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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1967
Page
1
Gen. Luis Ney Tejeda announced arrests in a government crackdown on a plot to overthrow President Joaquin Balaguer. About 33 people detained locally and nationwide. In Rio de Janeiro floods, death toll exceeds 100 with hundreds missing.
International 10 Killed by U S Shells in Mistake. Viet Cong attack on a minesweeper and helicopter aid mission killed and wounded several Americans. McNamara testifies pilots hit targets twice as hard as during peak Korean War months. Mao conspiracies cited by Radio Peking. Rome bombs hit Italian Communist HQ. Somoza regime frees 20 hostages after 400 rebels assault Gran Hotel. Ky visits New Zealand amid Nazi taunts. protests greet him as he seeks peace and closure.
President Johnson urged Congress to simplify benefits for seniors by replacing multiple exemptions with a $2,300 single exemption for singles and $4,000 for married couples. The plan targets almost 3 million aged individuals, with expanded elderly benefits totaling $4.1 billion funded by higher payroll taxes, while Vietnam war costs rise by about 10 percent and poverty programs see little change. FBI chief Hoover warned of Soviet spy activity from diplomatic missions, yet Secretary Rusk dismissed major risks and urged swift consular treaty approval to shield Americans traveling to the Soviet Union. General Motors chief expressed surprise at limited Washington contact as auto safety standards for 1968 models loomed, followed by a GM truck recall and a January sales dip with GM and Chrysler showing lower totals than last year.
In Seattle a two hour city council session ended with a vote to bar Dr Timothy Leary from appearing at the city owned Center Playhouse. Opponents argued civil rights concerns while supporters included church groups and parents associations.
A Baldwin Park man Louis A Manning aged 24 faced a reduced charge from murder to manslaughter at his trial after the district attorney amended the complaint. The reduction cited lack of premeditation in the fatal punch of a Dodger Stadium security guard.
In Los Angeles two women Marguerite Ferrante and Laura Gallagher Wright were sentenced to one to ten years in prison after being convicted of one count conspiracy and four counts of grand theft for stealing sixty one thousand dollars from a fund intended to purchase the home of late actress Marion Davies.
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