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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1968
Page
3
The executive assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty testified that he learned seven months ago of a possible $300 000 bribe attempt by two harbor commissioners to a harbor firm. He said he did not tell the mayor.
Los Angeles City Council delayed a proposed 5 percent tipplers tax aimed at boosting bar, wine, and beer tabs to balance the budget without a property tax hike. The measure would raise about $9 million annually. The council also tentatively approved a biannual redistricting plan adjusting district boundaries based on registration figures as of April 11, potentially affecting 10 of 15 districts.
Los Angeles police destroy firearms seized in felonies by tossing them overboard from the Angel's Gate at a five mile offshore area. The annual disposal includes 1940 hand guns 532 rifles and shot guns and narcotics bottles also sunk to the sea amid a lengthy coastal cleanup.
Los Angeles County Assessor Philip E. Watson voiced surprise at the opponents’ hysterical tone around his Watson plan property tax ceiling initiative. The measure would cap taxes at 1 percent of market value and redirect revenue to property related services with other funds for schools and welfare. The plan qualified for the November ballot. In a separate item, the Los Angeles Board of Education approved using city school buses to transport 3,000 disadvantaged youths to a six week camp at Saugus Rehabilitation Center funded by Economic and Youth Opportunities agency grants and administered by Watts Labor Community Action.
Leaders from United Packinghouse Workers of America and Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union map a merger to form a single national union for food processing workers. Ralph Helstein says combining with other industry unions reshapes labor groups to face corporate giants and Teamsters competition.
A 13 year old girl Christine B Heacock of Hawthorne was shot in the groin by a small caliber bullet from an auto around 1 p.m. at 139th Street and Yukon Avenue. Deputies described the shooter as a dark haired man about 35 with two teenage male car occupants.
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