Judge Walker to Try Sirhan for Murder
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Herbert V. Walker, 69, was appointed to preside over the trial of Sirhan B. Sirhan for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The trial is set to begin November 1 in Department 107, Room 832, Hall of Justice, with heightened security. Sirhan, 24, is jailed in a protected cell and faces multiple charges beyond Kennedy's slaying. Walker gained prominence overseeing the Confidential Magazine trial and has led the Criminal Department since his 1953 appointment by Earl Warren.
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Los Angeles
Herbert V. Walker
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Walker
Richard Schauer
Master Calendar Criminal Department of Superior Court
Schauer
Department 107
Hall of Justice
Sirhan
San Francisco
Criminal Department
Los Angeles High School
The
University of Southern California
California
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Superior Court
Los An
Geles County
Russell Parsons
Court Halts Beard Sex Trial In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Municipal Court was halted by the State Supreme Court from proceeding with the Beard trial of four involved in the Warner Playhouse production. Defendants Alexandra Hay Richard Bright Robert Barrows and Richard Gist face about 90 counts of lewd conduct and obscene utterances in public as the court weighs constitutionality.
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Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
High Court
Alexandra Hay
Richard Bright
Robert G. Barrows
Richard Gist
Stanley Fleishman
Palos Verdes Tot Critical After 200-Foot Cliff Fall
Rebecca Towner, 314 years old, fell 200 feet from a Palos Verdes cliff at 2212 Chelsea Road. She was rushed to Harbor General Hospital in critical condition but expected to live after Coast Guard airlift and on-site rescue. Witnesses included Nancy Mericle and young David Reichert, firefighter information cited.
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Rebecca Towner
Chelsea Road
Palos Verdes
Harbor General Hospital
Rebecca
Nancy Mericle
Thorley Road
David Reichert
Dave Reichert
Fire Department
Two Injured as Light Plane Crashes in Pacoima
A small plane departing Van Nuys Airport for Listro Aviation Co. crashed near Osbornes Street and Glenoaks Boulevard in Pacoima injuring two men. Instructor Eddie Albert age 25 from Sylmar and 16 year old John Dillon of Woodland Hills were hospitalized at Pacoima Lutheran Hospital. Police noted no explosion or fire and said the aircraft belonged to Milton Hoffman of Sherman Oaks.
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Eddie Albert
Sylmar
John Dillon
Woodland Hills
Pacoima Lutheran Hospital
van Nuys
Listro Aviation Co
Osborne Street
Glenoaks Boulevard
Milton Hoffman
Sherman Oaks
Ruptured Shell Pipeline Floods Wilmington Streets
A Shell Oil Co pipeline ruptured Thursday in Wilmington releasing about 28 000 gallons of gooey oil. Fire officials called the spill a traffic hazard more than a fire danger as crews contained the heavy residue with booms after the line broke near Sanford Street.
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Shell Oil Co
Wilmington
Jack Douglass
Los Angeles Fire Department
Shell
Dominguez
Man Injured in Anaheim Plant Blast
Manuel M. Lopez, 46, of 628 S. Resh St., Anaheim, sustained first to third degree burns on both arms and the right side of his face when an extractor machine at Mutual Citrus Products Co. exploded Thursday. He was taken to Anaheim Memorial Hospital ICU. Foreman Gene Beck had a cut left hand. Authorities say lemon oil and another extract ignited by an electrical spark. no fire followed.
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Manuel M. Lopez
S. Resh St
Anaheim
Lopez
Mutual Citrus Products Co
S. Atchison St
Anaheim Memorial Hospital
David Murray
Anaheim Fire Department
Gene Beck
Reagan Praises Watts Busing Plan Linking Watts to Metro
Gov. Reagan commended Los Angeles transit authorities for a new bus line linking Watts residents with employment areas in Beverly Hills West Los Angeles and the Pacific Palisades. He said the service fills an important need for faster and more economical commutes.
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Reagan
Los Angeles
Watts
Milton McKay
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Beverly Hills
West Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades
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Confidential Magazine
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Robert Cheng
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M Street
Paris
Pine Ave
Long Beach
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