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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1971
Page
6
The August Consumer Price Index reached 122.2, meaning $12.22 buys the same as $10 in the 1967 base period. Gasoline prices jumped 3.7 percent, while fruits vegetables and eggs fell 1.9 percent. Mortgage rates and property taxes also rose, and housing transportation and medical care all edged up.
Sacramento Democrats reported no progress after a bargaining session with Governor Reagan over homeowners property tax relief. Senate leader George Moscone said a hangup existed over relief size and method while Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti framed the issue as questions to be answered. The parties plan to meet again.
Protesters from AIM and the National Indian Youth Council tried to arrest BIA deputy commissioner John Crow in the lobby of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Police forced a melee as 26 Indians were arrested for illegal entry. charges were dropped hours later after negotiations and a protest continued.
Medina, found not guilty, plans to resign from the military. Pentagon officials warn administrative punishment remains possible. Mrs. Medina cried at verdict while F Lee Bailey acknowledged concern over the assault charge as the judge’s instructions were read.
Barbara Deadwyler, wife of Leonard Deadwyler, testifies in a multi million wrongful death suit against Los Angeles arguing her husband was driving to deliver a baby when shot by four police officers. She recounts their May 7 trip for hospital and baby clothes as the jury hears details.
Western observers scrutinize Chinese signals amid rumors of Mao Zedong succession tension and Lin Biao health questions. Reports note absent politburo figures, possible party meetings, and quiet Chinese foreign ministry denials as Chou En Lai hosts a Viet Cong minister at a banquet.
Chicago authorities report two-year-old twin brothers died when a dresser toppled onto them and the drawer closed during play. The incident occurred in Chicago as investigators review the accidental death.
Judge Harold J. Haley may have died from a shotgun blow or chest wound after a Marin County shootout that killed three others. Ruchell Magee, 32, seeks a new autopsy arguing first findings were incomplete. The request was approved after a closed defense–prosecution meeting. location and date kept secret.
Nicholas Johnson of the FCC urged banning home remedy commercials from airwaves as part of a push against drug abuse. He told a Senate committee that such ads promote drugs and harm public health, noting they foster a drug culture and mislead especially children.
DALY CITY police found the bodies of a mother and three children in an apartment likely from carbon monoxide poisoning. An Alto left running in a garage beneath the residence was noted. Victims’ names were not released and timing suggested death may have occurred a week earlier. Authorities inspected after a relative reported no contact with the family.
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