Desert commune defendants face jury after child abuse trial
The trial of ten defendants charged with felony child abuse ends its evidence as the defense and prosecution rest. Judge Warren E. Slaughter will instruct the five men and seven women jurors on Monday. The case involves a six year old boy kept in a packing crate linked to a Blythe desert commune. James Gibbons, father, was indicted and remains at large. Beverly June Gibbons, the mother, is among the defendants.
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Superior Court
Warren E. Slaughter
Blythe
Anthony
James Gibbons
Beverly June Gibbons
Marijuana identified in Champ Mando Ramos car
Long Beach lightweight boxing champion Mando Ramos faces a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge after a lab confirmed the substance found in a plastic bag in his car. He posted $1,250 bail and is due in Municipal Court, while denying knowledge of the marijuana. Ramos is set to defend his title in Panama City next January.
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Christopher John Burns
Queen Mary Hill
Magnolia Avenue
Burns
American Legion
Patrick Flynn
Burton A. Ballou
Long Beach
Jim McDonald
Mando Ramos
Ramos
Atty
David Kenrick
Third St
Elm Ave
Senator Warns Heavy Traffic Cuts Likely Within 15 Years
California politicians warned Friday that without mass transit expansion, interurban trains and other alternatives, traffic will strangle on freeways in 10 to 15 years. State Sen. Howard Way urged a balanced system, noting freeways harm farmland and safety, and questioned financing limits on rapid transit by gas taxes. He expects the highway lobby to ease as mass transit gains support.
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Howard Way
Lions Club
Lafayette
Joseph Kenrick
George Deukmejian
John R. Mansel
Tulare County
Way
Senate
California
Mass Transit
Police Guard Jeffrey as Court Probes Abandoned Child
Los Angeles County Juvenile Court held a two hour closed hearing for Betty Fouquet Ronald Fouquet and Billy Joe Lansdown on charges involving abandoned children. Sheriff’s spokesman said Jeffrey Lansdown, eight, remains missing since 1965 with his father stating he has not seen him. A Nov. 25 hearing will decide if Fouquet children should become wards of the court.
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Jeffery Lansdown
Los Angeles County
Dep
Dist
John Stillman
Jeffrey
Lansdown
Sheriff's Department
New York
Martha Garrison
Stillman
Newsmen
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Bakersfield
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Jody
Kern County
Smith
Fouquet
Bell Gardens
Welch's Restaura
San Antonio Dr
Atlantic
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