Press Chided for Creating Instant Negro Leaders
Whitney Young, head of the Urban League, told a Radio and Television News Directors Association luncheon that white media create instant Negro leaders as a standing joke. He urged inclusion of Negroes in programming and warned against overestimating Black leaders while praising the ambitions of the Black Power movement when stripped of separatism.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Whitney Young
Urban League
Young
Radio and Television News Directors Association
Chased by Officer Spaeth A Suspect In Drag Is Arrested
Police booked Jackson Allen Adkins 34 of Lakewood on suspicion of reckless driving resisting arrest and evading arrest after a four mile chase starting at La Palma Avenue and Walker Street in foggy early morning Clover area. The suspect wore a woman's coat wig gloves and makeup. a male voice claimed he just wanted to change clothes. The pursuit involved La Palma Cypress Lakewood deputies and officers, with a tire blown and the car stopped at Adkins home.
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Jackson Allen Adkins
E. 205Th St
Lakewood
Adkins
Spaeth
la Palma Avenue
Walker Street
Lakewood Sheriff's Deputies
Cypress
Raid Nets 4 Suspected Gamblers at Downey Lodge
Four men face misdemeanor gambling charges after a predawn raid on Moose Lodge 663 at 12741 Bellflower Blvd. Officers reported a casino like setup with a Spin-O-Clock bingo device and carnival booths. Sezler Ferriello Moss and Gomes, all Norwalk or La Puente residents, were arrested. 56 others released pending DA action. court date set for December 3 in Downey Municipal Court.
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Moose Lodge
Downey
Bellflower Blvd
Las Vegas
Kennard Edward Sezler
Elmcroft Ave
Victor Ferriello
Flallon Rd
Jerry Moss
Studebaker Rd
Norwalk
George Gomes
la Puente
Man Burned in Kin's Home Fire Near Hawaiian Gardens
Clarence F. Sandy, 59, suffered second and third degree burns over 30 percent of his body in an early morning fire at his stepson's Hawaiian Gardens home. Edward Morice, 34, awakened by heat rescued his wife and daughter and stepped back inside to save Sandy, who later drove to a hospital but crashed his truck after regaining consciousness.
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Clarence F. Sandy
Hawaiian Gardens
Usc County Medical Center
Edward P. Morice
Tilbury St
Sandy
Morice
Vaccine for Flu Arrives Aimed at TB Patients in LA
A limited supply of the Hong Kong flu vaccine arrived in Los Angeles on Friday for TB patients under County Health Department care. The initial shipment of 100 vials holds 1,000 doses, said County Health Officer Gerald A. Heidbrleder. He noted the quantity is insufficient for all TB patients at this time.
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Los Angeles
Gerald A. Heidbreder
Man in Tift with Wire Shot by Apartment Manager
A Long Beach man, Clyde E. Harrell, 24, was shot by apartment manager Charles Bock after an argument with his estranged wife. Harrell, wounded in the abdomen, was taken to St Marys Hospital in stable condition. Bock was jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder.
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Long Beach
Clyde E. Harrell
Mahanna Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Charles Bock
Hoffman Ave
74 year old man shoots, kills robber in Los Angeles
A 74 year old boiler tender from a downtown Los Angeles hotel shot two men who attempted to rob him Friday night. He fired at one of the assailants wounding him fatally and shot a second man who fled. The mayor and his wife plan a two week business trip to Europe as guests of the West German Government.
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Los Angeles
Herman B. Mathis
Mathis
Central Receiving Hospital
Sam Yorty
Europe
Yortys
Germany
Israel
England
Belgium
Ireland
Santa Fe Springs Boy Killed by Car in Street Incident
An 8-year-old Santa Fe Springs boy, Brian Barton, ran into a street near his home and was struck by a car. He died on arrival at Norwalk Community Hospital after the 1:55 p.m. accident. The driver, Marlene Elvina Lea, 27, of Whittier, was not held, according to the Highway Patrol.
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Santa Fe Springs
Highway Patrol
Brian Barton
H. Barton
Fidel St
Norwalk Community Hospital
Marlene Elvina Lea
Newgate Ave
Whittier
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Artistic Brass Distributors
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Lee Pressley
Harrell
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