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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
27
Malcolm Epley reportslegal commentators discuss potential reversals in the Sirhan case and Supreme Court sensitivities over criminal protections. Officials fear Sam Yorty remarks could affect the state's pursuit of the assassin, raising questions about the balance between defendants’ rights and public safety.
Local brief items from the June 17 1968 edition cover community happenings on Section B Page 8 1. Names places and events are drawn from readable fragments noting civic notices sports and social items compiled for quick reader uptake.
Pickets and Teamsters Local S72 picketed Berkey Photo Service at 3400 E 70th St Long Beach alleging unlawful labor practices and failure to recognize the union. About 150 employees are affected. A separate report states a woman’s $2000 platinum diamond ring was stolen from Ted J. Lepinson’s home on Greenmeadow Road.
A notice announces admission free events in Long Beach including a 7 pm parent seminar titled Expectation of Our Children. The session is sponsored by the Long Beach Community Improvement League and the Community Service Center located at 2222 Olive Avenue.
Mrs. Dorothy C. Morgan faced counts of giving false testimony and being an accessory after the fact to the murder of her son in law James G. Frutchey. After a 40 minute preliminary hearing Judge George Rerkovich set arraignment for July 1 in Torrance Superior Court Department J. Morgan, a key witness in the murder trial of her husband Arthur V. Morgan, who was acquitted of shooting Frutchey on July 2, 1967, in Rolling Hills, later died. Long Beach attorney Joseph A. Ball argued self defense. the DA cited testimony placing Morgan inside the house when the shooting occurred.
Shopping carts vanish from Southern California supermarkets causing losses of about one million dollars per year. Managers report shortages disrupt shopping and raise prices as carts cost roughly 40 to 35 dollars each to replace. Stores like Ralph’s Alpha Beta and Von’s fight theft by stricter cart rules and a push to provide alternative wheeled carts while cautioning that costs will trickle to shoppers.
About 2000 people rallied at Cabrillo Beach to oppose converting the beach into a yacht harbor. The Citizens Committee to Save Cabrillo Beach accuses the city and Harbor Department of prioritizing profit over recreation for minority and general beach users. Local officials and supporters urged keeping or expanding the beach, proposing it be transferred to state park guardianship if needed.
Long Beach officers arrested Bill Spater a 25 year old sculptor and three others on suspicion of marijuana possession after a car stop in the 3200 block of East Broadway. They were jailed and released on 1250 dollar bail each. Officers found marijuana cigarettes bags and residue on others. Spater sparked campus protests with nine satirical sculptures tied to his master’s thesis at California State College Tonz Beach.
The battleship New Jersey sailed from Long Beach Harbor for San Diego after drawing more than 45,000 visitors over the weekend. Police described Sunday’s harbor traffic as the greatest jam yet, with 45,591 visitors counted over two days and 26,000 aboard Sunday. The ship heads to San Diego for a week of training before returning to Long Beach on July 8.
A Long Beach man Morlon Conrad Olson Jr aged 88 died at the scene when his pickup struck a light standard on the San Diego Freeway near the Golden West overcrossing in Westminster at 3 05 am. A two year old boy was killed instantly and a woman in her mid thirties died on arrival at Westminster Hospital. Officers report all three were ejected on impact. A separate Long Beach police report notes a prowler entered Louis R Hansen home and stole a television set valued at 518 dollars on Sunday.
An Independent Press Telegram classified ad helped Robert H. Morgan of 4332 Faculty Ave sell a 1952 MG engine the first day it appeared. The notice invites readers to advertise their items by calling HE 2 5959 and provides local numbers for Bellflower Lakewood and Garden Grove.
When cancer nearly claimed his life Andy Gassaway found solace in Bryant’s Thanatopsis but chose to live. He rebuilt from losses, kept only a small cafe, and now with daily work and a steady stream of charity he sustains a decades long habit of helping others. From Oklahoma roots to Long Beach diners his tale blends grit, faith, and philanthropy.
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