Former L.A. Mayor Yorty Is Hospitalized
Former Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, a colorful, scrappy politician who ran the city during the turbulent 1960s, was in stable condition after being admitted to UCLA Medical Center with an unknown ailment, a hospital official said.
Yorty, 88, was transferred to the medical center from an unidentified hospital at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, nursing supervisor Susan Davidson said.
Yorty was elected mayor in 1961 and stayed in City Hall until Tom Bradley ousted him from office in 1973.
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