Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1971

Page

5

Judge halts Garrison Shaw prosecution in Kennedy case

U.S. District Judge Herbert Christenberry orders District Attorney Jim Garrison to stop prosecuting Clay Shaw on perjury charges citing a significant financial interest in continued prosecution and in the Kennedy assassination inquiry. The ruling labels Garrison's actions as a misuse of prosecutorial powers aimed at Shaw.

Garrison Shaw New Orleans UPI Jim Garrison Clay L. Shaw Kennedy U.S Herbert W. Christenberry Louisiana Lee Harvey Oswald John ¥. Kennedy Oswald The International Trade Mart Andrew Sciambra Jim Sciambra Christenberry United States Clay Shaw

Soledad inmates freed in prison slaying case ends

After 12 days of testimony and over 20 witnesses, Judge J F Good dismissed charges against three Soledad inmates for the slaying of guard William C Shull on grounds of insufficient evidence. Prosecutor Curtis cited a key witness lying under oath and witness refusals as reasons for the dismissal.

Soledad Superior Court J. F. Good William Curtis Brinson Wagner Shull Phillips Curtis

Bell objects to Pendleton beach lease plan as ridiculous

Rep Alphonzo Bell says six mile Camp Pendleton beach is not essential to Marine operations and urges public input to transferring the land to California for a public recreation area. Bell notes President Nixon supports turning the land over and criticizes the Stratton subcommittee for delaying the plan.

Alphonzo Bell Rcalif Camp Pendleton Bell House Armed Services Samuel Stratton I N Los Angeles Nixon California Stratton

Top woman lawyer snubs draft jury

Carol Smith an attorney and wife of the Los Angeles Selective Service Law Panel head refused to answer questions before a federal grand jury about draft counseling. She claimed the government sought to violate attorney client privilege and intimidate lawyers. The grand jury probing draft counseling methods questioned her for about 30 minutes. Federal officials would not reveal probe details.

National Lawyers Guild Carol Smith Los Angeles Selective Service Law Panel

Also Mentioned on This Page

D.A James Wagner Jesse Phillips Roosevelt Williams William C. Shull Thomas Brinson Pendleton Beach Associated Press Santa Monica Pendleton John Schmitz Long Beach Wilew Dootey’s Long Beach Blvd Jel Tordmare Hawaii Lakewood Center Fabulous Waikiki Gateway Hotel Pearl Harbor Las Vegas Reno Lake Tahoe Lakewood Blvd del Amo ST Lakewood Center Stores Mall May Co Lakewood Redwood Briggs & Stratton McLane E.P I.T F.T
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication