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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1968
Page
1
A column by Mary Neiswender compares how American Indians cared for elders with Long Beach where about 60 000 seniors live in poverty. The piece notes downtown neglect, dilapidated housing, and low median income contributing to fear isolation and silence among the elderly.
Reader asks for birth dates of President-elect Richard Nixon and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Nixon was born January 9, 1913, Capricorn, and Humphrey was born May 27, 1911, Gemini. The answer cites a book series describing Capricorn and Gemini traits.
La Mirada VFW post and Ladies Auxiliary raise funds to buy a portable TV with earphones for a 22 year old Vietnam veteran in a San Francisco hospital. Estern Co. owner A Walter Roberts offers to supply any set at his cost and will cover shipping. A fence damage report from Paramount asks for repair after excavation work. ACTION LINE coordinated with a repair visit and dog access issue. Also, tips on shipping toys to Vietnam through Project Handclasp.
San Francisco State College will resume classes Monday under police protection after a shutdown since November 22. Acting president S I Hayakawa declared a state of emergency and warned of severe action against disruptions. Police will be available to restore peace, with armbands to show support for nonviolence and education, as San Francisco law enforcement coordinates with the campus.
A spokesman denies that Cleaver was aboard the Montreal flight despite hints from a Panther source. The note appears on Page A-2.
President Johnson cited the Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 9 disaster near Mannington, West Virginia, where 78 miners were sealed underground. He urged Congress to pass two worker safety bills and said the tragedy was a human failure requiring management and labor to value protection over production.
An armed man forced entry into Eastern Air Lines Flight 532 cockpit over Coral Gables and ordered a Cuba diversion. The Boeing 720 carrying 45 aboard landed in Havana after about 65 minutes, with 38 passengers and crew of seven awaiting return to the United States. No nationality or weapon type was disclosed.
A cynic explains that a saver is a farsighted person who lays money aside for the government's rain. The remark frames saving as prudent preparation for state weather.
Twenty thousand Consolidated Edison employees walked off their jobs at midnight, leaving electric and gas service in the New York area to 4,000 supervisors. Company officials said normal service would be maintained in New York City and suburban Westchester, but residents rushed to buy candles and batteries amid concerns after months of labor unrest.
Western diplomats say South Vietnam may stall Paris talks until Nixon takes office in January and names a new delegation. Saigon suspects a harder line and may resist procedural agreements if the Viet Cong gain parity. Ambassador Lam delays fuel suspicions of foot dragging as Ky oversees a delegation likely to seek Lodge as chief negotiator.
The widow of a New York attorney, 67 year old Mrs. Mary Mac Mahon, was found dead in her Fort Lauderdale bedroom with nearly 2 million dollars in cash, diamond jewelry, and bonds hidden in drawers and boxes. A cleaning woman found the locked room and police later broke in. Her only known living relatives are a sister in Ohio and a brother in Pennsylvania.
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