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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
1
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh engineers a caucus maneuver to push California’s 174 delegate votes to Senator Eugene McCarthy at the Democratic convention. He trims Humphrey support, bars many California congressmen, and elevates McCarthy allies including Gerald Hill and Martin Stone.
The note outlines Action Line service offering problem solving and rights advocacy. Readers are urged to write Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 during specified hours for general interest questions.
A small analog computer worth about $20 is offered by W. B. of Long Beach to a reader. West Branch of the Boy's Club of Long Beach plans an electronics class with boys aged 7 to 18, led by August Pa Checo assistant executive director. Checo will arrange pickup.
Long Beach city employees poised to vote on a new retirement program effective January 1, 1969. If approved, benefits will rise significantly, with a 30 year veteran at age 60 earning about 233 dollars monthly plus Social Security instead of 123.68.
Gerald Hill leader of the California Democratic Council predicts 40 sure-fire McCarthy votes on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention. He notes 100 or more of the 174 uncommitted delegates await Unruh's move as Speaker Jesse Unruh controls the delegation. Hill adds talk of uniting behind a favored son, possibly Unruh, while McCarthy plans a delegation visit and Q and A. Humphrey declined the invitation.
A spokesman said retirement benefits for city employees rise from the current level after September. Existing retirees’ payments were increased recently by 2 12 percent. Active city workers will vote on the new pension plan from September 10 to 14.
A Long Beach reader seeks a repair shop for a sentimental 1936 Impire Geneva Swiss movement watch. Three local shops offer to assess the piece in person. Also covered: Reagan Malibu land assessment reversion to $7,500 and ongoing reappraisal, plus book recommendations for gifts.
An elderly pedestrian was killed while crossing Pacific Avenue at 23rd Street. Police jailed Gary Hastings, 46, of Dominguez on suspicion of manslaughter and hit and run driving. Eyewitnesses led officers L W Leatherworth and K E Albright to Hastings, who was apprehended five blocks from the scene. The victim was hurled 90 feet. Officers James Stewart and James Brooks arrested the driver near 21st Street and Locust Avenue.
Sen. George S. McGovern of South Dakota announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. A vocal Vietnam War critic and Kennedy heir, he held a news conference in Washington and was named South Dakota’s favorite-son candidate. McGovern was seen as a potential dark-horse after a memorial dinner for Robert F. Kennedy in Huron, with attendees including Jesse Unruh and Theodore Sorensen. Continued on Page A-5.
Two teenagers George Ellsworth Moore and Samuel Charles Artinian were arrested on kidnapping robbery and assault charges after abducting 19 year old Debbie Cabe from her home and driving her around before she hid in a car at a market. Police recovered a pellet gun and detained both youths outside a Lucky Market where Cabe was found unharmed.
A clue directs readers to the guard shack sign reading Granada. Follow east 100 feet, dig two feet to reach the chest. Urges haste as time is short and references earlier clues on Page C-5 for Clues 1-11.
A questionable claim is cited as psychiatrists advising parents to spend more time with children, framed as a tactic to drive client revenue. The remark questions motives behind the professional guidance and its impact on families.
United Press International reports two fatal air crashes, one in West Germany and one in Ohio. A Viscount plummeted on the Nurnberg Munich autobahn near Winden am Aign killing 48 aboard. An Air Force C 119 crashed on takeoff at Clinton County Base near Wilmington injuring 26, six fatally.
President Johnson met with Vice President Humphrey in a foreign policy briefing and planned a second session with Nixon and Agnew at the LBJ Ranch. White House said briefings did not signal changes in Vietnam or Paris talks, and discussed other foreign affairs and pending legislation.
A teenage suspect in a Los Angeles shootout surrenders to police as the case develops. The brief notes ongoing crime coverage and public safety updates from the area.
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