Governors Stress Closer Relations With All Branches
Governors at the National Conference outlined tighter federal state and local ties stressing responsibility. They passed 46 resolutions though seven faced debate, urging gun control, crime funding, National Guard mutual aid, and citizen involvement in fighting crime. Critics argued some resolutions were weak and questioned motives.
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Cincinnati
Johnson
George Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Phillip H. Haff
Vermont
Council of State
Cleveland Calmed After Night of Citywide Violence
After a day of unrest in the four cities, Cleveland calmed as a 3,400 strong guard cordoned a seven mile area and many were reined in by midnight. Negro marshals wore armbands and police kept to the perimeter while fire crews tended a burned block at 105th Street.
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Stokes
105Th Street
Superior Avenue
Mayor's Committee
FBI
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
del Carso
State Bill Perils L A Oil Revenue
Los Angeles faces potential loss of gas and air revenues if a state bill changes control of mineral deposits. City Administrator C Erwin Piper warned that amendments could strip local jurisdiction over submerged lands tied to the Standard Oil lease in San Pedro Bay, risking millions in royalties while not affecting the $2.5 million lease bonus.
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Los Angeles
San Pedro Bay
Standard, Oil Go
California
C. Erwin Piper
Piper
Sam Yorty
Suspension Stays Trimmed Fireman Mustache Dispute
In Los Angeles a 30 year old firefighter Richard Novak was found guilty of disobedience for refusing to trim a full moustache. A Fire Department Board of Rights upheld a 30 day suspension without pay which ends Saturday. Novak plans to return to duty while facing lost wages totaling 800 dollars. He said the moustache is a personal matter and he felt harassed by the trim demand.
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Los Angeles
Sfreman
Fire Department Board of Rights
Richard Novak
Novak
58-B
West
Joseph Schenkein
Schenkein
Raymond Hill
Humphrey
Peace Council
Johnson
Century Plaza
Hubert H. Humphrey
Offshore Nuclear Plant Project Falls Through
Edison withdraws from the Bolsa project as cost estimates rise from 444 million to 765 million dollars per year. The plan was a federal state joint venture with Edison San Diego Gas and Electric the Metropolitan Water District and the city of Los Angeles. The project would desalinate sea water while producing 1.8 million kilowatts of electricity and 150 million gallons of daily water for MWD. Despite the setback the other participants pledge to reevaluate and continue studies to reconstitute on an economic basis. Rep. Hosmer laments the demise but notes the price hike made Edison’s participation impossible under current rates. Both MWD and Los Angeles reaffirm continued involvement amid higher costs.
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Edison
San Diego Gas and Electric Co
Metropolitan Water District
108
Angeles
Congress
Los Angeles
Tis
Yorba Linda
Colorado River
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Hosmer
Fdison
Humprey Plan Emphasizes Peace and Open Society Vision
The piece outlines Humphrey as favoring two clear statements on Asia policy within ten days and discusses his seven point Democratic platform for 1968. It notes McCarthy’s critique of administration Vietnam policy and calls for a political settlement for South Vietnam. The article mentions antiwar protest plans and the need to adapt institutions to science and technology.
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Saigon
Vietnam
USS
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Humphrey
Democratic Convention
South Vietnam
Judge to Choose Sirhan Trial Judge in Normal Way
Judge Richard Schauer in charge of the Superior Court master calendar says he has not yet selected a judge for Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s assassination trial and will handle the case in the normal way. Sirhan, 24, a Jordanian immigrant, is to appear August 2 to enter a plea and a trial date will be set unless further continuances occur.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Schauer
Criminal Court
W. Preston Battle
Memphis
Conn
James Farl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Sirhan
Schauer
Donald R. Wright
Los Angeles firemen to operate ambulances in three port areas
Harbor Division firefighters will run city ambulances in San Pedro Harbor City and Wilmington starting Monday. Two box type ambulances plus a rescue squad will cover the area south from 203rd Street to the harbor with six patient capacity. Costs for the first year are projected at 75000 to 83000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
San Pedro
Harbor City
Wilmington
Jake Dukes
Operaton
Mesa St
S. Beacon St. Oere
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203Rd Street
Los Angles Strip
Harbor
Dukes
Central Receiving Hospital
Harbor Medical Clinic
Harbor General Hospital
Probation Given in Welfare Bill
A Los Angeles woman, Clara Thompson, 51, received five years probation after pleading guilty to one count of grand theft for stealing $4,600 in welfare funds from the County Department of Public Social Services. She was ordered to repay the remaining amount, with $2,500 already paid, and has resigned from her county clerk typist job.
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Los Angeles
County Department
Public Social Services
Clara Thompson
Prand Heft
Superior Court
John JL. Cole
Thompson
Scenic Drive Reconsidered in Mulholland Route Vote
The Senate defeated a bill to authorize a four lane scenic highway along nine miles of Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Assemblyman Paul Priolo urged the measure, but internal leadership sought a reconsideration vote as Sen. Robert Stevens requested to bring the measure back for another floor ruling.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
State Highway Commission
Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles
Paul Priolo
Pacific
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