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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
4
Flu sweeps the city with 10 percent teacher absences versus 3 percent normal. Schools cancel events and substitute calls surge as hospital and city departments report high absenteeism. The Shepard bribery trial is recessed due to sick jurors, with possible delay to January 6.
In BURE Switzerland army officials ordered removal of a large concrete relief meant to depict a classic tank battle after a worker spotted it as an upside down sewer project. Carlo Bernasconi who donated the piece said he intended an artistic display for the training ground and did not notice the mistake until later.
President elect Nixon completes a half day in Washington visiting Walter Reed to see Dwight D. Eisenhower. He and aides confirm Hoover will continue leading the FBI as Dirksen Ford and Agnew meet congressional leaders to discuss early transition plans and potential cabinet reshuffles and a possible new human resources agency merger.
A Covina publisher was convicted on eight counts of violating federal obscenity laws by a Los Angeles jury. U S Attorney Matt Byrne announced the verdict after a six member jury returned the verdict Monday.
San Francisco attorney George Martinez asked U.S. District Judge George B. Harris to halt the retrial of former banker Don C. Silverthorne, arguing the punishment would be cruel and that the government faulted the original case. A Jan. 15 hearing was set. Silverthorne faces more than 50 counts tied to a 1965 San Francisco National Bank collapse that cost about $20 million.
A government spokesman said the current Asian flu may be less severe than the 1957 outbreak but the extent and mortality are still unknown. The 1957 season saw about 60 000 flu related deaths and vaccine production surged to about 19 million doses. Schools and colleges closed in Georgia Illinois and Washington and New Jersey canceled the Trenton statehouse Christmas tree lighting as governor Hughes recovers.
San Diego schools reported absentee rates as high as 24 percent Monday due to flu and related illnesses, officials said.
USS Plunger with 117 officers and crew to dock at Sasebo Japan on Wednesday for resupply and crew rest in the first U S nuclear submarine visit since the Swordfish dispute seven months ago.
Edward Gottlieb and Associates uses a daily orange juice and cognac drink for its 80 employees to reduce absenteeism. William Raduson, senior vice president, notes the method has kept sickness down. The company represents French cognac brands in the U.S.
Mrs Harvey’s landlady Mrs H Saline describes the scene at the Loma Vista apartments where the veteran victim was seen entering a taxicab heading toward San Francisco. The incident followed his return from overseas to assist Mrs Harvey after an operation.
A fire at Lowell Junior High School in Oakland caused 75000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Cecil Ross said the blaze was discovered shortly after midnight in a classroom and arson is suspected.
Gov Ronald Reagan lights the state Christmas tree outside the Capitol on a Monday night as about 20 Capitol workers newsmen and police look on. Attention focused briefly on a young woman in a white miniskirt during the ceremony.
The Supreme Court rules draft boards cannot punish exempt groups or noncompliant registrants for protests, limiting how boards can reclassify or punish draftees. The decision affects divinity students veterans guardsmen reservists sole surviving sons and youths under 19 while leaving broader questions for another day. It also upholds a law restricting draftees from court challenges to classifications, forcing dispute resolution through potential induction or court release. The ruling follows the mercury of broader capital punishment and related cases on death penalty procedures and unrelated regulatory actions.
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