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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
1
An Assembly committee wrestled with a private lottery plan that would dedicate most proceeds to public school support while operators would receive little. Governor Anderson warned against a privately run scheme and a broad coalition opposed the measure at a joint press conference.
A 32 year old physicist Charles Gallagher jr was shot in a park on the West Side after leaving his home for a meeting. Police say a single bullet ended his life and 15 detectives hunted for a motive and the killer. He had just visited Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island for atomic research tied to sensitive exchanges with the Soviet Union.
In Maryville authorities imposed a strict curfew after two nights of student protests over food quality. State troopers and National Guard units were mobilized with around 135 police and deputies in the area. Campus life remained quiet though crowds gathered downtown and a resignation by the college dietitian was announced.
Three more earthquakes hit the Stavonski Brod area in Croatia causing extensive damage. Belgrade reports the tremors on Monday as rescue teams assess shattered buildings and aftershocks stir fears in the hard hit region.
Melvin Walker, 43, dies after a train drags him inside a tunnel at List Street station as his wife screams and pulls his hand free. Motorman Dominick Lick says passengers only realized the danger after the train halted 100 feet inside the tunnel.
New York stockholders of American Telephone and Telegraph approved a 22 for 1 stock split in a record vote of 206,226,106 to 1,236,515. The split takes effect May 24 with new shares distributed June 22. Billy Rose failed to win a board seat, receiving 57,000 votes. The meeting in the Bronx also highlighted AT&T charitable work and board demographics.
Premier Khrushchev publicly denounces Mao Zedong and vows no mercy to Chinese Communists accusing Peking of subversion. He warns the Sino-Soviet split is a grave crisis, saying the Red Chinese dragged the Communist world to the brink.
Princeton NF Wednesday church leaders curbed hopes for an early merger of six major Protestant denominations. The Methodist Church is willing to continue talks and draft a factual plan, but opposition cites others not sharing the traditional Methodist stance on total abstinence.
Amantadine hydrochloride, synthesized by DuPont chemists, shows about 75 percent effectiveness in early human tests for preventing flu and may reduce fever pains and aches. The drug could also offer protection against German measles and other viruses, Dr Herman Wendel told the Federation of Continued Fuge AD.
California voters divide over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban subscription or pay TV. A statewide poll shows two key camps, with a slim margin favoring subscription TV against the amendment while others oppose it. The study tested how the measure would appear on the ballot and public support.
In Sacramento seven pro-Rockefeller legislators formed a separate group to counter extremism within the Republican Party. They plan to shadow Goldwater’s preprimary circuit, starting in Los Angeles, and ask voters whether they would back Goldwater or a more moderate GOP. They accuse radical elements of dismembering the party and seek a new political approach. The move follows statewide polling on party unity and constitutional measures.
A terse newspaper blurb notes the Cardinals shell Dodger Don Drysdale, with the Dodgers slump referenced on page C-1. The piece hints at rising stock market chatter and hockey results as the Blades stay alive by beating San Francisco.
Senator Barry Goldwater blasted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and the Johnson administration Wednesday in Long Beach accusing them of relying on unproven missile reliability. He said drawing-board estimates cannot guarantee national safety and demanded real testing. The Pentagon defended its estimates amid a broader debate on U.S. superiority over the Soviet Union.
Long Beach cooled by 4 degrees cooler than L A today with a forecast of 73. Temperatures reached 96 in Long Beach and 95 in Los Angeles amid a shift in winds. Skies expected to clear with early sun and a dry day ahead.
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