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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1969
Page
2
UPI wires report that Director J Edgar Hoover said crime rose as fast as population from 1960 to 1968. Hoover noted police were less successful in catching offenders as lawlessness increased across the period. The likelihood of being murdered robbed raped or burgled edged above one in fifty by 1968.
The county plans a settlement offer of 100 million with drug companies over tetracycline products and urges consumers to file claims by August 18 if they bought such drugs. Deputy County Counsel Maynard Nugent provides guidance and a contact line at 625-3001 in Los Angeles for claim forms and information. He notes Panalba tetracycline faced FDA action, with UpJohn contesting judgments. unrelated to antitrust actions. The page also answers reader questions on corn harvest timing and velvet scraps programs, and cites crime statistics from Hoover with rising crime and police challenges in 1968.
The New York parade for the Apollo 11 landing showers 300 tons of ticker tape confetti and shredded paper over lower Manhattan. The sanitation department cleaned the area for hours and warned of continued paper fallout as winds scattered debris on building setbacks and ledges.
Sacramento reports that California cities urged Gov. Reagan to veto Assemblyman Jess Unruh’s public official disclosure bill. The measure would require nearly all elected and appointed officials to report investments over 10 000 in regulated firms, sparking concerns over scope and asset disclosure. Moon Greets Astros in Chicago as astronauts visit.
The article notes Senator Kennedy’s rebuttal of columnist Jack Anderson’s report alleging Kennedy asked his cousin to take the blame for the accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. It also covers requests by Dist Atty Dinis for an autopsy and opposition from Kopechne family members to exhumation. A Massachusetts district attorney would need to appear in person to petition, and local officials outlined conditions for exhumation.
The nation honors the Apollo 11 astronauts with parades in New York Chicago and Los Angeles. President Nixon hosts a six course gala dinner. VIPs include Walter Reuther and many political and film figures as crowds cheer the lunar crew and Armstrong Aldrin and Collins.
Torrance approves appraisal of a 2 acre Columbia Park site as part of a 54.27 million plan. County funding of 1.3 million plus federal and state grants covers most costs, with city officials authorized to negotiate private acquisitions and condemn if needed. Downerman Orin Johnson warns about county control of the program.
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