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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1968
Page
1
The notice outlines how to obtain help from Action Line by sending mail to Box 230 in Long Beach California or by calling 432 3451 during specified hours on weekdays. It states questions are chosen for broad usefulness.
About 3,000 protesters paraded around a six block area near the Hollywood Palladium while Vice President Hubert Humphrey spoke from home in Washington due to the flu. Sen. Walter Mondale filled in and urged action on intolerance and violence as Johnson era imagery and antiwar signs dominated the scene.
The Navy F111B program is halted after the Defense Department stopped nearly all work on the supersonic plane. The decision follows a House Armed Services Committee move aligned with a Senate cut, ending the Navy effort to field a common aircraft. The Air Force F-111A remains, eight of which have crashed since January 1967, while plans shift to transplant components to a lighter VFX-1 project.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill allowing California Highway Patrol officers to use tear gas while on duty. The measure, from Assemblyman W Craig Biddle, passed on split voice vote and also permits Corrections Department employees to deploy tear gas only inside institutions to control prisoners.
M C of San Pedro offers eight bicycles to aid the needy. Robert Baker, executive director of the Boy’s Club of Long Beach, says the club can repair and loan the bikes at no charge to children who need them.
A reader asks about the expression origin. Morris and Morris link it to soda jerks in the 1920s with 86 meaning out of stock. A bartender argues it predates the 1920s with saloons switching to weaker whisky to deny service.
Mrs J S W of Long Beach reports ongoing billing after asking the company to fix it. Bonnie Brath, Texaco Inc assistant credit supervisor in Los Angeles, confirms the firm will immediately recall the erroneous card and issue a correct card in the other customer’s name.
The U.S. Geological Survey offers a pamphlet on The San Andreas Fault detailing fault location major quakes and causes with maps from Northern California to Cajon Pass. Order by number 1512 for a small map or OM215 for a large map. Action Line sends Our Earthquake Risk Facts and Non Facts by Dr Charles F Richter noting quake risk statewide and building safety implications.
Lakewood Center Bookshop sells the collection for $2.95 at 4437 Candlewood St Lakewood. Order by phone at 634-2298. Essays by a 10 year old Hudson at a 1904 Episcopalian school expose naivete challenging school sacraments church etiquette and religions of China.
Inquiries about imported lace for a February wedding. The Home Silk Shop at 330 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles sells French Swiss Belgian and Irish lace. Sterns Fabrics and Laces Inc at 656 S Los Angeles St Los Angeles also offers a variety of imported laces.
Dr Benjamin Spock and three co defendants were sentenced to two years in prison and fines up to $5,000 for antidraft activities. Spock pledged to persist in opposing the Vietnam War, asserting the war is illegal, despite the judge's rejection of that defense.
Heat waves grip the region with downtown Long Beach at 101 degrees and inland spots like Thermal and Blythe reaching 115 and 113 degrees. Beaches offer relief as Newport Beach sits at 76 with water around 66, while forecasts call for a 96 degree high and a 68 degree night.
Sacramento Gov Ronald Reagan faced a Senate defeat as a welfare cap bill failed 20 to 18 with two absent. The measure would have set a $275 monthly limit under Aid to Families with Dependent Children for families with five or more children. The same session also approved a provision allowing medical program cuts if needed to control costs.
The House approved a sweeping housing bill 295 to 114 to fund subsidies for home ownership and low rent units, riot insurance for ghetto residents and businessmen, and flood risk coverage. It envisions 1.7 million units over three years with up to 50 billion in long term costs and sets up a federal private insurance pool.
The text suggests contemporary artists critique the world through stark imagery, arguing that art's reflection exposes harsher truths than any direct depiction. It presents a provocative stance on the role of art in society and its impact on perception.
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