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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
4
LAPD officials denounce federal indictments against six officers in a 1970s Mexican national killings as political appeasement. Community leaders warn of police harassment while investigations focus on burglary and a forced disrobe incident in a patrol car.
Four LAPD officers and one San Leandro officer face federal civil rights charges over the deaths of Gillardo A. Sanchez and Guillermo B. Sanchez and the wounding of a third man during a Skid Row apartment raid. The grand jury found the victims deprived of life without due process.
A Wednesday night blaze heavily damaged a sprawling 28 room Victorian home at 1213 Cedar Ave. The building once housed the Long Beach Community Chest and more recently served as a hippie commune.
Sacramento and Los Angeles officials voiced divided views on Gov. Reagan's welfare reform concepts. Welfare director Ellis P. Murphy warned of higher local costs if aid to the disabled is cut, while Assembly Speaker Moretti questioned unemployment figures and urged broader administration of programs. Party lines largely followed with Democrats wary and Republicans supportive. Senator Mervyn Dymally criticized the public works corps plan as resembling slave labor.
Los Angeles County welfare checks and food stamp authorizations continue to be mailed to a deceased elderly La Mirada woman who died July 17, 1970. Assemblyman Joe A. Gonsalves demanded a full state welfare investigation and promised remedial legislation once accountability is shown. The family reported the death three days after it occurred, but checks were still returned marked deceased.
Governor outlines welfare reform to require able bodied recipients to work or train, with transfers to the State Department of Human Resources Development for job placement. Health care reforms aim for a prepaid plan with standards and token payments, limited benefits, and emphasis on catastrophe coverage. Success depends on court rulings, legislative approval, and economic improvement.
U S forces report Laos operations diverting South Vietnamese troops from routes into Laos and Cambodia. North Vietnamese gunners hit Da Nang air base with seven 100 pound rockets causing light damage and small casualties. US command tallies 31 helicopters and two fighters lost in Laos and 12 Cambodian border choppers lost on the Vietnamese side, with many other shoot downs unreported.
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