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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
In a Sacramento press session on November 14 Reagan acknowledged confusion over appointee background checks. He stated a state force operated outside the attorney general and later said he may have misunderstood the agency’s status. The exchange highlighted critics’ claims of gaps in his governance.
The notice invites readers to contact ACTION LINE in Long Beach California for problem solving and rights advocacy. It provides mailing address Box 230 and a phone number 432-3451 with service hours nine to one and five to nine, Monday through Friday, noting questions are chosen for general interest and usefulness.
Mrs J D from Long Beach asks where to buy a new math book for struggling students. The response identifies Mathematics Structure and Skills by Dale Blank and Richard Denholm as the new text, noting spare copies now and wider distribution in a couple of weeks with ACTION LINE arranging copies.
The California Toll Bridge Authority confirms a roughly 46 percent toll discount for federal customs vehicles on the Vincent Thomas Bridge. Discount tickets are issued to the customs service for distribution to employees, while police and fire vehicles pay standard or higher rates on all calls. The bridge funds, amounting to a $20 million project, cover construction and ongoing operation. Vincent Thomas, San Pedro Democrat, long stood as sponsor for the bridge and its fiscal oversight.
Despite extensive speaking tours, Governor Ronald Reagan falls behind in national ratings against Johnson Nixon Rockefeller and Romney. Harris Survey cited by the Washington Post shows Reagan trailing Johnson by 31 to 37 with 12 undecided, and trailing Nixon 65 to 22, Rockefeller 52 to 33, and Romney 41 to 37 with 22 undecided. The poll notes a rise in opposition to his actor background and cites a press reference to a Drew Continued Page A-4.
Jeanne Powell, 17, of Lake Wood, was to headline the Inland Empire Custom Car and Hotrod Show in San Bernardino wearing a vinyl gown painted by Larry Watson. The finished design drew shock from Powell and her mother over its revealing peek-a-boo top and skimpy skirt, leading to Powell withdrawing her prizes while exhibitors kept their trophies.
UPI reports two aviation deaths in El Centro and Palo Alto medical updates. Lt. Bill Worley 29 a Vietnam veteran and Blue Angels pilot died in a Tiger Jet crash during winter training near El Centro California. Mike Kasperak 34, America's surviving heart transplant patient, underwent gall bladder removal at Palo Alto Stanford Hospital to address worsening liver fibrosis. his heart remains in excellent condition but overall status unclear. In Cape Town South Africa precautions accompany a Jan 2 heart transplant patient, Philip Hisiberg, as he begins postoperative recovery in a sterilized chair.
A sweeping AP report notes three billion possible attitudes toward sex, contrasts private versus open views, and describes ongoing research in New York, St. Louis, Indiana, and Baltimore. It covers sexuality as health, counseling for marital issues, and early sex education shifts.
A Long Beach family of five survived a gas explosion that ripped their Cedar Avenue dwelling from its foundation, blowing the frame house two feet upward and three feet west. Investigators say leaking kitchen gas accumulated until ignited by a pilot light. residents Emerald Leonard and Marjorie reported smelling gas in the days prior.
At the California Democratic Conference in Fresno Sen. Eugene McCarthy campaigned for the presidency with a group of California Democrats criticizing the Vietnam War. A Vietnam position paper favored by the doves won approval as advisory, signaling a split with the pro Johnson Humphrey camp.
Powell says he will press for accountability on white students while Mansfield urges cutting bombing in Vietnam. Obituaries and vital statistics sections are listed elsewhere with radio and shipping notes, as well as other features on pages C1 to C20.
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