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Independent from Long Beach, California • 3

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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if 1 i 1 I -v- I 7r i i Mtv it. in INDEPENDENT (AM) PRESS-TELEGRAM (PMH-A-3 fiv cawu RAQUELjS STREET BUSY novarro Murder trial begins Find! Plane Wreckage, 4 Bodies ens Superior Court. Novarro, on Taxicab above Studio. 7If convicted of first gree murder, Paul Fergu-': Son could be sentenced te the gas chamber. The L.

younger toother could not receive: the death penalty however, because he was 17 the time of Novarros death. Selection, of a jury got Under way Monday iq the trial. of two 7 brothers Charged with the murder of silent screen idol Ramon Novarro, Oct. 30. Paul Robert Ferguson, 23, and Thomas Scott guson, 18, both of Chicago are on trial in Los Angeles suffocated from massive bleeding from a- nose fracture and mouth cuts.

The prosecution claims that the Ferguson brothers beat Novarro in an attempt to find $5,000 they though was hidden In the former actors home But the two tow trucks that responded only caused more havoc, breaking oil pan fuel lines and spilling gallons of diesel oil down the hillside, A fin truck soon, arrived with red lights blinking. and siren creaming. Ah, but a then the show biz gang came to the rescue. Neighbors in the area rolled their Rolls Boyces and Cadillacs out of their garages, and gave the tourists a lift back to their Firemen later freed the bus and it rolled safely down the hill; most interesting curves may be on actresses, but the most dangerous are on the streets in front of their homes, some New York tourists have discovered. Thomas Shiflett, 35, driving a Continental Trailways with 34 passengers, tried to negotiate a turn in front pf Raqiiel Welchs but didnt quite make it Sunday afternoon.

He got stuck on the narrow road and couldnt turn around. Shiflett called for help from the home 1 of composer Maurice Jarre, winner of two Academy Awards for the scores to "Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago. Lsmg Beach and Seat searched un-' suafessfully Monday for a sniper who fired a bullet through the windshield of a taxk narrowly the Officers said Sherman W. Burdine Jr 23, of 21926 S.

Vermont Torrance, suffered minor facial cuts from, bits of shattered window glass. He was alone in. the on Pacific Coast Highway the Seal Beach west city limits when the bullet ripped into the cab at 4:09 a.m. dozen 'Long Beach and Seal Beach officers set up a roadblock with flares and 'searched the area, but failed to find any trace of the gunman. DIVORCE REFORM BILL The bodies.

of four per-i sons killed in the crash of a I light plane June 24 were' recovered Monday from a remote canyon area north of Laguna Beach. Wreckage of the Cessna 182, on a flight from Wisconsin to' Orange County Airport via Yuma, was spotted by a helicopter pilot The coroner's office ienti-. fied the victims, all from Colubmus, Wis as Richard Olson, the pilot; his wife, Lucy; Lloyd H. Potenberg Jr. and' his Wilma.

Rescuers said bodies of the two men still were inside the single-engine craft, which had flipped over when it crashed. Bodies of the women were found-' near the wreckager The plane left Wisconsin June .21 and was last heard from June 23 when it departed Yuma. Bodies of thevictim were taken to Pacific View Mortuary; Corono del Mar. (Continued from Page A-f) how much community property the-wife gets. The newr law provides that a couples wealth be divided equally in most cases, although -the-judgehasnar-row discretion to make Donald.

L. Grunsky, -Watsonville, agreed to an extent wq are stemming the Nevada, divorce racket, but he said thatprobably 'would applyto Californians -who now will stay in their home state instead of running to Nevada. Sen. Clark -L. Bradley, R-San Jose, who called it a step in the direction of Renb-Las Vegas type-of divorce proceedings We do not want.

CaUfornia to become- a' divorce -mill state." The bill's Sen. Pierson Bribery Trial Postponed 9 Protests Ban Los Angeles Rec-. nation and Part Commissioner Mel Piersons bribery trial on charges of accepting kickbacks for- his help1 in the awarding of city contracts postponed Monday until Oct 1. LOS ANGELES (UPD About 500 members of the Church of Scientology paraded in front of the Australian Trade Mission here Monday to protest a ban on the sect in Australia. When child custody is at issue, one spouse could charge the other with wrong doing, 'but would have to back that up with solid evidence provable in court.

