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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
1
A Japanese correspondent in Peking reports rising violence between rival worker groups in major cities Kiangsi Shanghai Chengtu Chungking. Red Guard posters headline emergency notices as clashes surge during New Year holidays across regions.
Eight Chicago public junior colleges stay open as 85 of 684 instructors cross picket lines, with 509 of 35,000 pupils attending. CTU vote targets Monday walkout in 550 public and elementary high schools, seeking 653 million dollars for the year amid boards arguing funds unavailable. Additional notes cover Princeton drug arrests, a Midwest blizzard, Georgia governor race ruling, and a refinery explosion in Robinson Illinois.
The article tracks Betty Mason’s lifelike bronze bust of Lyndon B. Johnson, begun in 1959, its journey from a running caricature to a marble version. It notes Johnson’s approval, Mason’s Alexandria roots, and a nearby LBJ Ranch meeting with painter Peter Hurd. Also covered are Sen Maurine Neuberger’s swearing in as consumer affairs consultant, BurtonTaylor Nigeria film plans, Dirksen’s AFTRA stance, Lindsay on fashion in politics, and Grant Sawyer turning down Panama Canal Zone governorship.
The report notes poet Carl Sandburg’s 88th birthday at his North Carolina home and dwindling public statements about Vietnam, while a California publisher faces 18 concurrent five year prison terms and a $25,000 fine for obscene literature. It also covers Milton Lucas and related firms fined $74,000 for cross state distribution. Barry Goldwater backs Nixon as GOP nominee in Formosa with plans to visit Saigon. Los Angeles mayor Yorty leads a five man delegation to Paris for a "Sell Los Angeles" tour and a LA Paris Week event.
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