Winds Whip Fire Way Snubs at Country Club
Senator Howard Way, ousted as president pro-tem, rejects a peace overture from successor Jack Schrade and declines leadership of the Governmental Organization Committee. Schrade reshuffles key panels, naming George Danielson acting chair, while Mills accuses Unruh of pressuring him. Strong winds continue across Southern California, causing outages and overturned vehicles as crews work to restore services.
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Sacramento
Howard Way
Jack Schrade
Senate
Way
R-Exeter
Schhrade
Developer in Testimony About Tape in Bribe Case
San Francisco jurors hear Keith Smith testify he never ordered a voice actuated switch for a tape recorder in his office. Prosecutors say a November 1965 tape captured his claim of control over four of five Harbor Commission votes before the $12 million World Trade Center contract was awarded. Judge Horn will rule on admissibility, noting possible accidental creation of the tape. Smith, 43, a former Los Angeles Human Relations Commission member, faces bribery and perjury charges.
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San Pedro
Keith Smith
San Francisco
Smith
Los Angeles Harbor Commission
Commission
Los Angeles Harbor
Guments
Horn
Los Angeles Human Relations Commission
Harbor Commission
Judge May Close Ark. Prison Farm
UPI reports U.S. District Judge J Smith Henley ruled confinement at the Arkansas prison farm cruel and unusual punishment and declared the state system unconstitutional He threatened to close it and ordered an overhaul with a maximum security unit to be completed by mid 1971 at Cummins Prison Farm
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Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Arkansas
U.S
J. Smith Henley
Henley
Cummins Prison Farm
DA Accepts Ruling on Jail Death
The district attorney stated that the events surrounding the jail death matched prior conflicts with the law. Eyewitnesses said the struggle began as Williams resisted deputies and the restraint was released once he ceased resisting. Deputies attempted revival with a resuscitator and CPR, then called an ambulance for hospital treatment.
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Vence
Williams
Records and Q&A on typing feats and Dempsey service
A look at historic typing records from 1923 to 1941 and the fact check on Jack Dempsey’s military service. It notes American record holders Albert Tangora Margaret Owen and Margaret Hamma, plus Dempsey’s World War I roles in the National Guard and Coast Guard, and a diploma return query involving Kenneth Robert Bognann.
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Ued
New York City
Albert Tangora
Margaret Owen
Margaret Hamma
United States
Sound Off Toe Beer in the Air National Guard
A Long Beach reader vents about a year and three months in the Air National Guard. He describes attending summer camp and meetings but questions the unit’s purpose and complains drills are lax and filled with goofing off.
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Air National Guard
C. B
Long Beach
CBS Drops Red Skelton Show From CBS Schedule
CBS will drop Red Skelton from its regular schedules next season after negotiations ended. Skelton has been on television 19 consecutive years, 16 with CBS and three with NBC, with guest appearances possible on the three major networks. CBS plans a one to three year revamp of its entertainment lineup, while Ed Sullivan and Lucille Ball are not leaving the network.
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Red Skelton
White House
Executive Mansion
CBS
New York Times Service
Skelton
NBC
New York
Hollywood
Ed Sullivan
Lucille Ball
Network
Jackie Gleason
Scott predicts defeat of school desegregation amendment
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said a southern backed amendment to enforce school desegregation would be knocked out in the House Senate conference on the school aid bill. He deemed it unconstitutional or unenforceable, as the fight shifts to conference and potential court action.
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Unruh
Senate
Mills
Schrade
Washington
UPI
Hugh Scott
House
Scott
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
North
South
Beni
Sam J. Irvin Jr
Dn.c
Nixon
Mansfield
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Boy 8 Pushed Car Killed in Cerritos Crash
An eight year old Artesia boy James Martin Jr died when the rear of his father’s car, being pushed for gas, was struck by a car driven by Frank Napier. James Sr and a passerby escaped injury. Mrs Martin and Napier injured. Napier charged with driving under the influence of dangerous drugs and felony manslaughter.
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Artesia
Cerritos
James Martin Jr
Graystone Ave
Frank W. Napier
Coldbrook Ave
Lakewood
Studebacker Road
James Sr
Opel Martin
Napier
Martin
Pioneer Hospital
Pioneer
UCS County Medical Center
Hahn Eyes Bid for U S Senate Seat
Los Angeles based Supervisor Kenneth Hahn announced serious consideration of entering the Democratic race for the U S Senate. An independent poll reportedly showed Hahn ahead of George E Brown Jr and John V Tunney and capable of beating Republican George Murphy in the November runoff as a Maverick and Independent.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Kenneth Halm
U.S. Senate
Tlahn
George E. Brown Jr
John V. Tunney
George Murphy
Pitchess Lambasts Cost Hike At Contract Cities Meeting
Bellflower hosted a Contract Cities gathering where Sheriff Pitchess criticized rising protection costs. Introduced by Mayor Mary E. Lewis, Pitchess urged unity among contract cities and outlined plans to seek federal aid for a $70,000 independent study of contractual law enforcement costs, including a $37,000 grant request under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safety Act. Princess Margaret meanwhile vacationed in Barbados as guest of theatre designer Oliver Messel.
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Pitchess
Mary E. Lewis
Bellflower
Roin
Board of Supervisors
United’ Front
Justice Department
London
Margaret
Barbados
Oliver Messel
Lord Snowdon
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Governmental Organization
Finance, Transportation, Agriculture
Revenue and Taxation
San Diego
Governmentalficiency Committee
James RK
D-San Diego
Assembly Democratic
Jess Unruh
Senate Transportation Committee
Tom Carrells
Mervyn Dymally
Sonia
Santa Ana
J. A. Long
Southland
Orange County
The
Highway Patrol
Clayton W. Horn
Judge May Close
Ark
Jack Tar
Jack Dempsey
Army
Navy
National Guard
Coast Guard
E. M. Conlon
Long Beach Coast Guard
New York State National Guard
Okinawa
Dempsey
Kenneth Robert Bognann
Poly
Action Line
Takewind
Bognann
Robert V. Bognain
Bellhaven
la Palsina
Mike Mansfield
Walker's the Friendly Store
Royal Imperial
Hahn
Victoria
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