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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1969
Page
2
Gov Ronald Reagan defended his tax reform proposal at a weekly press conference claiming no tax increase will occur and denounced Assembly minority leader Jess Unruh as distorting provisions. Unruh contended the plan would raise state revenues by 204 million dollars and held a morning briefing.
Los Angeles Police Chief Tom Reddin announced he will resign to become a television broadcaster. He denied politics drove the move and said he aims to explain community problems to the public while improving police public relations.
Torrential rains in the lower Midwest swell rivers and flood plains. More than 1,800 people are homeless as dikes hold, Red Cross sets up mass feeding in multiple towns, and National Guardsmen assist in North Sioux City and surrounding communities.
A reader asks where to find a map and booklet on California historical sites with missions focus. The answer notes a booklet Mission Country available for $1 from the California Mission Country Visitors Association and mentions a quarterly journal and society events.
A reader reports a $660 federal tax refund applied to an outstanding $783 debt per Robert Lawrence of the Long Beach IRS office. The official advised contacting the Long Beach office and the Ogden Utah payment center if needed. IRS guidance includes filing claims to rectify issues and seeking local assistance for tax form questions. A Pepsi-Cola delivery truck incident is noted next.
Several hundred Harvard students occupied University Hall in Cambridge on Wednesday led by the Students for a Democratic Society. Deans including Franklin L. Ford and Burris Young were forcibly removed, and ROTC ties at Harvard faced possible actions. Campus and city police stayed distant as the siege continued into the evening.
The Senate approved a bill to remove fault grounds from divorce and speed up proceedings. It would require conciliation divisions and optional counseling, with judge decisions still final and alimony child custody and property rules revised accordingly.
A crowd of about 400 gathered at the Stanford Electronic Laboratory to begin a sit-in after a three hour mass meeting in which roughly 1,000 attendees voted two to one for immediate action.
Navy hosts a welcoming ceremony for Miss Welcome girls as part of today’s Inside Today feature. Coverage highlights community events and school profiles across pages B-1.
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