Bubonic Plague Strikes California With Second Case
California reports its second human bubonic plague case in 1970, the first in the state since 1965. C Donald Curry, 45, of Big Springs Shasta County, fell ill after camping near Burney Falls and is recovering with tetracycline at Feather River District Hospital. An 8-year-old Castro Valley child also contracted plague in Burney Falls area in May. The health department notes increased ground squirrel deaths and warns campers to avoid sick or dead rodents. Since 1940 California has eight human plague cases, including this year’s two.
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Berkeley
California
State Department of Health
Fife State
Donald Curry
Big Springs
Shasta County
Burney Falls
Health Department
Curry
Feather River District
Greenville
Castro Valley
Isla Vistans Lose on Police Brutality
A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed Isla Vista residents claim against Santa Barbara County officials alleging a campaign of terror during recent violence. The court found the injunction too vague to enforce and noted officers did what was reasonably necessary and justified in some instances.
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Los Angeles
Isla Vista
Santa Barbara
Jesse W. Curtis
Curtis
Fatal heroin overdoses rise in San Francisco decline
San Francisco coroner reports 23 heroin overdose deaths this year through January 1, nearly five times normal. The case of 25 year old John P. Gemperle in Golden Gate Park Panhandle may be the 24th fatality if tests confirm heroin as the cause. The coroner cites widespread street heroin and amateur dealers selling full strength doses.
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San Francisco
James Scannell
John P. Gemperle
Golden Gate Park Panhandle
Scannell
Gemperle
Belvedere
Alfred Gemperle
Dle
Reagan Ends Residency Rule for Los Angeles Judges
Governor Reagan signed a bill removing the residency requirement for Los Angeles County Municipal Court judges. An attorney must have been a county resident eligible to vote for at least 54 days before appointment. The change allows Long Beach lawyers to serve in other county courts and outsiders to join Long Beach court posts.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles
Cunty
Robert G. Beverly
Manhattan Beach
Suspect Identified in Santa Barbara Park Car Killing Kidnapping
A hitchhiker wounded by a gunman helped detectives identify park attendant Herschelle Andrew Gay, 26, as the suspect in a fatal shooting and kidnapping. John Tilday, 19, and Eve Hindin, 19, plus an unidentified man, rode with him near California Highway 1 when the attack occurred. Police issued an arrest warrant for Gay after tracing the car to a Riverside theft and Los Angeles garage records.
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San Simeon
Herschelle Andrew Gay
John Tilday
Arkansas
Santa Barbara
Tilday
Eve Hindin
New York City
Albuquerque
N.M
Doc
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