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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
1
A plane crash in Buena Park leaves four people dead and sparks a search for details. Investigators cordon off the wreckage as relatives gather at the scene to await official word on casualties and causes.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders report can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington DC 20420 for $2.00. A Bantam Books paperback edition costs $1.25 and is available at bookstores./readings available at Long Beach Public Library branches.
A reader from Long argues the examiners were unfair with rod markers during parking, noting nerves affected performance and a one year license was issued on retry. She cites similar complaints from women her age and requests kinder, more supportive examiner attitudes.
Reaction from Long Beach resident R R who recalled two lessons after a man returned a $5 bill her child discarded from a car window. She urged parents not to leave children unattended in vehicles, stressing safety over brief market errands.
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday moved toward a strongest gun registration ordinance making it a crime to possess an unregistered firearm. The measure seeks countywide reach with city participation and broad support from law enforcement officials.
Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh warned he would stay in session all summer to pass a strong gun control bill. By a 54-23 party line vote, Calf. Assembly allowed AB 2096 by Winfield Shoemaker to be introduced despite the late deadline, proposing handgun rifle and shotgun registration, licenses every three years, safety tests, 15-day dealer wait, and strict transfer reporting. Intrastate gun mail sales would end and interstate sales require a California license.
International unions vote to approve a new 55 day contract with U S Borax Co resolving labor action as Wilmington plant export work remains tied to a jurisdiction dispute Local 20 A Richmond California represents over 200 members and offices in Long Beach. In Richmond a riot breaks out as 300 to 400 people clash with police injuring an officer and causing window smashing and looting during a car theft pursuit
Los Angeles officials vow armored cell and protected court corridor for Sirhan B. Sirhan murder trial of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Emergency funds up to 20000 approved for a reinforced courtroom shield as security measures include steel doors paneling and bulletproof glass to protect defendant judge and potential witnesses.
A Beechcraft Baron with five aboard crashed into the Jack Nelson residence at 8022 Franklin St. in Buena Park during an attempted return to Fullerton Airport. Pilot Roy Wilson Gregory Jr. and four others including Gaylord Warnick, Donald Paul Pease, and Marty Evelhoch died. Sixteen year old Kelly Nelson survived in a house damaged but intact.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau led the Liberal Party to a clear victory in Tuesdays election, securing a majority government for the first time since 1962. The 48 year old bachelor intellectual became Liberal leader in April and will govern with a solid mandate surpassing Lester B. Pearson's five year term.
A new Johnson administration gun control proposal on page A-9 demands multiple affidavits proof of identity and fingerprints for firearm licenses. The plan aims to tighten background checks and licensing procedures across jurisdictions.
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