L B Drug Crackdown Continues With Indictments
An undercover officer made 98 drug bugs over four months leading to Grand Jury indictments and arrest warrants for 28 suspects. Others were jailed on felony complaints and will face arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court or Long Beach Municipal Court. Suspects include Gary Berry Archi e Van Dyk Carolyn Jones Ronald Bergerson Roy Brown and several others with addresses listed. Bail set at 2000.
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Sheriff's Office
Department 100
Los Angeles Superior Court
Long Beach Municipal Court
Steven Beh
Myrtle Ave
Mike Landers
Archie van Dyk
Lewis Ave
Signal Hill
Carolyn Jones
Lemon Ave
Ronald Bergerson
Pasadena Ave
Roy Brown
Myrtel Ave
Marsha Paul
Richard Wolf
Ace Cleveland
Gary Black
Wanda
William Cleveland
Gary Jackson
Richard Frazer
John Applequest
E. Bayshore Walk
Cindy Papp
James Nicholson
E. Artesia Bird
Trash Truck Swamper Killed At Beechwood Elementary
Alfred Arambula, 42, of 41715 E Truslow Ave, died after slipping from a trash truck at Beechwood Elementary School in Fullerton. Driver Exiquis Mendes Reyes, ? Placentia, could not stop in time as the left front wheels ran over him. He died at St. Jude's Hospital roughly ten hours later.
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Fullerton
Alfred Arambula
E. Truslow, Ave
St. Jude’s Hospital
Beechwood Elementary
Beechwood Ave
Exiquis Mendes Reyes
Placentia
Shepard Jury Stall Out in City Council Bribe Trial
A seven man five woman Superior Court jury failed to reach a verdict in the conspiracy bribery trial of City Councilman Thomas D. Shepard. The panel began a third day of deliberations Friday after two days and 8 hours 15 minutes of discussion. Shepard, 43, faces charges of conspiring and taking bribes for zoning votes.
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Los Angeles
Thomas D. Shepard
Southland World’s No 1 Booze Market in 1968
Beverly Hills report says Southern California counties sold almost 25 million gallons of distilled spirits in 1968, the largest liquor market in the world. The Beverage Bulletin notes Southern California accounted for about 60 percent of California’s 41 million gallons, with Los Angeles County buying 40 percent.
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Beverly Hills
CNS
Southern California
The
Beverage Bulletin
Words Fly Over Sirhan in Jury Question Squabble
Prosecution and defense spar over a juror question about death or life for an alleged Kennedy assassination case. Judge Walker upheld objections as misgivings about extenuating circumstances and the juror libertad led to replacements Martinez Evans and Busby seated.
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Grant Cooper
David Fitts
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Cooper
Irma Martinez
Southern California
Alhambra
Fitts
Herbert V. Walker
Walker
Martinez
Patricia Anderson
Anderson
Ronald G. Evans
Inglewood Pacific Telephone Company
Harold Baldwin
Juror Excused by Defense and Prosecution Challenges
A juror and James Avery a Burbank mail carrier were excused by defense and prosecution challenges. Others excused for hardship include Alvon Blair whose daughter has multiple sclerosis Lois K Van Santford whose husband is deaf Walter Harmon excused after a boss letter good cause Jesus Vega says lengthy jury service would harm his wife awaiting third child The defendant looked pale and his mother Mary brought a book later returned by court officials noting he already has it.
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Burbank
James Avery
Alvon Blair
Lois K. van Santford
Walter E. Harmon
Walker
Jesus Vega
Mary
Moshe Menuhin
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J. B. Hitchings
Gary Berry
Ron Wilcox
Dennis Cooley
Wan
Ace
Tom Shaw
Matt
Shepard
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Revolv
Long Beach
Mary Neiswender
Bishara Sirhan
Uating
Fenneys
All Penney
Buena Park
Compton
Downey
Lakewood
Los Altos
Torrance
Norwalk
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