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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
1
Readers are invited to write to Action Line Box 230 Long Beach California with questions to be answered. The notice requests clear inquiries and indicates a 1 p.m. deadline for submission and mentions a few example names or topics.
Residents along Junipero Avenue complain a city street sweeper dumps dirt three times weekly at l1th Street with a later scoop by a truck. Dust forces residents to keep doors and windows closed. They seek relief from ACTION LINE after officials said the disturbance would not bother neighbors.
Enlisted soldiers can order a white Army dress uniform from the Fort MacArthur Post Exchange in San Pedro or through Don Les at 2484 W Washington. Prices run around 3.50 to 13.78 depending on options. Bullfights in Taquana start at 4 pm with 4 pm to 7 pm performances from June to July 30. Tours from Long Beach via Greyhound Travel Bureau offer round trips to Vermont Avenue Les starting at 3.85 to 13.78. A reader questions whether Los Angeles is the largest U.S. city by area, asking for confirmation.
In Salinas UPI reports Republican Robert G Wood defeated Democrat Fred S Farr by 24 722 to 18 624 with 176 of 178 precincts in Wood s favor This gives the GOP a 41 39 Assembly majority and marks the party s third straight special legislative victory and first clear control in both houses in over a decade.
The House Ways and Means Committee backed extension of Nixon’s anti inflation surcharge with a 15 to 10 vote. The plan keeps the 10 percent surtax through December 31 amid liberal opposition seeking a shorter extension for tax reform.
Subic Bay reports reveal Lt Ramsey, officer of the deck on the Evans during the June 3 collision, may refuse to answer questions. the board seeks facts while Ramsey invokes military law. Tilton argues cross examination rights are blocked, hindering full fact gathering for the naval disaster inquiry.
The Nixon administration proposes federal court backed injunctions to force open campuses closed by rioters and to bar federal student aid for up to five years after riot convictions. The shift would give colleges nationwide enforcement power, superseding local courts, as Congress weighs the measure amid campus turmoil and internal security probes.
The Nixon Administration laid out tentative plans for two further pullouts from Vietnam this year, possibly in August and October, totaling 45 000 to 75 000 troops. The plan depends on Hanoi and Saigon reactions to the earlier 25 000 troop withdrawal and Viet Cong activity.
Overseas National Airways announced a $50 million firm order for three DC-10F converti ble passenger freighters with an option for three more. Deliveries are slated for spring 1973 and 1974. ONA cites the aircrafts 5,600-mile range plus high speed and capacity as key for long distance charter service.
A broad reflection on modern contentment notes that many individuals cannot name their exact wants yet feel a persistent lack. The piece suggests exploring values, priorities, and growth to identify meaningful goals and reduce dissatisfaction.
A tall Black man with a mustache hijacked a Trans World Airlines jet about an hour from Oakland, forcing a 2,700 mile flight to Havana the longest hijack in U. S. history. The 87 passengers were held in Havana for three hours before the plane continued to Miami. The hijacker, well dressed in a brown suit, armed with a pistol, sat near a Lafayette, California executive who said the hijacker ordered a move to Havana and dropped a suitcase containing Black Panther literature. The incident occurred at 11:10 a.m. PDT over Wilson Creek, Nevada.
Brief from Page A-9 notes the Supreme Court rejection of a proposed code of ethics. Other items highlighted include political tensions with Chace and Hahn, Nixon optimism on ARM, and local notes on Pueblo power politics and San Jose senate matters.
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