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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1968
Page
1
Secret Service removed Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey from a Watts rally at the Elks Hall after black militants disrupted the event with jeers and boos. Humphrey pledged aid to Head Start and urged orderly participation in vote registration.
Frances Williams and Charles Randolph, both Poly and Centennial High School juniors, join 45 trainees in a federally funded Upward Bound program at California State College Long Beach. Dr. Clyde Taylor describes the project as creating an instant middle class among minority youths and guiding them toward higher education during a six week summer session July 15 through August 23 with campus living and on site classes.
South Vietnamese soldiers overran a Communist base camp in the Mekong Delta freeing 28 prisoners including five government popular forces. Police in Saigon captured two female Viet Cong terrorists who allegedly planned to assassinate a political leader. The day also saw scattered fighting from the delta to Da Nang with heavy clashes near Da Nang as a Marine tank column was ambushed, leaving five Marines dead and 33 wounded, plus the loss of a tank.
A group of Roman Catholic priests in Washington told Cardinal O Boyle they cannot follow his July directive restating the church ban on birth control. The Association of Washington Priests released a letter criticizing guidelines from the cardinal and five Eastern bishops, especially the contraception portion.
United Auto Workers at McDonnell Douglas Long Beach vote on a three year deal said to exceed one dollar per hour in wages and benefits. Details to be unveiled at a 2 p.m. ratification in Veterans Memorial Stadium with Walter Reuther and Leonard Woodcock present.
Moscow reports Grechko orders higher combat readiness amid alleged international imperialist breach attempts in East European unity. He cites Vietnam war, West German militarism, Israeli tensions, and anti Soviet moods in Czechoslovakia. Dubcek urges restraint.
Phone and mail directions for the ACTION LINE service are provided. Readers can write to Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 during specified hours Monday through Friday for questions selected for public interest and usefulness.
Albert Brouse, a phonograph collector, says the part is a reproducer and can supply it after inspecting the Edison machine. He also has cylinders for sale and can arrange a viewing at his Glendale showroom, contact 242-8908, 605 N Verdugo Rd.
A reader asks about international gun laws. Britain requires registration of all firearms with a need-based permit system. France bans mail order sales and requires thorough background checks. Denmark registers guns and knives over 12 cm. Italy sets age 21 and requires government registration. Spain controls ammunition alongside guns. The Soviet Union restricts private rifle and revolver ownership with potential imprisonment. hunting shotguns are allowed in much of the USSR.
The notice outlines three new studies on civil disorders on Page A-18, a report on steelworkers and firms unable to reach a basis for settlement on Page A-12, and a piece titled Bright Hope for society's dropouts on Page B-1. It notes a Sea Festival expected to draw 150000 attendees and Treasure Hunt clues starting August 4, with stories on Pages B-11 and 4.
One week from Monday on August 5 the Republican National Convention convenes in Miami Beach. Delegates will choose a presidential and a vice presidential candidate amid platform talks, credentials, and committee reports while Nixon remains the odds-on favorite despite unsettled nerves and potential upsets.
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