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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
1
Federal Correctional Institution on Terminal Island hosts 200 women sewing 50 Barbie dolls with shoes snaps and patterns needed. Joanne Clark notes donations welcome via 833 5261. Rainbow Pier history details including destruction and rebuilding events through 1966.
The Cal State Long Beach AFT chapter delays its strike vote until January. Tonight members will meet to back San Francisco State on push for formal negotiations with state college trustees amid ongoing faculty grievances.
Only traces of rain were reported in the Long Beach area Sunday as skies began clearing after a weekend downpour failed to develop. Foothill sections of the San Fernando Valley recorded about 0.6 inch. Little Tujunga Canyon saw 11 of an inch. Precipitation also measured at International Airport West Los Angeles and the Civic Center with snow at resort levels but no forecast for a white Christmas.
A nor’easter lashed the Atlantic and Pacific coasts with rain wind and snow. Gusty gales prompted widespread traveler warnings from Virginia to New England. Mount Washington NH recorded 15 inches of snow as cities saw several inches. Rescue crews saved 22 New York State hikers after a night in a Vermont shelter amid blinding snow.
Readers report slow refunds from Sunset House Beverly Hills with claims of a six week delay. A Sunset customer service representative promises a memo to list returned items and a refund check is said to be mailed soon. CIF overview details governance of high school leagues and playoff scheduling.
President elect Nixon plans to retain 73 year old J Edgar Hoover as FBI director and will discuss leadership of the CIA with officials. He will also meet Eisenhower and confer with Republican leaders as he shapes a new national security team.
Fremont High School will cancel classes today to allow a cooling off period. Student representatives, faculty and administrators will meet to discuss unrest sparked by a class boycott called by the Black Students Union, with about 500 of 3,300 students taking part last Thursday.
A single engine plane, a Ryan Navion, plowed into a backyard near Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach early today. The two people aboard were critically injured as the aircraft went down behind 3876 Greenbrier Road near Clark Avenue and Carson Street.
President Robert L. Ewigleben ordered the College of San Mateo opened as an armed camp with riot police in all buildings. Entrance limited to students faculty and staff as cars are checked. Following a Friday riot by about 150 students the campus will suspend regular access and pursue suspensions expulsions arrests and criminal prosecutions.
The article surveys the chain of biblical prophecy from Moses to Jesus, situating Christmas as the culmination of a historic disclosure. It argues that Old Testament prophets foretell the Messiah and prefigure the Elect One, the Anointed, and the Day of the Lord, guiding readers toward the Christian understanding of Jesus.
Clark Gifford criticizes the Saigon regime over peace talks, urging steadier diplomacy amid ongoing negotiations. The brief notes the stance was reported on page A-8 with emphasis on urgent peace process challenges.
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