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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1968
Page
4
An 18 year old youth serving in the Marine Corps has become the first person indicted under the housing law. The case centers on alleged violations connected to housing programs and benefits, with prosecutors signaling a broader inquiry into compliance and enforcement.
The Sierra foothills search for missing San Mateo housewife Betty Nelson and her 9 year old son David stalled Friday. A blue summer dress found near an old mine tunnel entrance did not belong to Mrs Nelson, and investigators said they lack concrete evidence to proceed. Nelson’s husband William was found hiding in the cabin attic earlier this week, leaving the family missing and the case unresolved.
A brief ceremony aboard the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor honors more than 3000 killed in the 1941 attack. Navy permission by Secretary Ignatius allows 180 National Conference of State Legislature Leaders representatives, plus 20 top military leaders, to attend after their five day meeting.
Quebec premier Jean Jacques Bertrand introduces legislation to permit liquor sales in rooms under the grand stands at Montreal Forum hockey games and at the baseball stadium for Montreal’s new major league team. The proposal seeks to authorize sales during Canadiens hockey matches.
A long recounting of the Pearl Harbor morning notes the Ward as the first U S Navy ship to engage the Japanese sub and fire the first shots of the war. It details the subs, planes, and the initial damage around Ford Island and Battleship Row. The piece covers losses on both sides and the Arizona's sinking with over 1100 sailors.
President elect Nixon mingled with 34 governors in Palm Springs delivering a toast to governors as holders of the only political office he has sought and failed to win. He met 24 chiefs in 90 minutes and heard Western officials press for a stronger state voice in domestic planning.
The article lists potential Nixon cabinet picks across departments. C Douglas Dillon, Robert Murphy, George Romney, David Kennedy, William McChesney Martin, John Mitchell, Robert Finch, John Volpe, Rogers Morton, James Reynolds, and Ray Bliss are mentioned as leading possibilities or near-certain choices, with various political maneuvers noted.
Baroness Summersill a Labour politician and physician argues in the British Medical Journal that contraceptive pills should be withdrawn from public use until proven safe. She warns that without proof many young women face intolerable risks despite authorities noting thrombosis concerns but overall benefits remain.
Ithaca New York postman John P Stark 40 refuses to deliver bulk mail arguing it drains taxpayer funds. Acting Postmaster James Graves confirms Stark will be discharged effective December 18. Stark says bulk mail helps large firms and hurts government finances and suggests citizens mail bulk items with no postage.
Hanover health service urges restraint on roast goose and rich holiday fare but offers help via a Hanover number. The recorded message warns against self harm and death risks from overeating during holidays.
Home Minister William Craig announced a substantial increase in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the formation of police riot squads with vehicles and other reinforcements to handle disorders arising from civil rights demonstrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The NCDC reports Hong Kong flu across 13 states plus Puerto Rico and New York City. Outbreaks reach Yale University, the New York Giants, a Baltimore seminary, a Chicago Veterans Hospital, and a Grandview Missouri Air Force base. A vaccine remains uncertain. a new vaccine is being tested in California, Atlanta, and Georgia prisons.
Gen. Hideki Tojo was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948 after war crimes. His widow Katsuko Tojo, now 78, lives quietly in Tokyo and preserves his memory at home altar. Children include Teruo Tojo, a former aircraft designer and Air Self Defense Force officer.
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