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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1970

Page

3

Deny Fireworks Sale Continues in City Discussion

City council hears arguments against repealing the fireworks ban as doctors from Memorial Hospital and Long Beach Medical Association warn of child injury risks. Dr. Harry W. Orme notes cited figures may overstate ties to injuries, urging caution.

Harry W. Orme Children's Hospital Memorial ‘Hospital Long Beach “Medical Association Long Beach Pediatric Society Orme Shayp Tullio Rizzo Everett I. Miller Jr Long Beach Ares Council Bay Seouls Counci Thomas Sato Sharp Rizzo Mer. John Paul R. Deats Mansell

County budget sparks shock as large tax hike edges ahead

Budget figures show a rise from 72.2 million to 128.6 million next year, with boosts to law enforcement, courts, and capital projects. Supervisors Hahn and Dorn clash over travel cuts while advocating restraint. Barton vows to speak at hearings. Welfare and hospital services drive most of the tax increase, drawing protests over spending and firework regulation debates.

rLaw Yuourts Barton Ic Hollinger

Reagan Reviews State Economy and Budget Outlook

Governor Reagan warned of a softening California economy that could push down revenue estimates and threaten the budget. He said state aid to schools would likely require a statewide tax increase, and emphasized tax reform limits, noting May figures could shift funding needs. He also called the Los Angeles teachers strike illegal and questioned state intervention.

Sacramento Ronald Reagan California Reagan Nixon Los Angeles Robert N. Finch

Nixon says economy to level off with signs of improvement

The report quotes President Nixon urging the public not to lose faith despite unemployment and stock market downturns. He says late summer will show improvement, with economist Paul W. McCracken calling for cautious optimism about business activity and inflation.

Nixon Spafford Paul W. McCracken President's Council of Economic Advisers Dallas Tex McCracken

Soft Whiskey and Friends Calvert Products

Soft Whiskey and friends present Calvert Extra as a smooth inviting option. Names Passport and Passport Scorch highlight Canadian and Scottish origins from five distilleries. Confide in your bartender and order any one on the rocks to break the ice.

Calvert Lord Calvert Scotland Highlands

Senate race headlines mix of candidates and raids

PLOT continues with Republican hopeful Norton Simon facing off against industrialist rival as Democratic contenders Rep George B Brown Jr and Rep John V Tunney search for support. Police reveal a San Fernando Valley raid linked to a criminal conspiracy case. Authorities report undercover bribery attempt aimed at murder of a Los Angeles citizen. FBI assisted, weapons include foreign and domestic submachine guns, grenade launcher, large ammo stock. Suspects tied to illegal possession of machine guns named. arrests in the valley.

Phy Norton Simon George. B. Brown Jr John V. Tunney Brown Los Angeles Tunney Riverside Davis San Fernando Valley Federal Bureau of Investigation North Korea Robert ‘Schurman Topanga Muder George Ross Clemens Bill Mercy Darek Jr. Tateman Marco Hanson Canaga Park

Tax Plan Clears Assembly Committee Hurdle in Sacramento

Governor Reagan’s broad tax shift cleared a key Ways and Means vote, 124 to approve two bills after six hours of testimony. The plan, aimed at tax relief for homeowners renters and seniors, would raise revenue via a state income tax exemption sales tax increase and a half cent boost in bank and corporate taxes. If enacted it would provide about 993 million in relief and 985 million in new revenue for 1973-74.

Sacramento Ronald Reagan Assembly Assembly Ways and Means Bagley Renegan Assemblyman Carley V. Porter D Compton California Reagan

Berkeley Catapult Clash Halts Campus Demonstration

A violent clash on campus led to arrests as mobs hurled rocks and bricks at police who used tear gas. A novel catapult weapon, described as a super sling shot with a leather pocket and surgical pieces, fired missiles over a gate, guiding militants off campus into the street.

Mack Berkeley

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