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Yorty as a California State Assemblyman in 1940. Sam Yorty was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, [1] the son of Frank Patrick and Johanna (Egan) Yorty. His paternal grandfather was Pennsylvania Dutch, while the rest of his ancestors were Irish, his mother being a native of Clonmel, Ireland. [2]
Jun 6, 1998 · Samuel W. Yorty, who served three contentious terms as Los Angeles’ mayor during the turbulent 1960s, died Friday at the age of 88.
Sam Yorty, 88, the colorfully cantankerous California politician who gained fame as the combative mayor of Los Angeles in the whirlwind years of the 1960s, died of pneumonia June 5 at his home in...
When he was seeking his first term in 1961, Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty insisted that "to ensure healthy democratic processes" and thwart any "self-interest group that feeds on...
Jun 10, 1998 · A harsh critique of the late Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, who ran a racist and demagogic campaign against Tom Bradley in 1969. The article recounts Yorty's political career, his role in the Watts Riots and his legacy of division and fear.
Sam Yorty, the fiery mayor who baffled liberals and conservatives alike as he steered Los Angeles through the turbulent 1960s, died Friday at 88.
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TIME. January 19, 1968 12:00 AM GMT-5. “Although it will involve a definite conflict of interest,” Mayor Sam Yorty once joshed, “the city of Los Angeles has purchased the Los Angeles Times ...
