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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
2
Miami Police Chief Walter Headley announced a campaign to crackdown on young Black criminals amid civil rights tensions. He vowed extra patrols and dog units, threatened deadly force, and said 10 percent of youths were hoodlums exploiting protests. He warned of stop and frisk enforcement and possible civil rights group objections.
A fiery interstate crash in Sacramento claimed five lives on Christmas weekend. Mrs Harold McElroy, 36, her daughters Carol Diane and Karen Lynn, her son Harold Bradley, and niece Roberta Kay Harries died when the car smashed into an overpass and burned. A passing motorist could not free the occupants as doors jammed and windows wouldn t budge.
California Highway Patrol reports more than 70 vehicles crashed in fog on Tulare County highways. Several injured. no confirmed deaths. Largest pileup on Highway 99 between Pixley and Earlimart with 40 cars. Freeway traffic rerouted as ambulances and hospital spokesmen assess injuries. Also reports of rear end collisions near 99 and 198 and crashes near Tipton and Goshen.
New York City Mayor John Lindsay and police commissioner Howard Leary were ordered by a state supreme court justice to crack down on public disorder in Greenwich Village. The ruling sustained a suit by six McDougal Street landlords alleging noisy, lewd, and obscene activities in the coffee house and bistro district.
American citizens returning from Cuba may receive part of 1 million dollars in unpaid Social Security benefits. Since 1963 payments to qualified US citizens in Cuba have been withheld, with funds stored in escrow awaiting their return. Miami Social Security Office director Marshall Wise says 173 accounts cover 200 to 250 individuals among Americans still in Cuba.
In Everett Washington two dozen ranchers stay put as dikes fail on Ebey Island in Snohomish River. Civil defense director W A Cross says about 150 feet of dike collapsed and the island may flood. Army engineers urge evacuation, six families leave, death linked to the flood.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller directs all state agency heads to promptly hire more Negroes and Puerto Ricans and remove barriers to minority employment. Commissioners must report by January 15 on how many job openings exist or can be created for minority workers.
In Sunnyvale, 19 year old Daniel Brown ran naked in the street swinging a ceremonial sword at passersby. He was shot by Officer Malvini after lunging at him. Brice was wounded. Police say Brown had used LSD three times recently and was familiar with marijuana.
California Taxpayers' Association says the 1987 school aid bill may require over $200 million in the coming year, not $145 million. The measure by Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh passed on the session’s last day to boost aid to educational programs, with automatic growth to $300 million next fiscal year, much of it for property tax relief.
A 20 year old woman, Sylvia Szlak, received a kidney from a deceased donor at Bellevue Hospital in a groundbreaking operation described as the first of its kind in the United States. Five surgeons led by Dr. Rapaport performed the 90 minute transplant after tissue typing showed unusual compatibility, a factor not present in cadaver-to-live transplants before.
On today's classifieds shoppers can spot bargains for gas or electric ranges. Readable listings highlight prices, condition notes, and seller locations. Strong entities include gas range, electric range, and classifieds sections. Highest urgency is to compare models and prices across local listings.
A California official indicated an unofficial tally shows George Wallace in line to appear on the 1968 presidential ballot as an American Independent. With 51,206 registered, the party must reach 66,059 by January 2, and Los Angeles County’s 35,850 registrations boost the prospects. Wallace supporters have one more week to recruit members.
SACRAMENTO The Air Force said on Tuesday an investigation is under way at Mather Air Force Base into possible marijuana use by enlisted men. Maj Charles Rainey said about five enlisted men attached to the base hospital are involved. No changes have been made and no suspects are in custody. The base houses about five thousand officers and men.
Three ship lines plot a merger to form a firm larger than Lykes United States or Americas Export Isbranttsen, with Natomas owning major stakes in key lines American President American Mail and Pacific Far East. Davies and Natomas would hold 45 percent of Pacific Far East as opponents warn of consolidation. Justice Department opposition andSan Francisco operators voce opposition. APL chief predicts about 2 million in yearly savings.
Santa Fe Railway president Jonny S. Reed announced plans to construct a 2 million dollar jet fuel pipeline between Amarillo Texas and Clovis New Mexico. The Santa Fe Pipeline Co. will manage the line carrying jet fuel to Cannon AFB near Clovis.
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