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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
2
Sacramento reports Gov. Reagan's business task force unexpectedly recommends a 3 percent levy on food sales as part of broader tax policy. The panel backs a 3% rate, aiming to broaden the tax base while addressing fiscal pressures.
U S Secretary of State Rusk said Washington would discuss Hanoi's position and would attend talks on any part of the Vietnam problem. He cautioned against labeling Hanoi's peace talk as purely propaganda, noting North Vietnam's activity in Laos and the need to seek negotiation bases. Meanwhile California considers extending the sales tax to all food purchases, potentially raising about 300 million dollars annually.
Reddin said three officers faced suspension after conducting proper procedures in an arrest. Whisman also suspended for a false daily field report, suggesting Rodgers was absent when the patrol car arrived. The department found no criminal action and asked the district attorney to review the case neutrally.
The article outlines a clash among Younger, Yorty, Starr, Rundberg, and Watson over grand jury leak allegations connected to harbor contracts. Yorty seeks help from the attorney general while denying direct political motive, and Younger defends indictments as based on facts and law. The piece notes indictments detail bribery and perjury charges tied to Harbor Department affairs and the World Trade Center contract.
Longshoremen gathered in Wilmington on Thursday to press for a solution to a labor shortage that has delayed ships at the Los Angeles Harbor. Guy Crum of the Los Angeles Steamship Association cited December shortages totaling 1,027 longshoremen, causing 41 days of ship delays and about 300 dollars a day in losses. A labor arbitrator was to hear Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union officials.
The Johnson administration will propose two new defense programs to Congress to bolster nuclear deterrence. Plans cover silo-based missiles larger than Minuteman and a new generation of long range nuclear submarines. Initial funding for 1969 is planned with pilot silos possible by 1978 and subs by about 1983 if threats persist.
Downey Unified School District became the lone California district not to order the textbook Land of the Free by the January deadline. Bruce Moore, former Downey superintendent, had told the state in November the district would not order it. he resigned later without comment. State officials noted no contact from Downey, leaving the next move to the district and the attorney general. The book drew condemnation for condemning America and praising communism, with Max Rafferty among its critics withdrawing opposition.
Governor Ronald Reagan announced a Governor's Scholars program to honor California high school seniors who achieve academic excellence. The plan would award graduates who earn all A grades or at most one B per year during the final three years, with the award presented at graduation.
LOS ANGELES FBI recaptured Edgar Albert Lipman Jr. 26 in Los Angeles after he escaped the Hall of Justice last November 1 with a sharpened steel weapon. Lipman faced a charged unlawful interstate flight to avoid prosecution with bail set at 150000. His accomplice, Robert Kegher, 23, was recaptured in Tujunga two days later after surrendering.
Cold wave crushes the region as temperatures plunge below zero from Minnesota to Maine. Wind chills hit 79 below in Watroad and 30 below in International Falls. Snow, highways treacherous, Greyhound buses collide injuring several.
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