FBI Agent Presses Proper Arrests at San Diego Meeting
William M. Whelen, special agent in charge of the San Francisco FBI, told California peace officers that faster abolition of oppressive practices will strengthen law enforcement and civil liberties. He argued officers may inquire about violations and must prove arrests were proper in court. Attorney Earle Stanley Gardner supported the state Supreme Court ruling limiting search and seizure in the Cahan case.
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San Diego
California Peace Officers Convention
William M. Whelen
San Francisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Whelen
Earle Stanley Gardner
State Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Charles Cahan
Idaho town braces for renewed Kootenai River flood
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, population about 2,000, readied to battle rising Kootenai River after dikes failed and 6,000 acres of farmland came under water. The river rose past 35 feet, then dropped, and is expected to crest again as snowpack melts. Gov. Smylie visited with Army Engineers, National Guard, and civilian officials. Some 150 pieces of heavy equipment were engaged in sandbagging and dike reinforcement while water supplies and purification efforts were organized for drinking water and fire protection.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
U i
Kootenai River
Robert E. Smylie
Tolaho
Army
South Hill
Santa Rosa
Calif
Be Cautious Bankers Told at Convention
Delegates at the California Bankers Association annual convention were urged to exercise prudence and caution. Roy A. Britt of Los Angeles, elected president, warned that modern problems facing bankers resemble past ones but magnified by population growth while stressing deposit safeguards and liquidity. James C Downs Jr forecast continued strong real estate and business activity into 1957. Britt leads Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank. O D Larson and others named in officers. Los Angeles chosen as 1957 convention host city.
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Coronado
James C. Downs Jr
Real Estate Research Corp
Chicago
California
Britt
Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank of
Los Angeles
O. D. Larson
Watsonville
Anderson Brothwick
San Diego
Edwin E. Adams
San Francisco
Ransom M. Cook
California LegislatureHails Mormon Church in State’s Early Growth
A California Legislature resolution praising the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for early state development was accepted Tuesday by Church President David O. McKay. Present at the ceremony were several hundred California church leaders.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
David 0. McKay
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