21 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
1
Justice Earl Warren plans to leave the Supreme Court claiming his 75th birthday and beliefs about declining powers prompt retirement. Abe Fortas is noted as a leading potential successor as President Johnson prepares to name a new chief justice before leaving office.
The Senate approved a 10 percent surcharge on individual and corporate income taxes and approved a $6 billion federal spending cut. President Johnson is expected to sign promptly though he dislikes the spending limits. Supporters call it stern medicine to curb inflation and prevent financial chaos. Opponents warn of drastic cuts to social programs and reduced aid to the poor.
The Associated Press reports 109 gun deaths in the United States since midnight Sunday. Homicides total 57, personal crisis reports 42, and accidental shootings 10. The FBI notes about 6,500 gun deaths in 1966, an average of 125 firearms homicides per week.
Philip Hutchings, a soft spoken young Black organizer in Newark, is selected to succeed Rap Brown as leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. An informant notes SNCC aims to move away from a cult of personality toward grassroots organizing around specific programs.
Negotiations continued this forenoon at Lemon Products Division Sunkist Growers Inc with a federal mediator, as Teamsters Local 871 and its employee committee press for automatic wage withholding of union dues and a medical benefit plan. Owen Burman reported no word from the talks at midday. Eugene Rudd spoke for the company amid threats of a large consumer boycott if negotiations fail.
Hugo Vihlen completed an 85 day Atlantic crossing in a tiny boat but could not land at Homestead. He reached Delray Beach with his wife and 11 year old son aboard a motor launch after Gulf Stream winds forced a final leg. The Coast Guard Cutter Cape Shoalwater picked up his six foot April Fool before he boarded Sea Wolfe.
A metal band truck broke on a trailer spilling 250 gallons of strawberries onto the Santa Ana Freeway. Traffic was halted as crews cleaned the roadway and investigated the incident yesterday in the City of Commerce.
Residents including Mrs Eric McCorkell and Anna Parlapi ano favor gun registration saying controls are needed to know who holds firearms. Others like Jesus Perez and John Guido support recording gun ownership to aid law enforcement and crime tracing.
Gordon R. Howard announces commitments from Alpha Beta Markets for a 23 200 square foot store and Value Giant Drugs for 20 996 square feet joining W T Grant in a planned 70 000 square foot regional complex. 85 percent of leasable area spoken for with additional specialty tenants eyed.
Police say a routine patrol found four suspects in a car near Moffatt Motors after 1 a.m. The driver wavered between lanes and officers found a marijuana cigarette in possession of one occupant. James Pethtel Thomas Shate Robert Stuart and a Corona juvenile face drug related charges.
Mostly sunny and hot weekend forecast after a noon temperature of 93 and an overnight low of 54. Yesterday peaked at 97, with continued high readings expected Saturday.
Mark W. Rankin, 23, an Annapolis native and University of Maryland student, set fire to his draft card in downtown Saigon to denounce United States participation in Vietnam. Police quickly arrested him after dispersing a crowd of reporters. Rankin said he visited 10 bases on a tourist visa and urged ending the American role while not opposing South Vietnam. He claimed no plan for a wider demonstration.
Corona's Teen Post Council extends the application deadline by a week and a half. Six people initially applied but only three returned forms. One of the remaining applicants is a young woman, according to Jim Jacobson, the human relations commissioner.
U S sources said radar misreads caused false helicopter sightings around the DMZ triggering attacks on allied ships. They cited a sinking patrol boat and an Australian destroyer taking 200 missile holes as evidence, with no further comment from U S Command.
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