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Painter drops school gift amid protest over Pike image
Los Angeles filibuster over California politics blends with a local art flare as artist Tom Reaney withdraws a gift painting to a new grade school after protests. he plans to donate the work elsewhere while critics claim the Pike artifact invites controversy and fears of boss influence. The page also notes Samuel Yorty and Richard Richards trading barbs over Democratic senatorial bids and Estes Kefauver’s Minnesota win affecting California party bosses.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
U. S. Senate
Estes Kefauver
Minnesota
California
Yarty
Richard Richards
Thomas Kuchel
Richards
Democratic Council
Colorado Springs
Tom Reaney
Zehulon
Pike the Hung
Chamber of Commerce
Lord the
Pikes Peak
Reaney
The
Historical Society
R. Vernon Pike
Greensfield
Yowa