Los Angeles Board of Education cleared of intentional segregation
A California Court of Appeals ruled the Los Angeles Unified School District did not intentionally discriminate in segregation during 1968. The decision reversed parts of Judge Alfred Gittleson’s 1970 ruling, sending the case back to Superior Court for further action.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Alfred Gittleson
State Court of Appeals
Mary Ellen Crawford
Los Angeles Unified
Gittleson
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers this evening
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and clearing tonight. Temperatures will reach a high near 59 and fall to around 52 as conditions improve by night. Complete weather details appear on Page C-12.
Ford Doubles Down on CIA Inquiry and Assassination Claims
President Ford rejects U S participation in political killings and expects Senate investigators to probe past CIA assassination plots. White House press secretary says Rumsfeld assures no current or planned plots and Senate Church inquiry has authority to pursue the issue.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Senate
CIA
White House
Ron Nelsen
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Nelsen
Donald Rumsfeld
Presidential Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Nessen
Special Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Priest Calms Leaper on Vincent Thomas Bridge
A distraught man named Phil Hamm climbed the Vincent Thomas Bridge and threatened to jump. Priest Rev. Gerard O'Donnell from St. Anthony's Church talked Hamm down and arranged to meet him at the rectory to help with his problems. Hamm was escorted off the platform and taken to a hospital for treatment with police and fire units assisting.
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Vincent Thomas Bridge
Long Beach
San Pedro
Gerard O’donnell
St. Anthony’s Church
O’donnell
Hamm
O'Donnell
Los Angeles
Rev. O'Donnell
Phil Hamm
Dick Emery
Senate Leaders Urge Lon Nol Exit Over Cambodian Crisis
U S Senate leaders urge Lon Nol to resign to avert bloodbath as Phnom Penh potential fall to Khmer Rouge looms. Mansfield calls for leadership exit to foster peace. Scott backs resettlement for several thousand Cambodians. Ford avoids backing resignation but supports favorable future government.
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U.S. Senate
Lon Nol
Washington
Senate
Ford
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Scott
U.S
Cambodia
Rebels Fire 56 Rounds at Phnom Penh Airfield
Insurgent gunners on Monday fired 56 artillery rounds and rockets into Phnom Penh's airfield injuring 22 and killing five as two domestic airliners were damaged. U S airlift continued with over 700 tons of supplies delivered, while rockets also hit city districts killing three and injuring seven.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Southland Storm Disrupts Roads Power and Seas
A third Southland storm in a week brought driving rain and thunder. The system caused minor accidents and power outages, with a 1 hour blackout affecting over 1,750 homes and businesses in Long Beach as a key transformer failed. Weather officials warned of more showers then clearing by tonight with warmer days ahead.
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Southland
Long Beach
Southern California Edison Co
Edison
H. George Hanawalt
Long Beach Boulevard
Wardlow Road
Bixby Road
Spring Street
Lewis Avenue
Hanawalt
California Senate panel eases penalties for marijuana possession
The Senate Finance Committee approved SB95 by a 7 to 4 vote to make personal use possession of one ounce or less a citable infraction with a $100 fine and no public record. larger amounts stay misdemeanors, and selling or manufacturing remains a felony. The bill allows prior possession convictions to be expunged at clerical cost, a move critics say is costly but supporters say offsets broader savings.
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Sacramento
Senate Finance Committee
George Moscone
San Francisco
Moscone
Peter Behr
Tiburon
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Oregon
Brown
Attorney General's Office
California District Attorneys’ Assn
Michael V. Franchetti
Atty
Evelle J. Younger
California
Department of Justice
Behr
Antarctic icebreaker Glacier airlift delayed by gale
A surprise Antarctic gale hindered a rescue airlift from the stranded Glacier while aiding the Coast Guard vessel in nearing open water. Captain Richard Gilette said heavy going remains for 1.5 miles, with a further 1.5 miles of difficult maneuvering before escape.
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Antarctic
Glacier
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Richard Gilette
Independent Jacques Cousteau Urges Pollution Ban
Subhead notes 96 million plan for California Capitol unveiled. Vitamin C does not prevent or cure common cold per medical researchers report. Charges against Strachan dismissed.
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Jacques Cousteau
California
State Capitol
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Walter Seelig
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Polar Program
Strachan
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