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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1963
Page
1
County budget chiefs recommend a 22.8 cent tax hike lifting the rate from 2.0818 to 2.3102 per $100 of assessed value to reach 678 million. The 50 year high plan adds 66.56 million over the current year, with hearings due by June and final adoption by July 1.
City Council approved preliminary plans for a 100000 clubhouse at El Dorado Golf Course after a heated altercation over youth center use. Two councilmen traded liar charges, then recessed for refreshments. The dispute over leasing space to private enterprise and a future swimming pool for Silverado Park dominated debate before a brief resolution.
In Sacramento the Criminal Procedure Committee defeated two anti pornography bills. One would redefine pornography, complicating convictions, and another would empower the attorney general or district attorneys to seek court orders to deem material obscene. A court finding could let police seize the material with warrants. The first bill was defeated.
Angels stifle Yankee rally to secure a 6 to 3 victory as TV awards buzz centers on Lucille Ball and Beverly Hillbillies with page notes in section C1.
Two integration groups will begin a 400 mile peace walk at 9 a.m. ET to honor Baltimore postman William L. Moore slain near Keener Alabama. They follow the route Moore took en route to Mississippi calling for an end to segregation. Governor Wallace opposes the walk.
Concord NH Tuesday marks the first state approval of a 20th century lottery to raise funds for education. Two sweepstakes yearly at a race track near the Massachusetts border would begin once legislation and supervisory bodies are set. tickets, at up to 3 dollars, would be sold at tracks and liquor stores. A winner could receive up to 50 000 dollars. Governor John W. King supports the plan, with details pending legislative action and printing.
In Louisville a steamboat race on the Ohio River saw the Delta Queen defeat the Belle by about a mile. Gov. Bert Combs led Belle passengers ashore as 1,600 people enjoyed the event under a frosty moon. The Queen, owned by Green Lines of Cincinnati, showed speed early and maintained a four-length lead despite Belle’s late push.
In Santa Fe Springs, the old board confirmed 16 of 314 Little Lake School District staff for tenure amid a two-member bloc and a hostile audience. Remaining 278 may be decided May 10 as factions clash over educational philosophy and union campaigning.
Two-thousand Impeach Earl Warren handbills were stuffed in lockers at Downey Earl Warren High School. Principal Hanford F. Rants reported students found the leaflets and showed them to officials. A John Birch Society member denied involvement while the district investigates.
SACRAMENTO UPI A bill to raise the minimum driving age from 14 to 19 cleared the initial legislative hurdle in the Assembly Committee on Transportation and Commerce by a new vote margin. Teen advocate Bill McCurry of Encino High School opposed the measure, arguing enforcement issues. The proposal would create an apprentice license for ages 16 to 17, requiring supervision by an instructor or a licensed driver over 23.
In Sacramento, a ghost authored bill stripping Long Beach of tidelands contracting power and diverting oil revenue to the state treasury drew fire. Legislative Analyst Post allegedly authored the measure at the request of officials, prompting questions from Assembly members about his role and accuracy of prior tidelands reporting.
London exhibition opens Tuesday featuring a nude portrayal of Susan Travers wife of photographer Cornel Lucas. Isi Robot urges public interest in recognizing well known women through nude art while Travers questions being publicly shown without clothing.
Diplomatic sources said Haiti’s government approved the departure of 22 Haitian refugees to the Dominican Republic via a U S embassy. President Francois Duvalier’s regime moved to evacuate asylum claimants while investigations into alleged visa irregularities continued.
California Assemblyman Lester A. McMillan withdrew a proposal to televise a four death penalty execution set for Friday at San Quentin Prison. Gov. Brown criticized public execution coverage, while two murderers John Vihovich and Joseph Rosato, plus Donald Franklin and Charles Colston Brown, faced Friday gas chamber sittings with potential clemency decisions pending.
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