Father of retarded girl loses suit against insurer
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury rejected Richard Markham's $1 million suit against Retna Life Insurance Co. for refusing to pay for Dr. Henry Turkel's controversial treatment for his daughter Rachel, a child with Down syndrome. The panel ruled the company did not breach a contract or act in bad faith, and noted the FDA has not approved the treatment for general use.
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Jury seeks eight year old tape in Van Houten retrial
Jurors in Leslie Van Houten's Los Angeles retrial asked to hear an eight year old tape in which a Manson follower was offered immunity to testify against other family members. Court officials searched for a reel to reel player as the jury ended its fifth day of deliberations on charges including the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca on August 10 1969 and conspiracies related to the Tate killings.
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Los Angeles
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Michael McGann
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Long Beach Symphony opens 15th season at Summer Starlight
Dan Ray conducts the Long Beach Symphony at Recreation Park as about 4,000 attend the free inaugural concert of the Summer Starlight series. The program mixes Liszt, Gottschalk, Enesco, Ginastera and Gershwin with standout string work and Ray’s dynamic baton. Some piano phrasing issues surfaced during Gottschalk and Liszt but the audience remained appreciative.
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Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
Johnnie ‘Ar
Recreation Park
Oscar Lewis Fernandez
Franz Liszt
Malcolm Arnold
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Fran Tarantella
Georges Enesca
Alberto Ginester
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Aaron Copland
Ray
Ginestera
Southeast Youth Symphony Orchestra
Harry Granger
Georges Bizet
Peter Hyitch Tchaikovsky
Valley Chambers Orchestra
Thomas Osborne
Richard Rogers
Sound of Music
Leonard Bernstein
Strauss
Bizet
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