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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1968

Page

3

Mental Patients Work Hit

A legislative hearing in Los Angeles heard Charles R. Strong of Camarillo State Hospital say about 1,800 patients perform unpaid labor, enabling meals, cleaning, and therapy. Former Gov. Knight criticized Reagan mental health budget cuts as a mistake, while Montogomery reported overcrowding and weak rehabilitation across three Southern California hospitals.

Los Angeles Charles R. Strong Camarillo State Hospital Senate Committee On Business and Professions Strong Independent Union of State Employes Camarillo Stoction Alan Short Goodwin Knight Edmun G Pat) Brown Knight Short Reagan Edmund G. Brown California Sacramento W. W. Montgomery

Property Tax Relief Not Likely Next Year

State Finance Director Caspar Weinberger said Thursday that there is little chance for extra property tax relief next year. Relief will be limited to Prop 1-A provisions due to a projected $500 million state revenue deficit, leading to substantial cutbacks in state budget requests.

Caspar A. Weinberger Weinberger

Four Men Arrested in L A on ID Card Fraud

Federal agents arrested and arraigned four men in Los Angeles on charges of manufacturing and selling false selective service certificates. Names include Dennis D. Prince 33 Roy L. Wilson 20 Charles W. Hooper 18 and Curtis Gentry Harris 20. Bonds set from 1000 to 2500 dollars. Maximum penalty five years and ten thousand dollars fine.

Los Angeles UPI FBI Dennis D. Prince Hollywood Roy L. Wilson Charles W. Hooper Curtis Gentry Harris U.S

Hong Kong flu outbreak hits Needles high school students

The first major U S Hong Kong flu outbreak is in Needles California with 300 to 500 cases treated in two months. High school students show symptoms of sore throat weakness fever and cough as officials plan a general use vaccine next month.

United States California Needles State Health Department Louis F. Saylor Asia Saylor Hong Kong

Optimistic tone at 1969 LA Chamber Outlook

The 1969 business outlook conference in Los Angeles projected net positives with inflation, balance of payments, and tax withholding concerns. Aerospace leaders forecast stabilized personnel in Southern California as new programs DC-10 and 1011 offset Apollo layoffs while free world passenger traffic should rise markedly by 1972.

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Able Leif H. Olsen Sennior New York First National City Bank Donald Buckingham J. W. Robinson Co Roy L. Reierson Bank

SLAIN GUARD DONOR Kidney transplants aid two LA patients

Venita Lenox and Marianne Barattan received the kidneys of a security guard shot at Los Angeles County Hall of Administration. Ronald Keith Baroughton surrendered as a suspect. Catherine Roach allowed removal of her husband Lee Roach’s kidneys after a Wednesday shooting at USC Medical Center.

County Hall of Administration Los Angeles Venita Lenox Marianne Baratta Hall of Administration Ronald Keith Baroughton Catherine Roach Permis Sion Lee University of Southern California Medical Center

Anti-Draft Protests At Three Southern California Colleges

Young demonstrators at UCLA USC and Claremont protested the draft with symbolic actions. At UCLA seven shredded draft cards and released balloons while about 600 spectators watched. USC saw seven students burn their classifications before planning to mail them to draft boards as others heckled. Claremont's Panama College crowd of 250 witnessed five students carrying an altar with candles and lighting draft cards, one card cut into the Greek Omega symbol. At Stanford nine students turned in draft cards at a campus rally by the Resistance group.

Ucla USC Claremont Los Angeles Honnold Library Panama College Resistance Stanford University

Disneyland Copter Makes Unscheduled Landing at Compton

A Los Angeles Airways helicopter with 22 passengers from Disneyland landed at Compton Airport as a precaution after an engine did not show full power. The passengers were transferred to a second helicopter to finish to LAX, the firm official said.

Los Angeles Airways Disneyland Compton Robert Hubley Los Angeles International Airport

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