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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1969

Page

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ACTION LINE Answers on travel agents wills and boat work rules

Action Line fields readers questions on travel agent fees will drawing and probate basics. Vet complaints addressed to the Veterinary Board. Marina Shipyard 40 foot limit explained with other yards noted for owner work.

Long Beach Calif Murray Abrams Southern California The American Society of Travel Agents, Inc Abrams SDTA ASTA Association Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles California Board of Examiners In Veterinary Medicine O” St Sacramento Lawrence McDowell Long Beach Marine Department Marina Shipyard Marina Action Line Colonial Yacht Anchorage Wilmington

Nixon proposes random draft lottery to reform system

President Nixon urges Congress to replace the seven year system with a national random lottery focused on 19 year olds. The plan preserves undergraduate deferments and allows a four year or longer delay for students, while maintaining local board quotas.

Nixon Congress

Coalition Dethrones Burns in State Senate

Sacramento report says Senator Howard Way forged a rare coalition of conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats to topple veteran Hugh M. Burns from the president pro tempore post in the state Senate.

Sacramento Tulare County Howard Way Hugh M. Burns State Senate

Stanford Research Tie Out Sparks Campus Controversy

Stanford University trustees voted to sever formal ties with the Stanford Research Institute amid war related activity backlash. Board president W Palmer Fuller warned the process will take considerable time as the decision ends a 12 year Fresno Democrat tenure and shifts Senate leadership dynamics.

Stanford Stanford University University Stanford Research Institute W. Palmer Fuller

Long Beach Rejects Two Charter Revisions

Long Beach voters defeated two charter amendments. Proposition 1 would have consolidated tax assessing functions but lost 24 723 to 21 140. Proposition 2 would have raised councilmen pay from 200 to 400 dollars a month and failed 22 929 to 21 972.

Long Beach

Crow Clobbered By Sharp In Long Beach Runoff

In Long Beach the June 3 council runoff narrowed to a two man race in the 7th District as Wayne B. Sharp beat incumbent Robert F. Crow 47.39 to 27.6 percent in a six candidate field. Turnout was 29.68 percent, with electronic tallying at 10:49 p.m. and three city offices secured by landslide re elections for Putnam Courson and Starr.

Long Beach Robert F. Crow Wayne B. Sharp Crow Pierpoint Restaurant Ted Dalton

Long Beach Primary Election Returns Show City Races

Complete unofficial results list council races for 1st 6th and 8th districts with names and votes including Kealer Legeman Cox Critchley Graham Kaye Kelso Salsman Clara Corbett Rubley Schultz Putnam Poppler Courson Baird Starr Lightner Weiss Van der Lans and two county propositions. Total ballots 47 837 equals 29 68 percent of eligible voters.

Landside Leonard Putnam Murray T. Courson James T. Starr Putnam Phil E. Poppler Courson Andrew H. Baird Starr E. Fred Lightner Maurice Weiss John van der Lans

Sign in a country cemetery bans flowers on non-owned graves

In a rural cemetery a marker warns visitors that all persons are forbidden to pick flowers from any graves other than their own. The note emphasizes respect and prohibits removal of blooms from other plots.

Fortas under pressure to resign from Supreme Court

Washington reports growing pressure on Justice Abe Fortas to resign or retire from the Supreme Court amid a national crisis affecting the judiciary. The situation involves the president and Congress and could reshape the court if Fortas leaves or stays.

Washington Abe Fortas Supreme Court Nixon Congress Fortas Lyndon B. Johnson Earl Warren

Nixon backs ARM plan noted amid page A-10

Brief notices indicate President Nixon has gained support for the Army–Reduce plan as page references point to coverage on A-10. A carrier diverged from Viet readiness to aid film production per Page A-11. Obituaries and sports sections are listed on later pages.

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Council L.B J.D C. M Norwalk Norman Dacey Lyle Randolf Los Angeles Superior Court Joanne Gangloff J.S Lawndale Marina Drive J.P Huntington Beach Edwin Wade Curt Johnson Bob Schmidt Our State Bureau Burns Capitol Annex Fresno Way Bob Houser City Council Raymond Kealer, Inc Tom Cox E. F. Critchley W. A. Graham Peter S. Clara R. E. Corbett Leonard Putnam, Inc Murray Courson, Inc Bert Bond, Inc Saul Stolzberg Steven D. Cobb Paul R. Deats, Inc Thomas Clark, Inc Vance Hardy P. B. Simmons Emmet Sullivan, Inc Arne R. Tite C. T. Weber Schucel By Max Frankel New York Times Service DAL U.S Sen. Cranston Daley Amuseni
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