Senate adjourns as Unruh balks over recess plan
Senate adjournment chaos leaves key issues like property tax relief supplemental school financing and Bay Area rapid transit unresolved. A three member delegation was sent to the lower house after Assembly adjourned early, with Gov Reagan and Lt. Gov Finch away and acting governor Burns presiding.
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Unruh
Senate
Capitol
Bay Area
George Miller Jr
Assembly
Miller
Action Line service offers help solving problems
A public inquiry service promises to answer questions of general interest. Readers are urged to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 between 9 am and 1 pm or 5 pm and 9 pm Monday through Friday.
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Long Beach
Calif
Johnson wears Silver Star lapel pin from WWII
ACTION LINE asked about the lapel button on President Johnson. A spokesman said he wears an enamelled metal miniature of the Silver Star ribbon awarded by General Douglas MacArthur during World War II for meritorious service on a Pacific survey flight.
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President Johnson
Action Line
E. P
Long Beach
Johnson
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Long Beach Renames Recreation Park Courts for Billie Jean King
The Long Beach City Council renamed Recreation Park tennis courts the Billie Jean Moffitt King Tennis Center after her Wimbledon win. A ticker tape parade was canceled amid notes that a press agent pressed for a parade on short notice for a Los Angeles tennis tournament promotion.
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Recreation Park
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
S. S
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Stepping Out section previews dining scene across city
The Independent Press Telegram highlights Stepping Out with updates on coffee shops family spots gourmet restaurants and entertainment venues. It invites readers to read today for the latest eating and leisure news and to save the reference for later.
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Independent, Press- Telegram
Tot Swept to Death in Globe Rainstorm
A violent thunderstorm in Globe Arizona swept away four year old Mike Naegelin as floodwaters rose on main streets. The body was found in Pinal Creek about a mile from the pull from his sister Lisa Boyd 16. Police reported power outages and property damage as two inches of rain fell in 90 minutes.
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Globe
Globe, Ariz
UPI
Mike Naegelin
Billie Naegelin
Paul Dore
Pinal Creek
Lisa Boyd
U.S
Vandalism Strikes Wisconsin Town on South Side
In Racine Wisconsin vandalism and looting erupted in a predominantly Negro neighborhood on the south side late Saturday. An off duty policeman suffered head cuts from a stone and several others were injured. Authorities ordered all available deputies to assist police.
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Racine
Wis
Sheriff's Office
Costa Rica Volcano Eruptions Continue
The Mt Arenal volcano in north western Costa Rica kept erupting for a fifth day sending ash and cinders toward the Panama frontier. The eruption, first since 1500, has claimed 78 lives with more expected as the five day upheaval continues.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Mt. Arenal
Panama
Remember when you looked forward to the salary you can't live on
In this brief item SCHUCEL recalls a past promise about pay not meeting daily needs, reflecting on wages and cost of living. No specific dates or people beyond the referenced figure are provided.
Delegates Hunted for Reagan in Florida Visit
California GOP chairman James W. Halley announced a steady wave of delegation visits for Reagan as California’s 86 delegates are pledged. Nevada GOP chair G. W. Abbott reported six of nine Nevada delegates including Gov. Paul Laxalt will back Reagan on the first ballot. Halley stressed the need for Republican momentum while denying anti contender motives.
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Miami Beach
California
GOP
James W. Halley
Gov. Reagan
Halley
Nevada
G. W. Abbott
Gov
Paul Laxalt
Reagan
Nixon Confident of Miami Victory
Nixon heads into the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach with a strong delegate lead. Rockefeller and Reagan struggle to gain traction as Nixon aims to pressure uncommitted delegations and steer the race toward his nomination. Polls show Nixon closer to the lead than Rockefeller desires.
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Nixon
Miami
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
Reagan
Ohio
Maryland
Rocky
Tragedy at Long Beach Sea Festival Kite Flight
Opening day of the Long Beach International Sea Festival ends in tragedy as two kite fliers crash into the sea. Rich Nason, 33, of Sherman Oaks, is killed. William R. Hasvold, 36, of Torrance, suffered critical injuries. Pilot Mike Mullen, 30, Harbor City, piloted the boat pulling Hasvold, describing Hasvold as about 75 feet in the air moments before the fall. Lifeguards and police provided aid and investigated, noting excessive speed and turbulent air as witnesses described the accident.
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Long Beach
Mike Mullen
Hasvold
Mullen
Golden Avenue Landing
Bowers
Jerry Boyd
Nason
Boyd
Craig Cunningham
Cunningham
Ron Frank
Frank
GOP Convention Schedule in Miami Beach 1968
UPI reports the 1968 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach with Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing delegates by TV from Walter Reed while Barry Goldwater also speaks. The schedule features roll calls, nominations, and acceptance speeches across Monday to Thursday including Duke Wayne and Billy Graham events.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
Barry M. Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Norbert T. Tiemann
Nebraska
America
John Wayne
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Claude Kirk
Florida
Eisenhower
Edward W. Brooke
Mass
Goldwater
George Murphy
Calif
New York
John W. Lindsay
Daniel J. Evans
Treasure Hunt Gold Star Button Ad Offers $1500 Prize
A Page A6 advertisement promises a $1500 prize to the lucky finder wearing a gold star Treasure Hunt button. It lists locations where the gold star buttons can be obtained.
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Hugh M. Burns
Randolph Collier
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Curt Johnson
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Jack Kirschke
Amusements
Rae
Jeane Dixon
Radio-Tv
Phoenix
Wisconsin
St? Schucel
By Bob Houser
Richard M. Nixon
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Morning Independent
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