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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1968

Page

3

Quarantine Ordered on Mama Fisher Chopped Chicken Liver

Los Angeles County Health Department orders immediate quarantine of Mama Fisher's Chopped Chicken Liver after botulism diagnosed in a 22 year old patient at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital. Health officer Dr. Gerald A. Heidbreder warns all containers must be returned to market and markets to distributor. The illness is often fatal within days and can cause paralysis and speech difficulties.

Los Angeles Philip Cowan Coronet Food MAMA _FISHER Health Department Heidbreder

City Council Tax Test Ordinances Drafted

The Los Angeles City Council ordered drafting of ordinances Wednesday to levy minimal income and payroll taxes to test the city's authority to collect them. SPRUCE UP your home with bargains. Find them in the Classified Ads today.

Los Angeles

Bogus Patriot Flag Sale Targets Long Beach Youths

Victims and customers report a door to door flag sales scheme run by Youth of America, later The Young Americans, using teenage recruiters with a patriotic pitch. Police say flags sold for 6.25 dollars, with many purchases funded by bounced checks. founders James Britt and John Alexander sought.

Youth of America Long Beach Forgery Division Ron Skaggs California Department of Industrial Relations’ Labor Division Youth of America Group Long Beach Long Beach Blvd Skaggs Long Beach Area Britt John Alexander Florida Robert Bruner Young Americans

Two Crashes Claim Man and Two Sisters

A Huntington Park man Miguel A. Figueroa 31 died after his car hit a bridge abutment on Harbor Freeway near El Segundo Boulevard. Kathrin Stella 3 and her sister Marguerite 2 of 13011 Dunrobin Street died from injuries in a two car crash in Huntington Park involving Harry Simon 56. Burglars broke into Alfred D. Friedman home at 5301 Los Lomas Street using a pry tool stealing cash and a portable television total loss 374.

Harbor Downey Huntington Park Miguel A. Figueroa Gardena Memorial Hospital el Segundo Boulevard Kathrin Stella Marguerite Joseph Stella Dunrobin St St. Francis Hospital Lynwood Stella Harry Simon Alfred D. Friedman Los Lomas St

Watson's conviction called a legal lynching by Yorty

Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty said former Harbor Commissioner George D. Watson was convicted in a legal lynching. He urged District Attorney Younger to seek a new trial to correct a miscarriage of justice.

Los Angeles Sam Yorty Harbor George D. Watson Yorty Dist. Atty Evelle J. Younger Watson William B. Keene

Southland Firms Back Prop 9 In Campaign Contributions

Sacramento reports show Southern California business groups gave over 100000 of 169709 collected by backers of Watson Amendment Prop 9. Major donors included Macco Realty 25000 Irvine Co 5000 Newhall Land 12500 Beverly Hills firms and others.

Sacramento UPI California Frank M. Jordan Citizens Committee For Los Angeles Philip Watson Watson Macco Realty Co Newport Beach Macco Irvine Co Orange Imperial The Irvine U.S Newhall Land and Farming Co Saugus Metropolitan

Indictment in Extortion Case Ties Gardena Card Club

A 42 year old Los Angeles man Norman Marion was indicted by a federal grand jury for mailing an extortion letter to Rainbow Card Club owner David Lilley. The letter demanded 25000 dollars and warned the club would be blown up if not paid. Marion faces up to 20 years in prison and a 5000 dollar fine. In a separate incident Long Beach police said burglar entered Ethel Scott's unlocked home on Warren Avenue while she raked leaves and stole her purse worth 122 dollars.

Los Angeles Gardena Norman Marion David Lilley Rainbow Card Club St. Vermont Ave Marion Ethel S. Scott Warren Ave Long Beach

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