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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1968
Page
3
New Year pledges from public figures range from John V Lindsay and David Eisenhower to Carl Yastrzemski and Detra Dene Barnes. The list includes hopes for better health, political restraint, world peace, and cultural revival, with sharp readings on public concerns.
New Year celebrations span the globe with mass attendances in Texas and Japan as Americans discuss bowls and parties. In New York City entertainers perform while Japanese worshippers fill temples. A Cessna 170 crash in Lodi injures pilot Robert Wyrick as fog and low fuel contribute to the incident.
In North Hollywood a 19 year old, David Albert Curtis, choked on a piece of meat Sunday. His father David Curlis Sr. attempted to remove the obstruction with a spoon and performed a tracheotomy with a pocketknife. The youth died on arrival at Valley Doctors Hospital.
Three Los Angeles firefighters were injured Sunday while battling a $25,000 preater alarm blaze at the L and B Produce Co in downtown Los Angeles. The fire broke out shortly after 3 p.m. and was extinguished about 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles spokesman Jack Weinberg said the party has registered 39 185 voters in a bid to win a California ballot spot for 1968. He cited telephone checks with 21 counties and pledged last minute campus drives as the campaign continues toward a 66 059 registration deadline.
At 103, George Paull of What Cheer now in Southern California celebrated his daughter's 50 year marriage with a champagne sip. He credits abstaining from alcohol and tobacco plus no coffee or tea for longevity. Paull laughed about cradle robbing rumors and recalled he gave his daughter Ardis Moore in marriage on December 30, 1917.
Marysville police stepped up patrols on New Year’s Eve and into today seeking a terrorist who set off bombs three of the last four nights. The attacker, a man, called to demand the release of two marijuana suspects, Donald L. Raker and Robert Yore, held on bail. A motel, a storage tank, and dynamite found at Baker’s brother’s home were linked to the attacks.
The Rose Parade features large floral displays from Southland cities including a 110,000 chrysanthemum replica of Columbus ships, a Lutheran Laymen's League float with 35,000 white mums, and a 1968 Rose Queen Linda Strother atop a mums orchids and stock decorated float. Downey honors Guadalajara with Beyond the Border, Lakewood enters Adventures in Roses, Torrance presents Romance of Carly California, and Long Beach High School Band of 140 players will march under Robert Dill and Roland Sanburg.
Swarms of frasqiitos at Santiago's Pudahuel International Airport blocked visibility and forced an inbound Colombian airliner to divert to Los Cerrillos. The marshy airport opened earlier this year and pests hindered landings for the first time. Health officials ordered dusting aircraft to spray runways.
Polls show President Johnson leading Nixon in a two horse race with 271 to 267 votes, Nixon ahead 301 to 210 with Wallace, and Johnson totals rising to 456 electors in Michigan. The Times survey hints at Rockefeller’s draft risk and GOP split as the year opens.
Politicians tally favored Democratic ticket across Rhodes Island Georgia Florida and other states. Nixon wins 26 states while Reagan carries 13, Wallace edges liberals, Johnson ascends after nomination. Also reported: two bucket seats worth 120 stolen from Lynda Cash’s car in Long Beach. police report.
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