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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1968
Page
2
A Chicago Sun-Times report says a court clerk misfiled indictments in the Richard F. Speck case, potentially voiding his eight murder verdict. Legal experts note Rule 239 allows Supreme Court correction, preserving the death sentence if the error is fixed.
Gov. Ronald Reagan urged the United States to use all power and technology to end the Vietnam War if talks fail. He attacked Robert F. Kennedy over his Vietnam pledge and said nuclear weapons should not be used, favoring greater bomber use and target flexibility to uphold South Vietnam's sovereignty.
A 14 year old boy, fleeing accusations of stealing, shot himself on the San Gabriel Freeway after a 110 mile per hour pursuit by California Highway Patrol. Kevin Cox of Whittier, a Sierra High School student, died at Hartland Hospital after taking a gun from his room and driving off in a neighbor’s car to pose a roadside gunpoint chase.
Long Beach and vicinity expect night and morning low clouds with partly sunny afternoons through Monday. Cooler conditions with highs around 64. Mountain areas see variable clouds, possible drizzle, and showers in the north, with decreasing winds Monday. Inland regions have scattered showers in the north and clear skies in the south with strong gusty winds tapering Monday. Imperial and Coachella Valleys stay mostly sunny with highs 78 to 85. Antelope Valley and Mojave Desert mostly sunny but cooler with gusty winds and blowing dust today. Offshore winds 10 to 18 knots in afternoons, stronger northwest winds travel over outer channels. Sunrise and sunset times listed. lifeguard report notes sea 60 degrees.
Senator McCarthy spent a weekend touring California from Sacramento to San Diego to rally supporters and appeal to Humphrey backers to back him in the primary. He blamed Labor for neutrality and said he has more second choice support from Humphrey backers than Kennedy. He argued the campaign has shaped issues on Vietnam and urban policy, claiming to have written much of the parties platforms.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Vice President Hubert Humphrey greeted crowds in Huron as Kennedy opened a Kennedy for President headquarters. He bought candy at the Humphrey family drugstore for his mother but was refused payment by Harriet Humphrey who affixed a sticker to the box.
In Nebraska Kennedy headed a four Democrat field with Nixon expected to win the Republican popularity vote and the state's 16 convention votes. McCarthy and Humphrey trailed as Kennedy campaigned in South Dakota, while Nixon forecasts varied by poll and delegates.
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