This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1968
Page
6
Residents along Chestnut Avenue react to a strange dollar gift scheme. Some refuse, citing distrust or pride, while others accept cautiously. Citizens question motives and potential gimmicks as recipients debate accepting a free dollar from a stranger.
Lawson's Jewelers explains cultured pearl necklace lengths and pricing from choker to opera, detailing pearl uniformity, grading, and knotting. The piece also notes local sales tactics in Long Beach, with BBB head Edward Cummings warning against gimmicks and a humorous aside about throwing money out a window.
The report notes 879 Americans listed as missing in the Vietnam conflict, with many captured airmen. Since 1962 North Vietnam released six captives this year, while Viet Cong released ten and five escaped. In UN notes Colombia and Czechoslovakia resumed diplomatic relations, with ambassadors Turbay Ayala and Zdenek Cernik signing.
A San Pedro man, William Rogers, 48, died after stepping into a car on a rainswept Daly City street. In Playa del Rey a Palos Verdes man, Anthony Lloyd, 24, was killed when a car hit his vehicle while he poured gasoline. A Long Beach man died from injuries from a Thursday crash. Los Angeles police charged driver Cameron Cummins, 35, with manslaughter. In Long Beach Willard Burros, 74, died after his car was struck by Nina Pedace, 59, who was cited for failure to yield. Memorial Hospital reports the death at 9:45 am. Maj. Gen. Nils Ohman will speak at Wright Brothers ceremonies in Kitty Hawk with Wings, First Flight Society, and others attending.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.