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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1968
Page
19
The excerpt explains ACTION LINE as a service for solving problems and answering questions. Readers are invited to write Box 230, Long Beach, California, 90801 or call 432-3451 between 9 am and 1 pm or 5 pm and 7 pm, Monday through Friday.
The Spanish Book Shop at 707 South Carondelet Street in Los Angeles offers Allan Nevins Breve Historia de los Estados Unidos in paperback for 2.40 dollars and William Miller's Nueva Historia de los Estados Unidos in hardcover for 6 dollars. Los Angeles Public Library at 620 West Fifth Street has Nevins Charles Beard and Frances Whitney titles in foreign language. a reciprocal agreement with Long Beach waives borrowing charges.
A reader asks about pigeon birth control. Dr William H Elder of the University of Missouri says Diazo Chloresteral Dihydrochloride targets birds reproductive capacity. Developed since 1960, the compound is not yet commercially available but has seen experimental use in three Missouri towns.
Accipnne researchers report pelletized chemo-sterilant fed to pigeons in Bangor Maine reduces egg laying for five to seven months after a ten day treatment. Journal reference Field Trials of Chemo-Sterilant July 1967.
A reader laments Longreach style high rise focus and scarce affordable housing in Long Beach. Seniors on fixed incomes struggle to find small clean furnished one bedroom units at reasonable rents as landlords let deteriorating properties linger. Do the elderly of modest means face neglect as the city pursues the well off and affluent.
Gov. Reagan told reporters representatives of the University of California Board of Regents tried to strike a deal on the 1968-69 budget. He noted some critics privately urged a $10 million increase while publicly pushing for $31 million more, and said he would not accept such offers.
A 76-year-old San Pedro man, Charles Pierce of 973 W Hth St, was killed when his car left Laguna Canyon Road in Orange County and struck a telephone pole. He died at South Coast Hospital in Laguna Beach after the 1:45 p.m. crash.
A 16 year old Compton High student shot and killed Glen Allen Simon, 28, of Los Angeles after she said he accosted her as she walked home from school. Police say she grabbed her father's .32 caliber revolver and fired through the screen door when he approached.
Deputies stopped a car near Toro and seized about 13600 in heroin and other drugs. The four suspects Price Locke 19 Kevin Rick 19 James H Clay 22 and Scott Ellis Wesley 20 were jailed on narcotics charges.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood on a Watts street corner amid a sea of black faces and urged unity while asking for support to become president. He vowed to end prejudice, seek jobs for black and white communities, and pledged to end the Vietnam War, drawing applause from a 2000-strong crowd. In Portland, Kennedy opened Oregon’s May 28 primary push at Lloyd Center, urging organizers to back him to win California later.
President Johnson addressed 13th International Conference of the APL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, declaring Americans never had it so good while defending his policies and Vietnam war amid repeated applause. He also spoke to 456 farm leaders about farm parity and keeping people on the farm, urging fewer internal disputes and less constant criticism of “our trouble” at the State Department event.
A 25 year old man and his 21 year old girlfriend were found deceased Monday in the closed cabin of a 32 foot cruiser near Santa Catalina Island. Sheriff's detectives say they were probably asphyxiated by a charcoal heater. The victims were Carl A. Jaeger owner and resident of the craft and Jan Van Hoorepke both employed at California Land and Title Co Los Angeles. Crew from a marine biology lab craft discovered the drifting boat after noticing it anchored off shore had broken loose.
Two Navy fliers were killed Monday when their 728 trainer crashed and burned on the desert three miles northeast of Imperial Valley’s Placer City. The Navy identified the pilots as Lt. Laren W. Sorrick 27 Imperial Beach and Lt. George D. Theroux 29 Poway.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy told San Fernando Valley State College students he would not reopen the JFK assassination inquiry if elected president. He said archives would be opened, but avoided committing to revisiting the Warren Report, amid calls from about 20 000 attendees during his California campaign stop. He indicated he would return to the state in three to four weeks.
A fragment quotes Mrs Paul Revere insisting the horse is hers for the night, dismissing who others claim will ride. The remark portrays a bold, playful stance amid a likely social scene or humorous exchange.
Howard Hughes plans to acquire five additional hotel properties in Las Vegas as part of expanding his casino and real estate holdings. The potential purchases reflect ongoing growth in the region's hospitality market and Hughes’s broader business strategy.
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