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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1969
Page
3
Los Angeles city sales tax falls from 6 to 5 percent at 12:01 a.m. today for six months. The compromise aimed to ease approval by the Legislature and to raise about 20 million dollars in revenue. City Controller Charlies Navarro said the tax produced more than the estimate but did not provide a dollar figure.
The Sirhan B. Sirhan murder trial for Robert F. Kennedy’s killing is projected to cost Los Angeles County about 1 million dollars with provisional county costs at 858,595 to date. Security adds include a special cell and armor plates, while the state plans a 5000 three cell suite at Vacaville for housing if convicted.
Six Local retail clerks locals signed a three year contract with the Food Employers Council granting higher health welfare and pension benefits as the unions aim to avert a strike at Southland supermarkets. Three other locals Bargain pending with talks ongoing and a workers stay on the job until April 12. A separate Malibu incident reports a three year old boy drowning in his parents pool.
Pilot Glen R. Edwards 45 suffered minor injuries after his Bell Ranger helicopter clipped a power line and crashed onto Griffith Park Boulevard in Los Angeles. A single car, driven by Mrs. Baldhe Pleman, was barely touched as the craft skidded to a stop. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory owned helicopter crash landed with no fire or explosion.
A bandit escaped with an estimated $50,000 in diamonds after holding five people at Kay's jewelry store in Los Angeles Monday night. The thief took nine trays of diamond rings during the holdup.
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