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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1968
Page
1
Eunice Dickson of Ambassador Leather Goods explains delays and lost mail risk for a New York wallet order, promising reshipment and insurer coverage. The macadamia nut shell problem proves hard to crack at home, with processors using specialized machines.
Reader questions reveal the English connection to the Star Spangled Banner tune. Details trace the original 1750 melody by John Stafford Smith to Ralph Tomlinson’s lyrics, noting later American adoption by Francis Scott Key and celebration of the War of 1812 event at Fort McHenry. A library source and a 1805-1834 timeline anchor the tale. A separate tip gives Rogue ball supplier B C McGowan of Dallas offering a four-ball set for $35 for croquet roque play.
A letter from H G Long Beach urges locals to stop giving to blind beggars on downtown streets during a Dollar Day sale. The writer notes that legally blind residents qualify for California pensions with no residential requirements and calls for begging to end by directing needy individuals to apply through the County Social Services.
An 18 year old Los Angeles youth Gregory Clari grabbed a police revolver during a disturbance check on Washington Boulevard at Yard Avenue and was shot dead by Patrolman Warrett Carlson. Officer Sherwin Brown was wounded in the thigh and listed in good condition Sunday night. A brother and a companion were arrested on suspicion of felony assault on a police officer. suspects include Nat Clark, 19, and another juvenile unnamed.
Four people were killed in Southland traffic incidents, including Ronald D. Williams 22 of Lakewood and Donald Gardner 19 of Malibu. Williams died after his car overturned on the Pacific Coast Highway near Sunset Boulevard. Lawrence Abbott 27 of Norwalk died when his car was struck from behind on the Santa Ana Freeway. Edward Lidgoff 23 of Los Angeles was held on suspicion of manslaughter. An unidentified 16 year old passenger died at St. Francis Hospital after a car struck a parked vehicle in Cymwood.
President Johnson, aboard USS Constellation off Southern California, said troops could rise beyond 525000 if needed. He spoke after midnight with reporters, reviewing new Communist attacks on bases and cities in South Vietnam as Gen Westmoreland anticipated a full-scale effort.
Gavino C. Hernandez, 30, of 7924 Stark Street, Huntington Beach, died after his tractor plunged 200 feet from a Byron Hendricks ranch cliff near Corona del Mar. The vehicle crushed him as it landed on the sand below Crystal Cove.
President Johnson visited Dwight Eisenhower at Eldorado Country Club to share an upbeat Vietnam briefing. Advisers Rostow and Walt called the recent offensive a setback for the Viet Cong, noting 34,000 killed and 12,000+ weapons lost, while confirming no dramatic end to the war yet.
Burglars ransacked the administration office at Washington High School in Gardena area Sunday night and started a fire causing about $100,000 in damage. Police investigations are underway.
Harbor City postal worker Lawrence Brown aged 38 was shot in the head through a car window as he slept in a parked vehicle near Marigold Avenue and Lomita Boulevard. Police have no clues. Brown was found around 11:30 a.m. after a predawn act.
In the second phase of a 1968 offensive, Viet Cong forces hit Tan Son Nhut airport terminal in Saigon wounding 21 and killing one American as U S Marines fight near Hue Citadel. Viet Cong mortared Sai Gon police HQ while bases across the Mekong Delta come under renewed attack.
Three Southern California residents died in a late Sunday plane crash 15 miles east of Borrego Springs near Ocotillo Wells. Pilot Mal Fink of Sherman Oaks and passengers N. C. Speed Boardman of Sunland and Robert Feurerheim of Pasadena were killed. Fink's son David, 15, was critically injured. Fink died at the scene. his son was treated at Brawley Hospital.
Officials say the USSR has about 1000 ICBM sites with over 720 operational. The Soviet force rivals the U S 1000 Minuteman and 54 Titan II missiles. Tests of solid fuel ICBMs mark a shift in strategic balance. Senate subcommittee plans extensive hearings next month.
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