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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
1
The charity column offers gown preservation by Foasberg Laundry and Cleaners for 35 dollars, explains no set parking distance beyond keeping driveways clear, outlines credit repossession and credit rating impact, notes a pending insurance policy missing and a remedy, details a migrant education fund contribution with legal aid context, and translates a German children's song title to all the birds are here already.
President Johnson denounced Communist forces in Vietnam as irrec oncilable and rejected critics of his war approach. In a Grand Ball appearance at the Governors Conference in Cincinnati he asserted his policy is fair just reasonable and firm while pursuing a peaceful settlement.
Petition signatures requested by Mrs. M C of San Pedro to verify voters ages before signing blank checks and contracts. Public message urges names for verification and accountability.
The nation’s governors say they will not yield to political pressure. President Johnson asserts he will act as he sees fit and criticizes others who claim sole power to achieve peace in Vietnam. He notes North Vietnam’s unwillingness to meet halfway.
A brush fire in the Palos Verdes hills burned about 30 acres near Forrestal Drive and Palos Verdes Drive South threatening homes on Falconhead and Bendigo Drives. County crews contained the flames with ten units and 35 firefighters after about two hours starting around 4 30 p.m.
Armed with hand grenades and a pistol, five Arab commandos forced an Israeli pilot to fly a Rome to Tel Aviv jet with 48 aboard to Algiers. Algerian authorities freed 20 non Israeli passengers and ferried them to Marseilles Rome and Paris. The Israeli crew and remaining passengers were detained by Algeria. One freed passenger was 17 year old Gabriel Gaiz of Long Beach who was later flown to Paris.
A Moscow announcement of Soviet troop maneuvers near Czechoslovakia raised fears ahead of talks between Czech reform leaders led by Dubcek and the Soviet Politburo headed by Brezhnev. Observers doubted the conference location or timing would be disclosed before talks conclude.
Gabriel Gaiz, 17, of Long Beach, was accidentally aboard the Israeli jetliner hijacked Tuesday and forced to land at Algiers. His mother says he was supposed to be on a different plane. he had been sent to Europe and Israel as a graduation gift. He contacted the U S Embassy in Paris to report his status.
A public letter argues Social Security is sound and well funded. The author rebuts Campaigne’s series, noting the May assets at 27.7 billion, rising to an estimated 31.9 billion, and long term integral financing. The piece cites independent reviews by business, insurance, labor and public representatives.
The House defeated by 179 to 84 a bill to license gun owners and backed an exemption for collectors while rejecting a plan to bar gift guns. Administration lawmakers opposed licensing to avoid deadlock, and Celler warned the collector loophole would hinder enforcement.
In a daytime to early morning siege on Cleveland's east side, snipers opened fire on police and a tow truck, killing four officers and wounding many others. Gov Rhodes ordered Ohio National Guard as looting and arson followed amid widespread firefights.
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