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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
1
A local service invites questions for public assistance. Readers send inquiries to Box 230 Long Beach California or call 432 3451 during specified hours. Questions are chosen for their general interest and usefulness.
A reader in Long Beach reports paying 3.75 by check to Alexander Sales Co of New Rochelle for a cat playhouse. The two checks were cashed and no merchandise arrived. A sales rep said a delayed shipment from the supplier is expected to arrive, with delivery in about a week to ten days.
Public records guide: city assessor map books at 205 W. Broadway show legal descriptions and owners for Long Beach. County records at Hall of Administration 225 N. Hill St. Los Angeles and Santa Ana assessor 630 N. Broadway list owners and descriptions. Also notes where to find velour paper and selling networks for crafts.
In September 1964 Long Beach abandoned plans to host the 1967 68 World Fair on Pier 1 due to insufficient private backing. Estimated costs would top 120 million with 25 million needed from financiers. The city council voted down a 25 cent property tax to fund roads and related projects as promoters faced disenchantment.
Instructions for readers on using ACTION LINE with a special number to record questions. Include name address and phone for contact, avoid sending photos or documents, and limit to one query at a time. If lines busy, postcard or letter receives equal attention.
Justice Abe Fortas acknowledged to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he continued to serve President Johnson as a confidential adviser after taking a seat on the Supreme Court. He defended his actions as a longtime associate and said Johnson had confidence in his judgment though he did not discuss court matters with him. The hearing highlighted charges of cronyism and unusual scrutiny of a chief justice nominee.
Roger Clayton Powell, 23, of Lynwood, surrendering to Long Beach homicide detectives, is booked on suspicion of murder in the daylight killing of Willie Keeten on California Avenue. Powell, described earlier as a tall scruffy suspect, appeared with Beverly Hills lawyers and declined to answer questions as fellow suspects Daniel Lord and Larry McMillen await preliminaries.
Baghdad Radio reported a predawn coup overthrew President Abdel Rahman Aref after the Revolution Command Council announced it had flown him out of the country in an official broadcast.
The Coast Guard pursued a stolen 40 foot sail boat near Catalina Island, firing across its bow and boarding the vessel. FBI agents and Harbor Division officers arrested five aboard the yacht, with two additional males found ashore. Suspects include Jack Darrell, Terry Varney, Peter Hans Wood, John William Berry, and Dennis Seaman. two sisters aged 15 accompanied by the crew. The boat Resolute was recaptured at 7:15 p.m. and towed to Terminal Island. owner Edison Fabian alerted authorities.
James Earl Ray gave up his bid to fight extradition and agreed to return to the United States for trial in Memphis on charges of assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. The Missouri inmate, arrested in London, signed a statement accepting extradition and a British court order dated July 2. Ray's American lawyer traveled to London as Ray prepared to depart under guard.
Sacramento The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee backed a revised gun control bill by combining two measures and omitting registration and local preemption. The bill requires firearm owners to be licensed and increases penalties for carrying a weapon during a crime, covering all firearms including shotguns and rifles. It proceeds to the Ways and Means Committee for further action.
Gov. Ronald Reagan condemned the Legislature and UC President Hitch for blocking his programs. He pledged to campaign for a GOP majority, saying many key bills are dormant or killed in an election year. He cited pornography control crime control drunken driving tax relief and judicial screening as stalled measures.
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