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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
4
New York Mayor John Lindsay announced the dismissal of Water Commissioner James L. Marcus, once a close aide, after Marcus faced federal charges. Lindsay said he was shocked when a U.S. grand jury indicted Marcus for participating in a $40,000 city contract kickback scheme.
Dorothy Kenyon, a bus driver in the ABC Unified School District, is elected president of the Adesia Cerritos Hawaiiian Gardens Chapter of the California School Employees Association. The chapter has over 250 members. A separate report notes Antonio Corallo and Marcus, ages 54 and 27, indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges with an $800,000 emergency contract for Bronx reservoir cleanup. Corallo posted $10,000 bail. Marcus resigned as water commissioner amid personal issues. The mayor Lindsay faces a damaging scandal potentially affecting his national image.
In February 1966 the Lindsay administration faced a pressure letter stating the complaint had no relation to official duties while Lindsay accepted Marcus resignation with reprieve. At a news conference he demanded Marcus quit after Arnald Fraiman, city investigation commissioner, reviewed the slogan inquiry and found nothing publically significant but criticized the matter’s appearance.
Twenty one government agencies pledge to end secret funding of foreign area studies and social science research. An interagency State Department committee issues 14 guidelines to clarify relations between universities and the federal government, covering about 35 million dollars annually in contracts. The rules require disclosure of government support by sponsor, university, and researcher.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield warned of a filibuster when the civil rights bill, House-passed, returns for debate on January 15. The measure would make it a federal crime to intimidate or injure civil rights workers in voting, jobs, travel, schooling, jury service, and public accommodations, with limited scope for scientific projects. The CIA and Defense Department involvement in related guidelines and the Project Camelot controversy are noted.
Los Angeles report that Angeles National Forest, the earliest established in California, marks its 75th birthday today with celebratory observations. The milestone highlights the forest’s long history and regional significance.
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