Embattled SFSU president resigns amid campus sit in
Dr. John Summerskill, 42, resigned as president of San Francisco State College during a campus occupation. Glenn Dumke announced the move in Los Angeles after Summerskill flew to Addis Ababa. A referendum on ROTC status and protests continued as Summerskill pledged broad minority admissions and reinstatement of a fired lecturer.
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Sculpture Show Canceled After Unauthorized Display
Chancellor Dumke and State College officials canceled a controversial sculpture exhibit after statues were dragged onto a lawn and removed. Dumke called the act unprofessional and aimed at provoking reaction. McIntosh argued the exhibit hurt state college system interests. trustees and academic senators debated postponement.
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RTD Limits Cashing of Large Bills
The Southern California Rapid Transit District set a $5 limit on change making to speed buses and cut cash carried by drivers. Beginning June 1, drivers in Los Angeles Orange Riverside and San Bernardino counties will not be required to change any bill above five dollars and are urged to promote passes and tokens.
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National boycott urged over Delano grape strike
Los Angeles reports that Ceasar Chavez urged a national or international boycott of California grapes amid claims of a conspiracy by Gov. Reagan and Delano grape growers to break the strike. Chavez accused Reagan of decertifying 18 of 24 strikes and using state agencies to hire strikebreakers. He warned the boycott could spread to Canada and possibly Europe.
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Women Receive Crash Damages In 1966 Sixteen Car Pileup
Two Santa Ana women were among those awarded $207000 by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury for deaths and injuries in a 14 car crash on a U S 101 section near Oceanside known as Slaughter Alley in 1966. Marie Owens widow of one victim and her two minor children received 125000 and Dorothy A Mougianes widow of another victim received 65000.
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VA official blames paperwork for GAO critique of Long Beach hospital
A VA official in Washington says GAO findings on the Long Beach VA Hospital focus on administration and paperwork rather than construction flaws. The 700 bed facility, opened last October, is in use along with a 240 bed psychiatric hospital on site.
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Two Paramount Men Honored for Aiding Lawmen
Gordon Howard Grabau and Donald Eugene Johnson received Certificates of Distinguished Service from Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess for aiding deputies during a May riot. A 14-year-old West Hollywood boy, John Kirsten, also honored for rescuing his mother from a would be rapist.
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Four Long Beach Men Named in Who's Who Listing
Four Long Beach men and 21 others from the Southland are listed in the 35th edition of Who's Who in America. Long Beachers include Joseph A. Ball a Warren Commission member William W. Broom editor of The Independent Press Telegram Long Beach City Manager John Reed Mansell and Donald Marvin Morgan treasurer of Fluor Corp.
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