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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1968
Page
3
The Los Angeles Superior Court jury weighing bribery charges against former Harbor commissioners Karl Rundberg and Robert Starr retired to a hotel after failing to reach a verdict. They face possible prison terms and a lifetime ban from public office if convicted.
At a Federal Maritime Commission hearing in Los Angeles the Ports of Long Beach San Francisco and Stockton alleged the Los Angeles and Oakland Japanese lease agreements discriminate against carriers shippers and ports. The three port coalition seeks MMC disapproval claiming the leases funnel traffic to specific facilities and cost the ports millions.
Five of six people booked on felony charges after a free-for-all with officers were released on writs Thursday. Five officers injured in the melee returned to duty. The brawl began as officers arrested Willie Bursey for reckless driving. his wife Charlotte and another woman were jailed on related charges.
Milton McKay, long time general counsel, was named acting general manager of the Southern California Rapid Transit District on Thursday. He will serve until a permanent executive is chosen, replacing Dale W. Barratt who resigned July 2. District president Don C. McMillan said the board chose an acting appointment to ensure maximum effectiveness.
An 11 foot boa constrictor missing since June from Scripps Institution of Oceanography was found Thursday at Grossmont High School. Groundskeeper Mounty Mudd spotted the 40 pound snake after police said it was stolen from Scripps and later released or escaped near the campus.
Nonidentical twin satellites Orbing Vehicles 1-15 and 1-16 were launched from Vandenberg aboard an Atlas F rocket to measure air density at 80 to 200 miles altitude. The 12:30 p.m. lift off and hour later orbit confirmation placed them in a high upper atmosphere region used by ballistic missiles.
Judge Charles A. Bauer of the Orange County Superior Court rules Anaheim to prohibit showgirls from exposing parts of the breast or sexual areas unconstitutional. The ruling halts city enforcement and allows Melodyland to stage a Parisian type review with scantily attired entertainers amid venue plans and prior enforcement actions.
Officials said the experiment sent a craft into the atmosphere far lower than prior orbits. Data from the test will help Air Force scientists improve accuracy in predicting ballistic missile trajectories satellite orbits and splashdown points for space vehicle reentries.
A brush fire in the Hollywood Hills burned over 100 acres and scorched 10 upscale homes. Fire officials report only exterior damage to the residences. More than 200 firefighters, two hours of effort, and three helicopters aided the effort with crews on Mulholland Drive Woodrow Wilson Drive and Laurel Canyon Boulevard. Five firefighters were injured including burns a broken ankle and a hornet sting incident.
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