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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1968
Page
7
Police from Berkeley and Alameda County moved in after a 300 to 400 strong protest blocked a street near the campus. Tear gas grenades dispersed demonstrators who danced as a rock band played. Windows were broken, injuries reported, and barricades cleared as police pursued dispersed groups.
President Charles de Gaulle urged voters on radio and TV to back a solid National Assembly majority to resume France’s march forward. He cited May to June crisis, strikes, and student unrest as trials, and warned of hard work ahead to stabilize the franc and economy.
Dr. R. J. Williams, a Welsh surgeon, warned at a British Medical Association meeting that the public is too fat, too lethargic and smokes too much. He urged a national keep fit campaign citing poor eating, lack of exercise, disease and inadequate immunizations as grave health threats.
In Atlantic City the 59th NAACP convention ended with about 200 young activists quitting in protest after a faction demanded youth autonomy. The old guard caucus, led by Southern delegates, defeated the resolution, prompting the second walkout and a brief reprise of business before the gathering closed with the moderates’ anthem We Shall Overcome.
A catalog note highlights patterns and weaves from the American textile collection. Crisp Dacron and Worsted fabrics are featured for fashion and home use.
California officials project the state will reach about 20.15 million in a year and 28.5 to 41.3 million by 1985–2000. The Finance Department cites 1,200 new residents daily and notes California could hold 13.8 percent of the U.S. population by 2000 with steady migration and birth trends.
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