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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1969
Page
8
In Los Angeles AP report growers and union leaders signaled full support for a plan by ten prominent growers to negotiate a contract with the Chavez allies. Talks would continue around the strike and boycott of California table grapes with no immediate comment from other growers.
A terse statement says L A clerks are in a limited union pact aimed at easing operations. Pete commented that the move should help, while the union described the agreement as progress.
On Flag Day a San Pedro parade featured two color bearers and banners for the Star-Spangled Banner and the United Farm Workers flag. Leaders urged nonviolence and sidewalk marching while picketers urged shoppers to boycott grape sales, including signs reading Black Brown White Workers Unite and Dont Buy Grapes Viva La. Four marchers stood at entrances to persuade shoppers, and a woman was questioned about union membership.
Jade facts explained by Joe Stoltz of Lawson's Jewelers at 250 Pine Ave Downtown Long Beach clarify that jade is not as ancient as some myths suggest. The article notes jade is a relatively recent gem in jewelry history and addresses common misconceptions.
A San Pedro sailor Herbert T. Noyens, 21, was shot twice in the heart and killed in a Gardena apartment gun battle at 1325 Rosecrans Ave. Estes fired first with a .22 revolver. Estes then used a German automatic. Noyens, from Averill Street, had been aboard the USS Klondike, returning to Long Beach to rejoin his ship after a Vietnam duty. A second man was seriously wounded. Policemen noted Estes was unable to talk about the incident.
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