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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1969

Page

11

Cigarette Firms Face Shifted Habits and Industry Pushback

Health officials report a 1.75 percent drop in consumption led by adults with teenagers showing rising non start trends. Seven million try to quit annually but only 1.5 million succeed. Predictions vary as Agriculture sees steady use until 1975 then decline. industry disputes foresee health scares fading. FCC action and celebrities push antismoking campaigns amid rising prices.

Daniel Horn US Public Health Service Clearing House On Department of Agriculture Horn FCC New York City

Violence Protests Split Valley State Students View

A San Fernando Valley State college survey shows 76 percent favor encouraging minority attendance and 67 percent back an Afro-American studies department. Most oppose campus violence by minorities, 78 percent say no to violent protest if legal channels are exhausted. Responses on recruiting 500 minority students show division.

Voigts & Fields Doris Day Lawrence Welk Tony Curtis American Cancer Society Vic Roby Variety Henry Morgan New York San Fernando Valley State College Valley State

Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Staged Hold Up

Kerry K. Platt, 55, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody in Reseda after allegedly staging a bank holdup at a Security Pacific National Bank branch. Police say Platt admitted involvement in more than 16 Los Angeles area robberies since 1963.

Reseda CNS Los Angeles Security-Pacific National Bank Kerry K. Platt Platt

Los Angeles School Board race targets drug policy

Candidates Tom Quinn and Edmund G Brown Jr decry what they call misguided school policies inviting teen drug use. They warn LA is a top narcotics target and push for aggressive reforms including classroom narcotics education and direct testimony from ex addicts.

Los Angeles Brown State Narcotics Council Quinn Mexico

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