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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1969
Page
1
Q and A column notes the 1947 Jordan High School football team, coached by Ernie Radford, defeated Poly 7 to 6 and Wilson 27 to 12 to become city champions. The 1948 team did not achieve this feat.
Mrs S F of Long Beach asks if the girl in Baby Rain Must Fall is the same as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. The answer notes Kimberley Block played Steve McQueen’s daughter in Baby Rain Must Fall, while Mary Badham portrayed Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird.
In 1963 Mary Badham, nine, earned an Academy Award nomination for portraying Scout in Harper Lee’s novel adaptation starring Gregory Peck. A Birmingham, Alabama native, she remains active occasionally and Universal produced the film. The California Eisteddfod, once won by the writer’s relatives in 1923, has not been held for many years and no current sponsor coordinates the event.
The original Eisteddfod continues in Wales every July attracting vocalists and chorale groups for a week of music and competition. Williams notes the festival is many decades old and ends with singers performing Handel’s Messiah. Nearby, a reader asks why landscaped dividers aren’t on Long Boulevard. city officials say underground utility work and upcoming subterranean parking make future concrete dividers impractical until the area is finished.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warned that Soviet forces are building a first strike capability to devastate the United States while a Senate critic accused him of fear mongering to rally support for an ABM system. He spoke amid Senate hearings as public opinion showed broad backing for the plan.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, suffered a temporary congestive heart failure last Saturday, with doctors now more concerned about his underlying heart condition. Walter Reed Army Hospital said his immediate post surgery weakness persists and his cardiovascular status remains a concern, though he is resting comfortably.
A fast moving storm lashed Long Beach with rain hail and strong winds causing at least two deaths near Pico Rivera when two cars collided on a rain slicked Rosemead Boulevard. Drivers were in serious condition at Pico Rivera Community Hospital. Rain totals reached 1.23 inches in Los Angeles Civic Center and .29 inches in downtown Long Beach.
President and Mrs. Nixon stay at a San Clemente villa during a rainstorm, plan talks on Vietnam, and visit Mission San Juan Capistrano. Air Force One lands at Point Mugu as Nixon inspects Santa Barbara oil spill sites and leads beach cleanup near Ledbetter Beach.
Bank of America in Torrance was robbed of 626 dollars by William Edward Wallenbeck 26. He fled to the Rolling Hills Theater roof but surrendered when police led by bank executive Wayne Weible closed in. The weapon was a toy gun and the cash included mostly small bills.
Orange County health officials quarantine a Huntington Beach State Park strip and West Newport beach after February storms sent contaminated Santa Ana River water north. Cleanup to take weeks possibly into summer with river repairs starting in about three weeks and a million gallons of sewage daily from Riverside.
Parole officers report firsthand that jail conditions are harsh, describing confinement as hell in a feature on Page B-1. The piece explores inmate experiences and the impact of incarceration policies on rehabilitation efforts.
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