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Public Interest

Apr. 13, 1999

Reflecting on a Simpler Time

SAN FRANCISCO - Dec. 24, 1969, was a slow news day, so a federal court hearing in San Francisco drew intense press attention as attorneys for California Rural Legal Assistance persuaded U.S. District Judge Robert F. Peckham to order government surplus groceries trucked to hungry residents of Stanislaus County.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Dec. 24, 1969, was a slow news day, so a federal court hearing in San Francisco drew intense press attention as attorneys for California Rural Legal Assistance persuaded U.S. District Judge Robert F. Peckham to order government surplus groceries trucked to hungry residents of Stanislaus Co...

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