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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1974
Page
9
In San Diego, five hours before jail time, financier C Arnhalt Smith wins a temporary stay of execution from a California state appeals court. The stay delays contempt of court sentence as the appeal proceeds.
United Press International reports Anthony Sinohue, 27, vanished from a Los Angeles courtroom after parole was revoked for alleged probation violations. He reappeared days later with his mother and attorney in Judge Raymond Choate's chamber, which led to reopening hearings and remanding him to custody. A court investigator noted the escape timing matched elevator service quirks in the building.
More than 7,040 Los Angeles police officers will receive bulletproof vests as standard gear after a City Council vote allocating about 350,000 dollars. The action followed testimony that a vest saved Officer Frank F. Goulart from death or serious injury after a July 31 shooting during a routine stop, where the officer wore a vest he had bought himself. A similar incident was reported in San Francisco.
Beverly Hills Municipal Court dismissed obscenity charges against two men for showing the film Deep Throat. Deputy District Attorney Jerry Haney moved for the dismissal after a mistrial was declared. Vincent Miranda of Pussycat Theater and M. Hagan, manager of Westwood Pussycat Theater, faced charges for the screenings.
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