Bomb attempts at Boston schools amid boycott spark clashes
In Boston Southie and Charlestown, white students clashed with police during a school boycott. A dynamite stick failed to detonate at Charlestown High while six gasoline bottles were thrown into a South Boston High classroom. no black arrests occurred. Police reported two white arrests for disorderly conduct as tensions rose over bus desegregation.
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Defamation case targets dog racing groups and Prop 18
The article details a defamation suit involving dog racing interests and opposition to Prop 18 with district attorneys opposing the measure. It notes alleged evasions and large funds funneled through Greyhound groups, while FPPC and law enforcement concerns are voiced.
Property Tax Rates Across Southland Cities
The assessment reveals wide variation in property tax rates among Lomita, Rancho Palos Verdes, Norwalk, Rolling Hills, and Hawaiian Gardens, with Willowbrook and Westlake Village showing some of the highest rates. Differences stem from levies for schools and special districts, while county General Fund taxes stay constant.
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Valencia
Newhall
Calabasas
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Gorman
Willowbrook
Los Angeles
Watson
Long Beach
Lakewood
Southland
Avalon
Bellflower
Signal Hill
County General Fund
Area association reports amendments in Greyhound ballot campaign
Citizens for Greyhound Racing filed an amended FPPC report claiming contributions totaling 3 117 587 and expenditures of 138 650. Hardie Public Relations noted 100 000 received and 94 880 spent. Yes on 13 reported 82 802 in and 68 516 out. FPPC said at least 150 444 remains unreported and Hardie’s true source of 176 787 not disclosed.
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Antilles
Citizens For Greyhound Racing
Yes On 13 Committee
Southern California Greyhound Racing Association, Inc
Bay Area Greyhound Racing Association, Inc
Southern California
Bay Area
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Yes On 13
FPFC
Kwai bridge reunion jogs memories of war’s toll
A mixed group including a Japanese organizer Takashi Nagase and veterans from the United States, Australia and Britain retraced the River Kwai bridge walk. They visited a war cemetery and memorials, recalling POW suffering and deaths while offering incense and flowers. Some veterans urged reconciliation, stressing the need to move on, though memories remain.
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Dennis Roland
Roeland
New York
Takashi Nagase
Kwai
Flu shots begin as county inoculations start
In Los Angeles County more than 25,000 persons received swine flu shots Monday, opening the mass inoculation program with elderly and high risk patients first in line. Officials voiced disappointment at the pace, hoping more residents would participate in days ahead.
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Los Angeles
Louisiana governor edwards confirms gift to wife from Park
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards admitted his wife Blaine received a $10,000 gift in 1971 from South Korean businessman Tongsun Park. Edwards said he learned of it years later and treated it as a personal gift for his wife and children. The Washington Post reported a DOJ subpoena seeking South Korean embassy banking records to trace cash gifts to U.S. officials.
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Washington Post
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Ferry crash toll rises to one hundred in river disaster
In Luling Louisiana the ferry Prince collision with the Frosta deepened to 100 missing or dead as divers recovered 64 bodies and 33 vehicles. Gov Edwards ordered a marine law expert panel to probe the disaster while responders mourn the losses and continue recovery.
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Mississippi River
Edwin Edwards
Charles Parish
John St. Amant
Comeinhortly
George Prince
Frosta
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