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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1968

Page

8

Head Full of Bullets After San Francisco Beating

Dr. Ralph B. Williams a 57 year old government bacteriologist from Alaska lies in fair condition days after a street assault in San Francisco. Five bullets to head and neck areas were revealed by X rays, with one near the brain stem and another near the neck carotid artery, while police note the slugs are at least .25 caliber. Williams said he was beaten unconscious Sunday night by two young men as he walked to his hotel from a downtown movie.

San Francisco Ralph B. Williams Dudley J. Foursnier Fournier Williams Alaska San Fancisco Juneau

Population in Artesia Rises

Artesia's population stands at 1,440 more than 1960, per state census supervisor Barbara Orr. City clerk-treasurer Margaret M. Rittel says the gain yields about $19,440 yearly in state subventions, while the census cost the city $2,300.

Artesia Barbara Orr Margaret M. Rittel

Barry Goldwater Libel Suit Claims Slanted Magazine Questionnaire

Burns W. Roper of Roper Research testified that Fact magazine slanted a 1964 questionnaire about Barry Goldwater’s fitness to serve as president. The $2 million libel trial against Ralph Ginzburg and Warren Bornson continues after Goldwater finished six days of testimony.

New York Barry Goldwater Fact Magazine Arizona Senators Water Goldwater Ralph Ginzburg Defunt Warren Bornson

Stanford Pot Case Dismissed By City Judge

Palo Alto municipal Judge Paul Myers dropped marijuana possession charges against Stanford students David Menasiam, 20, and Eric Miller, 24, after campus police allegedly broke into a private eating club to arrest them. The dismissal cites illegal entry without a warrant as the key issue. The case featured arguments about police authority and student privacy.

Palo Alto UPD Stanford Paul Myers David Menasiam Eric Miller

Census estimates show US population near 199.4 million

Washington The Census Bureau on April 1 estimated the total population of the United States at 199,387,000, up 12 percent since 1960. Including servicemen overseas the figure rises to 200,658,000, with Americans reaching 200 million last November.

Washington Census Bureau United States Bureau

Public hearings on Long Beach alley improvements set

Public hearings on two proposed Long Beach alley improvement projects will be held June 18 by action of the City Council.

Long Beach Counci

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