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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
3
County supervisors defend Dist. Atty. Evelle Younger amid allegations by Raymond Geuer that he soft on pornography. They vote to keep the Obscenity Commission, approve monthly reports, and plan a detailed staff review with a Nov. 19 briefing.
A new Los Angeles law by Assemblyman Bill Greene requires contractors on public works to hire one apprentice for every five journeymen. Greene expects the measure will bring thousands of new apprentices into the building trades, including Black and white workers.
Two Long Beach boys Steven Hartley and Joseph Hunter ages 3 and 2, pulled from a pool at 765 Cerritos Ave by police and fire teams, survived initial resuscitation and remained in critical care at St Marys Hospital. Detectives said they likely slipped from a rear door while playing near the pool.
Former junior high teacher Gwen Scott testified before the Los Angeles Board of Education that she purchased marijuana and pep pills from students at Fremont High School and Jefferson High School to dramatize the narcotics problem. She said she notified police detectives beforehand, and ACTLA urged expanded prevention including more security guards.
A 21-year-old ex UCLA student classified 1A after dropping out last spring untied himself from the campus administration building after nearly four hours in a draft protest. Arthur C. Zack, who refused induction, said he would be arrested for draft evasion but would not go. He handed in his draft card and induction papers and argued the system uses law to endanger freedoms. He criticized a 4-F deferment he claimed to claim without explanation.
Los Angeles prosecutors say city councilman Thomas D Shepard may face a change of venue or a lengthy continuance on bribery and conspiracy charges tied to four zoning cases in the San Fernando Valley. His attorney indicated the defense will seek delay with the trial set for next week.
County supervisors on Tuesday approved a work furlough program for women inmates modeled after the four year old male program. A 20 bed dormitory at Sybil Brand Institute is not due to be completed until 1971, allowing inmates to leave cells for day employment or training. Planning for the new building was authorized by chief administrative officer Lindon Hollinger.
A juvenile adjudication hearing was ordered for Thomas Ferguson, 17, in the slaying of silent-screen star Ramon Navarro. Referee Julius Libow set a Nov 26 date. Ferguson and his brother Paul Robert Ferguson were booked on suspicion of murder after arrest last Wednesday. Navarro was found dead Oct 31 in his North Hollywood home after a savage beating.
A broken eight inch underground transmission pipe in Paramount released 6500 barrels of jet fuel into a flood control channel. Firebrands ignited the liquid near Hearstwell Park and Charlemagne Avenue, causing a massive blaze and traffic jams as crews built dirt dams and used vacuum trucks to remove fuel.
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