25 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
1
Theodore Werhun, 86, was struck after stones were thrown at his Milwaukee home. Rudolph Bakos, 48, intervened and two children were detained while three others fled. Werhun hospitalized with a broken leg and injuries from the fall. Children face charges in children's court on May 6.
Sor.of Yale President is convicted in Edgartown Mass district court for being present where narcotics were found. Judge James A Boyle deferred sentencing after the Wednesday conviction. Brewster, 20, a draft objector with New Haven exemption, had worked in Massachusetts after leaving Occidental College. Anna Maria Mussolini, daughter of Benito Mussolini, died in Rome at 48 from cardio respiratory collapse. She bore resemblance to her father and had a troubled life after his execution in Milan following WWII.
King Olav V of Norway arrives in Washington with Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke and Norwegian Ambassador Arne Gunneng attending his welcome. The royal party will visit Williamsburg, Virginia, during the trip.
Premier Georges Pompidou led Gaullists to a narrow victory as a leftist motion to censure failed in the 486 seat National Assembly. The 246 to 240 vote ensured the government survives and proceeds with plans to place commercials on state television.
Howard Hughes clears hurdles as the State Gaming Control Board backs two licenses for him to buy the Stardust Hotel Casino for 30.7 million and lease the Silver Slipper operation for 5.3 million. Final action by the state gaming commission is set for April. A board member warns of near monopoly implications if approved.
Peter Tambini retired after 62 years serving the Lawyers Club of New York in roles from bus boy to maitre d hotel. At a luncheon for his 76th birthday he and his wife were attended by Judge Harold Medina and Whitney North Seymour Jr. as the club quorum met to confirm his lifetime honorary membership.
Senator Ralph C. Dills leads a 27 to 6 passage in the California Senate approving a multimillion-dollar film industry tax break. He cites job losses and unemployment costs from the current inventory tax while critics warn the measure shifts tax burden to local property taxpayers and benefits Hollywood.
Superior Court Judge John G. Barnes aged 67 will retire Friday, concluding a 43 year run as a prosecutor and jurist in Los Angeles.
A fragmented 1850 telegrams and classified listing page shows delivery and posting details, date April 28, No 8 Volume 81, Long Beach postal office, entry as second class matter, with garbled source text referencing circulation, circulation bureau, and Saturday Sunday publication notes.
Alameda County grand jury indicts Eldridge Cleaver and seven others on three counts of attempted murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon against peace officers for the April 6 shootout with police. Bail set at 10000 per count. jury clears Oakland police in Bobby Hutton death.
Robert Cloyd Rusk a 21 year old Petaluma poet was convicted by a federal district court jury after a three day trial for failing to report for induction. Defense plans a mistrial motion due to juror doubts over the ballot under judge Alfonso J. Zirpati. The Rusk family showed emotion as the verdict was announced.
Anthony Dontanville, a former landscape gardener acquitted of a double murder, was found mentally competent by a psychiatrist and then charged with molesting a 6 year old girl at a South El Monte park last July. He had been associated with the Pasadena Parks Department and had previous convictions overturned on appeal.
Betty Blodgett, a 4 year old physical education instructor at Redwood High School, faces nonrenewal after principal Donald Kreps cites her 220 pound weight as unsuitable for teaching fitness. Blodgett has weight loss plans and thyroid issues, while attorney Leonard Bjorklund advocates retention citing student support. A hearing before State Office of Administrative Procedures will determine her fate.
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