for office.
Santa Maria UM The wife of the Santa Barbara County Fair manager, Eileen Baker, 40, was found unconscious in her home after a beating with a claw hammer and garroting with a drapery cord. She remained in critical condition after brain surgery. No suspects were named as Capt. Lloyd Britell reported details, including no sexual molestation, no sign of struggle, and the weapon traced to the husband’s shop. The attack occurred about 4 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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