Rising to his feet, Howard L. Holtzendorf (black arrow) shouts, It's a lie! to a charge just made by Lewis Scott (white arrow) that the City Housing Authority director threatened to punch me in the nose if I didn't sell his outfit my Chávez Ravine home. Moderator James L. Beebe (center) sprang to his feet to restore order at the May 30, 1952 hearing.
Holtzendorff, Howard L Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, California Housing--California--Los Angeles Governmental investigations--California--Los Angeles Eminent domain--California--Los Angeles Chávez Ravine (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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