27 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1969
Page
1
A Benedict Canyon neighbor recounts hearing a loud shot and a scream during the night of August 8 to 9 at the Sharon Tate residence. He notes two parties on Cielo Drive, disturbed wires, and ongoing traffic to the home, with details on victims and visitors.
An ACTION LINE column provides brief answers on Shakespeare phrases such as honeyed words from Richard III and Henry VIII, plus notes on the Los Angeles Mirror merger with the Times in 1962. It also answers about value and sale of an antique dulcimer, sources for chaps, and mentions a will read in Eureka with a continuation page reference.
The county sets its general tax rate at 2.91 per 100, increasing from 2.68. The $2.91 rate yields about 145 on a 20 000 home, with the total operating budget at 1 774 billion. Officials note the rise funds flood control libraries road work and schools only partially. Supervisor Warren Dorn blames state and federal governments for higher local costs, saying the budget passed under protest.
Millions watched a two-part sky spectacle Tuesday as a Minuteman II ICBM was launched from Vandenberg AFB and a bright meteor or space junk reentered the atmosphere, visible from Grand Junction to San Francisco. An earlier line about a Bradley connection appears in the fragment.
A wind driven brush fire four miles southeast of Newhall grew to about 50 acres of rocky terrain. Fire crews said by nightfall they had the upper hand and the blaze was 90 percent contained though pockets of flame remained.
President Nixon's science adviser told smog weary Los Angeles residents that by 1980 air could be as clean as in 1940 if gasoline engines improve or shift to steam or other power. He noted a 1940 level may be reached with stricter controls, but warned smog could rise again after 1980 if emissions from industry and other sources aren’t curbed.
Stanley Reinhardt 23 and Osbourn Crump 24 were jailed on murder charges after a gunman killed Miss Graham, secretary to Los Angeles Council member Thomas Bradley, and Crump. Witnesses saw three men in another car, one exiting to shoot through Crump’s window before forcing him to drive away. Page A-6.
In San Clemente the Nixons and Johnsons join to honor former President Lyndon B Johnson on his 61st birthday with a luncheon cake. The Johnsons will tour the Redwood National Forest to dedicate Lady Bird Johnson Grove and attend a Western White House event with family members.
Activist Ralph Nader accuses government agencies of suppressing information in a page A-14 report, detailing alleged evasions and responses. The piece frames Nader's critique within ongoing debates over transparency and public access.
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