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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1969
Page
6
Sacramento reports focus on Municipal Judge Earl Warren Jr who presides over a bottomless dancing indecent exposure case. The 39 year old son of a former U S chief justice faces scrutiny amid publicity over court theater visits and the I am Curious Yellow screening.
State Controller Houston Flournoy warned that California cannot have a leak proof oil well and collect royalties. He noted the Lands Commission has approved no new tidelands drilling leases since last winter's Union Oil Co. spill off Santa Barbara, amid a moratorium on new leases.
The United States and sixteen oil firms face a suit accusing violation of a 19th century treaty by allowing a private tidelands claim off Santa Barbara County to be mined for oil and gas. Hillman A Hansen of Los Angeles, a plaintiff, filed the mineral rights claim July 23, 1946 at the Pacific Ocean waters edge near Pelican Bay off Santa Cruz Island.
Gas companies Southern California and Southern Counties, subsidiaries of Pacific Lighting, will install a smog curtailing natural gas fuel system on more than 1,100 service vehicles in Southern and Central California. The conversion, representing a major fleet portion, will occur over the next 12 months at a cost exceeding $500,000.
About 100 custodians at San Fernando Valley State College called in sick in a work stoppage described as protest over state wage legislation. A campus spokesman said custodians seek wage adjustments while other state jobs would be affected.
Warren Wells, 22, a Black Panther, was found guilty on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a 1968 Oakland police shootout. An all white jury delivered the verdict after over 17 hours of deliberation across two days. He had earlier faced hung juries and was acquitted on two attempted murder counts linked to the same incident involving Eldridge Cleaver.
Dr. Glenn W. Arnett athletic director at San Fernando Valley State College testified amid the trial of 24 students charged with conspiracy kidnapping and false arrest over the November 4 siege of two campus buildings He described fear in a meeting with Black Students Union members stating I was scared to death and I actually had the feeling I wouldn’t get out of that room alive Arch ie Chatman then BSU leader and other defendants were present with 15 students allegedly making a loud disturbance while 34 faculty members were held hostage for four hours in the incident.
Los Angeles high school teacher Willard Harper announced he will again challenge Max Rafferty for state superintendent of public instruction. Harper, who lost to Rafferty in 1966, would seek tax cuts for homeowners and higher taxes on oil firms banks and corporations to lift state school support to half of district budgets.
The State Constitution Revision Commission proposes adding academic freedom and responsibility for UC to shield faculty from political interference. It also backs removing political tests for UC faculty appointments and trims UC regent terms from 16 to 12 years while preserving elected and ex officio members. The panel aims for legislative and voter approval in 1970.
A San Fernando construction worker Earl R. Burrell, 52, was buried for about a half hour when a trench collapsed around his digging machine. Firefighters freed him after uncovering his head. he was taken to a hospital in good condition.
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