Coastal Fog Clears to Sunny Outlook
Coastal fog and low clouds give way to sunny days today and Monday. Cooler temperatures follow with a high around 87. Weather details continued on Page A-2.
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1968
Page
1
Hoppy Riders Through Health News With Long Beach Problem
Question asks about Bill Boyd known as Hoppy the cowboy star. He entered St Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles on his 73rd birthday June 5 for lymph gland tumor surgery and has since returned home. He is undergoing radium treatment for cancer at Whispering Isle in Palm Desert where supporters may send notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. the
Cowboy Star
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Boyd
Palm Desert
Calif
Hoppy
Whispering Isle
P.O
Coronado Hotel
San Diego
Fish and Game Address Undersized Kelp Bass Off Catalina Pier
A reader laments many children fishing for kelp bass off Catalina Island pier catch undersized fish and release them. A California Fish and Game Department Marine Patrol spokesman says signs are posted and lifeguards plus patrols enforce rules, but constant supervision is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalina Island
California Fish and Game
Long Beach
California Fish and Game Department
Marine Patrol
Terminal Island
Unique outlook of woman who lived half life as man
Today in the women's section the unique life story of Christine Jorgensen is explored. Interviewed by Bill and Judy Hazlett, the husband and wife team, the piece offers a balanced look and appears on Page W-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I, PT
Bill and
Judy Hazlett
Christine Jorgensen
Democratic Convention Opens Amid Confusion in Chicago
In Chicago delegates assemble for the Democratic National Convention amid bitterness and uncertainty. Vice President Hubert Humphrey seems close to the nomination, but many delegates seek a candidate who might offer stronger appeal, with polls showing weak support and muted enthusiasm. A lighthearted anecdote in the hotel corridor briefly contrasts the tense mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Dubcek in Moscow as Prague suffers clashes
Dubcek appeared in Moscow for talks with Kremlin leaders while Prague faced deadly gunfire and clashes as Soviet troops remained in the city. At least three killed and hundreds injured amid redeployment of forces. Svoboda confirmed Dubcek's Moscow meeting after his Tuesday custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Kremlin
Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Communist Party
Svoboda
Louisiana 1st Ballot Votes Lost in Southern Tilt
Southern Democratic leaders vowed to withhold support for Hubert Humphrey at the Democratic National Convention after Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen switched his 1st ballot vote. The move signals growing disenchantment with Humphrey among Southern factions and follows calls to deny votes for four or five ballots to punish him for snubbing the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
McKeithen
Humphrey
Georgia
James Gray
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Button
Dixie
Teenagers still grow up marry and leave home
Teenagers really haven t changed much. They still grow up, leave home and get married. However, today they don t necessarily do it in that order.
Red Swarms Penetrate U S Camp Near Saigon
North Vietnamese regulars overran one third of the Duc Lap Green Beret camp northeast of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Two Americans were killed and four wounded as fighting continued with U S and South Vietnamese forces supported by tactical aircraft and helicopter gunships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Duc Lap
Special Forces
U.S
Seven Youths Die as Fire Engulfs Angeles Brush Field
Seven youths and a Los Angeles County firefighter died Saturday while fighting a fierce brush fire in the Angeles National Forest. The 12 man Scudder Camp crew was laying hose in San Gabriel Canyon when shifting winds exploded nearby brush, trapping them near Azusa College. The fire had burned 7 000 acres and reached Glendora. Fire Captain George A. Thomas led the crew. Three injured youths were flown to USC County Medical Center in serious to fair condition. The dead youths ranged from 16 to 17, with several identified by name from Los Angeles and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
Angeles National Forest
Scudder Camp
San Gabriel Canyon
Azusa College of the Pacific
Glendora
Los Angeles
George A. Thomas
117Th St
Inglewood
Usc County Medical Center
Manuel Hicks
John Sanford
Jesus Berumen
el Monte
Los Angles County
Keith Klinger
Arthur Mendibles
Pacoima
Robert Rivera
Pico Rivera
Gregory Banks
Compton
Larry Carlin
East Los Angeles
Alison Goen
County Fire Department
Pressures Off in the Southland
Weather summary noting a high pressure system over California deserts shifting east. After three hot days with highs around 93 on Saturday and a record 103 on Friday, cooler conditions follow with highs in the high 80s and coastal fog with mornings and evenings cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
California
France tests hydrogen bomb in South Pacific
France announced the detonation of a hydrogen device at 2:30 p.m. EDT above a lagoon in Fangatofaa French Polynesia. President de Gaulle hailed the test as a major scientific achievement for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
South Pacific
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
China
Defense Ministry
Fangataufa
French Polynesia
Cockburn Island
Charles de Gaulle
Sahara
Algeria
Tahiti
Japan
TUNA CLIPPER CRISIS CLAIMS 200 MILE LIMIT DEFENSES
Peru and Ecuador defend a 200 mile seaward boundary to protect their coastal waters from fishing by American vessels. Ambassadors say the limit is fair and practical and decry U S penalties as violations of sovereignty. Congress and California officials threaten reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ecuador
United States
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
U.S
Ecuadorian
Latin and
Central America
Pacific
Chile
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Foley's Inc
Stion
Bill Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
W. P
Radio-Tv
Jean Dixon
Demos
By Walter T. Ridder
Conrad Hilton
Free Czechoslovak Radio
Praga
Josef Pav
U.S. Camp
Thomas Edwards
Rance H-Bomb
Clipper
Bill Duncan
Congress
California Senate
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