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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1969

Page

1

Tornadoes and floods lash California in midwinter storm

Unseasonable storms swept California with tornado like winds touching Redwood City Inglewood and Oceanside causing two deaths and widespread damage. Palm Springs reported snow while Los Angeles and Long Beach endured a 25 day period with rain and Glendora mudslides forced evacuation of Azusa Pacific College and about 15 homes. Weather cleared by nightfall with sun forecast for today and Saturday.

Redwood City Inglewood Oceanside Palm Springs Los Angeles Long Beach Glendora Azusa Pacific College Hillside Mississippi C.E Action Line Emergency Red Cross Center Hazelhurst Miss Red Cross American Red Cross N. State St Jackson California

Action Line answers Scottish anthem question in Long Beach

Action Line explains Scotland is part of Great Britain and its official anthem is God Save the Queen. A Long Beach Scotsman adds many Scots sing Scots Wha Hae Wi Wallace Bled, with Burns words in anthologies such as A Book of Heroic Verse at the Long Beach Library.

Action Line Scotland S.L.K Long Beach Great Britain Wallace Robert Burns Arthur Burell Pacific Avenue Ocean Boulevard Sir William Wallace

How Rainfall Is Measured by the Weather Bureau

The Weather Bureau uses an 8 inch round rain gauge with a funnel and a tubular receptacle where each inch in the lower tube equals 0.10 inch of rainfall. The official Long Beach gauge and thermometers sit on The Independent Press-Telegram building roof at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue with records kept by John Teed. Daily data are filed at the IPT offices and duplicates go to the Weather Bureau.

Action Line Long Beach R.L.M Weather Bureau Independent, Press - Telegram Sixth Street Pine Avenue John Teed Press-Telegram I,pt

Long Beach Hit By Heavy Rain Hail and High Winds

Long Beach awoke to heavy rain and hail as a midwinter storm brought 1.05 inches of rain and winds up to 50 knots near the coast. Police logged 10 major storm damage reports while palm fronds and trash barrels were toppled. Forecasters warned unsettled conditions may continue despite sun expected today and Saturday with temperatures in the 60s.

Long Beach

SP Train Buried by Snow at Donner Summit

A snow slide buried 21 of 9 SP freight cars near Crystal Lake Donner summit 13 miles west of Norden. No injuries reported. SP rushed snowplows to clear the line and expected to reopen for the City of San Francisco eastbound train at Donner around 8 p.m.

San Francisco Southern Pacific Crystal Lake Norden Donner Summit Sierra Donner

Defendant Shot in Courtroom During Murder Trial

Adolpho Hernandez 31 was wounded three times as he left a Los Angeles Superior Court while on trial for the Sept 2 murder of Antonio Gutierrez. Angel Luis Gutierrez, brother of the victim, fired the shots as a bailiff guided Hernandez to a back door after a recess.

Los Angeles County Adolpho Hernandez Antonio Gutierrez Hernandez Angel Luis Gutierrez Antonio Superior Court Max Deutz

Chucel Household Quips: Husband and Wife Clash

A fragmentary comedy exchange shows a husband asking why his wife yells at him and the wife replying that it is because he is always there. The brief lines hint at domestic humor without further context.

Nixon to Tour Europe in Eight Days to Boost Alliance

President Nixon will leave February 23 for a five nation Western Europe tour to revitalize the Atlantic Alliance and seek a summit with Soviet leaders. The eight day trip ends March 2 with talks at Paris peace talks and a Vatican visit to Pope Paul VI, plus NATO talks in Brussels. Nixon aims to unite heads of Britain France West Germany Italy and Belgium and secure full Allied support to halt nuclear weapons spread. He says he will persuade, not blackmail, during the meetings.

Washington UPI Nixon Europe Atlantic Alliance U.S Paris Paul VI Vatican NATO Brussels White House East Room Britain France West Germany Italy Belgium

Five Shops Damaged in Garden Grove Center Fire

A Thursday night blaze at 12107 Brookhurst Ave in the Orange Plaza Shopping Center caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The fire started in a cleaning shop at 7:54 PM and spread to four other shops including a leased post office unit.

Orange Plaza Garden Grove Brookhurst Ave

Dynamite Cache Found on Terminal Island

Harbor division police found two cases of dynamite hidden in bushes in an isolated field on Terminal Island. One case, located about 200 yards south of 901 New Dock St., was intact.

Harbor Division Terminal Island New Dock St

Drug-Suit Settlement Offer Ties to $120 Million

Five drug firms face civil lawsuits over tetracycline price fixing. The proposed settlement would total about $120 million and be distributed to state and local governments and eligible consumers who prove overpricing. Firms American Cyanamid Bristol-Myers Pfizer Upjohn Squibb Beech-Nut deny wrongdoing. suits date to 1953 1966 period and involve 1.7 billion dollars in drug sales.

New York Justice Department American Cyanamid Co Bristol-Myers Co Charles Pfizer & Co Upjohn Co Squibb Beech-Nut Inc Federal Trade Commission Bristol Myers Charles Pfizer

Coastwide drilling ban urged by county supervisors

Los Angeles County Supervisors call for a federal freeze on all offshore oil drilling until proof of nonpolluting operations. The move covers the California coast including Long Beach, in response to the Santa Barbara well rupture. Supervisor Kenneth Hahn criticizes Interior Secretary Hickel and directs county departments to convene emergency sessions to protect beaches and coastline. Bonelli introduces the resolution with support from Chace, Hahn, and Debs.

California Long Beach Santa Barbara Los Angeles Kenneth Hahn Walter Hickel Hahn Los Angeles County Frank G. Bonelli Burton Chace E. E Debs Bonelli

Nixon approves federal troops for oil spill response

Stormy seas push a large oil slick along Southern California shores as President Nixon orders federal troops and equipment be used if needed. U.S. Rep. Charles Teague advised the move as slick advances toward Ventura and Los Angeles area beaches.

Santa Barbara UPS California Nixon Ventura County Los Angeles U.S Charles M Teague

Interior halts drilling in Santa Barbara leases

Secretary Hickel to order an indefinite halt on all drilling on federal Santa Barbara leases as the slick could cost hundreds of millions. A disaster-area declaration was contemplated as oil covered Ventura Marina and 20 miles of white beaches. About 700 relief workers battled the spill while winds worsened conditions and sealing mud efforts paused.

Washington UPI Interior Hickel Santa Barbara Channel Ventura Marina Muscle Shoals Beach Union Oil Co California Attorney General's Office Walter Hickel

Nixon ally may face embarrassment on page A12

Tobacco interests condemn emotionalism in proposed ad ban on page A15. Tomorrow’s feature hints at a softer selling approach and notes it will not match the publicity of the BSU or SDS campaigns.

BSU SDS

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