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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1969
Page
1
A reader note in the Saintly page reports confusion over the church's stance as the bishops discuss a downgrade, with Catholic groups seeking clarification on recent changes and their impact on parish guidance.
A sputtering B 26 bomber on a test mission crashed into a three building apartment complex in El Segundo. Six killed including four crew members and two residents as occupants fled the blaze. Witnesses describe the plane veering away from a Little League game and carnival nearby.
In spring the season shows farmers and golfers starting plowing their fields side by side, highlighting a rural tableau of agriculture and sport as the land awakens.
The Action Line column outlines contacting Foodmaker Inc to locate a missing W2 for a Jack in the Box employee in 1968 and notes the Long Beach Building and Safety Department's Aug 16 1968 notice to reconstruct or demolish a dangerous house with a June 4 deadline for compliance.
A Building and Safety Department spokesman stated the house was inspected secured and posted with danger signs. If signs are removed or the property is open report to 435-3435.
PT Camerman Curt Johnson earned a first place in the general news category at the 12th annual Gold Seal News Photo Competition. His winning image shows President Nixon at a Long Beach rally, head close to a fan, titled Secrets. Johnson previously won a Gold Seal for a Lyndon Johnson portrait in Long Beach.
Long Beach Unified School District faces a 1969-70 deficit requiring a 19-cent per $100 assessed value tax increase and a $2.1 million spending cut. Superintendent W Odie Wright says 51 staff positions may be cut, with guarantees of other jobs in the district. Further cuts could reach 295 positions in 1970-71 if state aid remains limited.
A bus carrying a Girl Scout troop home from a studio tour skidded on a rain slicked highway and plunged into an 80 foot canyon on Interstate 5 twelve miles north of here. Three girls were killed and an adult and a 4 year old girl were critically injured. Twenty others were hospitalized with fractures bruises and shock as authorities said rain squalls made driving hazardous. Some girls were thrown from the bus while others were pinned inside at the bottom.
ACTION LINE reports several shops carry old records with prices from 1 to 50 dollars. Carol's Antiques in Bellflower Beck Antiques on Cherry Ave Green Door Books and Antiques Shop in Ray Avery area Glendale’s Ray Avery Rare Records on Broadway Music Man Murray on Santa Monica Blvd Hollywood.
The custom originated in China and persisted until the Republic of China was formed in 1912, notes from Long Beach. Continued on page A-6, column 1.
City Clerk Margaret L. Moore forecasts the Long Beach primary turnout at about 45 percent of 161 140 registered voters for 7 am to 7 pm voting in 402 polling places. She cites absentee ballots, district contests, ballot propositions, and heavy inquiry volume as reasons. Final results may be ready as early as 10.
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