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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1969
Page
1
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Long Beach Unified School District may face a $3 million deficit next year due to declining state aid and rising costs. A Sacramento-funded transfer could head off the crisis, while inflation shows no quick cure. Local taxes are at the limit, and only voter approval could raise levies. Superintendent W. Odie Wright urges joint action with other districts and early expenditure reductions, with support for a finance bill by Assemblyman James W. Dent.
President Nixon says campus violence threatens liberty and places the onus on colleges to self regulate. He notes federal aid could be cut for students involved in campus disorders and mentions HEW will pursue new peace initiatives.
President and Mrs. Nixon toured the San Juan Capistrano mission as crowds gathered and Cardinal Francis McIntyre joined in the visit. They then moved toward a possible summer White House at a San Clemente estate overlooking the Pacific, after arriving in California amid rain and a stop to view Navy Sea Bees.
The Coast Guard evacuated 25 crew members from the disabled Peruvian freighter Yavari 950 miles southwest of San Francisco. A six man rescue party and two pumps were aboard the cutter Barataria, which had stood by after the emergency Friday as boilers flooded.
A massive fire engulfed the Nuway Laundry & Cleaners plant at 3001 East Anaheim St destroying interiors of two buildings and causing an estimated million-dollar loss. Fire Chief Virgil Jones directed 80 firefighters as flames lit the night sky and drew onlookers from surrounding streets.
Question and answer column describes a lost December 1968 Pentex order from Cal Ida in Oakland, with UPS and United Parcel conflicting notes and a replacement candy shipment. It also covers a February 20 baby born horoscope segment citing Pisces traits, world headlines, and 1970s fashion notes.
The California Press Women's Association awarded 16 citations to Independent Press-Telegram women staff in Sacramento. Mary Ellis Carlton won four firsts and multiple seconds and thirds across fashion, adoption, daily editing, and a fall fashion feature. Joyce Christensen claimed a first for her entry, eight IP-T women earned honors, and Mayor Alioto spoke at the event.
A Sunday edition highlights sections and pages. Notable items include a feature on garnishment of wages and a listing of contents across sections A-3 A-5 A-6 B-1 S-1 to W-14.
A profile notes an executive’s rise through grueling 20 hour shifts in coal mines and service jobs as a janitor waiter and latrine orderly shaping a polished leadership image.
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