At present the aver- age case involves a woman bringing, jn a friend who -testifies in' general that the husband treated, the wife badly, the husband doesnt contestthe the divorce is granted. Grunsky noted in. all other proceedings evidence of misconduct be inad-missable, aiming to end hateful, miserable accusatory proceedings. USC Fills Pont Held By Egeberg Appointment of' Dr Franz K. Bauer as interim dean of the UfiC school of medicine was -announced has been associate dean.

-1 Dr. Bauer1 replaces Dr. Roger O. Egeberg, recently confirmed as assistant secretary Of Health, Education and Welfare in the- Nixon Administration. ACTION (Continued from Page A-1) A PROPONENT, Sen.

George Danielson, D-Los replied, It's onty the rich few, the actors and actresses, who can afford to go. to Mexico or Nevada." He said the main vaW of the new law is- once' a marriage in Inevitable, the procedure is less painful Theyre tired of each other. They just dont get along any more. The wife gets up in the morning and keeps her hair in curlers until noon Sen. George Deukmejian, R-Long Beach, argued against the revision on grounds it aided iii the dis- integratioq-Of Instead of trying to preserve the: family as a unit we're going in the op-posite -direction of making it easier to get a divorce, said Deukmejian, a GOP candidate for state attor-ney-generatin 1970.

Grunsky- said the main effect-will-be to eliminate thej'vkiousness, the bitter-ness" that mark current law totakingout a tooth 1 without a pain and the new shotof Novocains i- Complete their orders, he said. He asks yoa and others to send a photostatic copy of their canceled check so the -order- can-bO-re-filled Minor Problem LUNCHEON JUST SECONDS FROM DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH tk Q. 1 understand the new legislation against ob-- scene literature directed. toward minors has caused the Long Beach Public Library to initiate a strict censorship policy for teen-aged readers. Is -this R.T.H., Long Beach.

A. No restriction exists for tenth graders and above, said City. Librarian Frances Henselman. "We have been holding meetings to discuss the new laws possible effects on -our policy of making adult fiction accessible to children, she snid. The present policy Is to allow children in the ninth grade and above to hold ah adult card, which gives them access to non-fiction books needed for school wort.

In order to check out adult fiction, however, ninth graders have to refer their book choice to a librarian for approval. The wording of the new law makes us wonder whether or not we have to extend this referral policy to everyone under. she said. One possible response would be to. prepare a form for parents to sign giving, their minor offspring permission to read any adult fiction.

The new law for the first time sets up obscenity legislation aimed specifically at minors, and makes it easier to prosecute sellers of pornography to minors. OP. -PAUINO :4. i ANOTHER MAJOR provision aims at ending acrimonious court battles ovefr SHomm inninuuiT 19M 1 OCEAN BLVO. PHONE 4374418 1 Litby FI Foeifi Holiday Aprtm Tartan.

f--r Q. After I attended the annual Highland Games in Santa Monica a few weeks ago, I started looking for Scottish plaid yardage of the McCray clan. I dont know of any shop that has this material and wondefdf you could help me. Long Beach. Young California Swimwear Junior sizes 5-13 A.

Scottish Imports-116 Santa Montea Santa Ifonka, has a selection of more than 2009 dan plaids and vnriatfons worn by Scotsmen A spokesman for the store said the McCray. plaid is not In stock now, bat they can "Scotland, of course, she said. 'tt. 'From where? "Where else? Formerly 6.99 Formerly 15.00-19.00 9.99 Formerly 20.00-30.00 Repeat of a sellout! Our crepe jumper returns in four fall colors Matching beach shifts, coverups, swim se ts Rlack, brown, green or cranberry looks great in-soft acetate crepe. This smart jumper is indispensable for summer'.

for fall! Switch looETto match your moods wear.it with a sheer blouse or slinky shirt with long scarf. Fully lined; 10-20, Spouse and scarf' shown available In our Accessory Shop Budget Dresses, lxmg Beach and Lakewood 12 price Young California Shop, all stores i i i 'V -1 i v1 I' V'-v LA- hadra V'v- pomona MARINA Psclfle Coast Hwy a) 2nd LAKEWOOD Osl Antfct Giaywood NEWPORT CENTER wi Fashion alanA PALOS VERDES Hawthorns at Sltvhr Spw Rd. SANTA ANA Main atTtnth HIOU EUNNYUOdKilST. CO, IOUWVI.LUL KrliOPKJOf. $4.17 43.01 Wt Faahioa Squaro -Top of the Mall i- t- J.

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