08 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1967
Page
1
National and Jones & Laughlin joined price hikes by the six biggest U.S. steel makers, following President Johnson's appeal for voluntary restraint. U.S. Steel held back on many products, while National and J&L moved higher, signaling broader industry action.
Stockbroker turned hippie Wright, who described a drug lifestyle on a taped court hearing, was ordered jailed for probation violation after missing revocation hearings. Judge Brandler notes Wright failed to appear. Wright's remarks and a self-penned poem drawn attention to his stance.
World Today reports heavy Communist assault on a U S infantry base near Bu Dop, two-hour battle ends with Communist forces driven back. Bu Dop hosts a Special Forces camp near Saigon, with prior Cambodian border activity noted.
New York reports the nations monetary gold stock fell to a 30 year low this week as the pound devalued and gold speculation surged. The central bank said the stock stood at 12.434 billion dollars on Wednesday, the lowest since 1937. The Treasury transferred 475 million dollars from the exchange stabilization fund to support London’s gold market and to back central banks converting dollars to gold.
Private pilot Max Cond plans a 43 862 mile journey around the world via South and North poles. He will depart St Louis Municipal Airport at noon in a Piper Aztec and finish in St Louis on February 6, seeking three pole to pole and equator to pole records. Also noted is the death of Lillian Evange Wibbs, likely first Negra to sing professionally in Lis, after a long illness.
Emeritus Prof Joseph G Brown age 98 and Stanford University’s oldest living professor died Tuesday in Monterey Peninsula Community Hospital. Brown an expert on atmospheric electricity taught at Stanford for 34 years and is remembered for his long tenure and contributions to science.
A noisy OCR fragment lists addresses and numbers in Long Beach and nearby counties. It references adjudication by a Superior Court and mentions contact numbers and dates, but the text is garbled, leaving unclear actions or outcomes.
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