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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
2
Democratic Assembly Speaker Jesse M Unruh and lawmakers outline compromise on Governor Reagan s revenue package. The plan adds about 175 million for basic education and 200 million for local districts to ease property taxes, while removing the proposed extension of sales tax to repair services. The Senate and House support hinges on Democratic votes and timing for tax changes.
The Assembly committee weighing Rumford Open Housing reform met privately with Speaker Jessie M. Unruh to work toward a compromise. He urged approval of Bagley Rafael modification legislation while some members push for an option to have discrimination complaints heard by FEFC, administrative procedure, or a court. The Nagley Bill would exempt single family dwellings and owners of four units or fewer, yet still bar racial discrimination by rental agencies, developers, and owners of five or more units.
Petitions received before Friday noon will appear on the following Tuesday's council agenda. Elaine Hamilton, assistant city clerk, says a spokesman for the proposal can attend to answer questions or supplement the petition.
In a Long Beach letter, A. M. argues that California’s Republican governor Ronald Reagan faces excessive countervailing from a largely Democratic legislature. The writer pleads for cross-party cooperation to restore stable state government and reputational standing.
A reader letter from P R of Long Beach urges stronger laws to ban keeping wild animals in cities after Charley the lion dies. The writer condemns improper care of exotic animals and calls for protection of the beasts.
The Detroit neighborhood faced hours of unrest as white and Black residents looted stores and warehouses. A three story brick warehouse on ldth St burned, with bystanders recounting mixed crowds along Grand River Ave. Residents sheltered on porches as furniture, appliances, and TVs were loaded into vehicles and moved away while fire crews battled multiple blazes nearby.
National Guard units move into Detroit amid escalating riots. Police and guardsmen clash with looters. sniper fire injures officers as arson spreads through Pontiac and eastern sections. Tens of thousands of officers patrol the city. reports recount 18 dead, hundreds injured, and vast property damage estimated well above $150 million.
On a hot midsummer night in Harlem, rioters battled police and looted a filling station after attempts to set it aflame. A mob threw bricks at officers while a mobile network unit was overturned and burned. Police fired in the air and streets were riven by gunfire as 257 fires were tallied from Sunday evening to Monday morning.
National Urban League executive director Whitney M. Young Jr says the Newark black power conference reflects growing impatience and anger from oppression and unequal opportunity. The report notes gunfire, looting, and guards across New York streets as riots unfold, with both Black and white participants involved.
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