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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1968
Page
1
A reader asks if it saves money to leave a light on or switch off and on later. Action Line cites Southern California Edison guidance advising turning lights off to save electricity and money. GE engineer notes frequent switch cycling does not shorten typical home bulbs’ life.
State college administrators urged legislators for one last chance to curb campus unrest. Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke proposed a subcommittee to study student art exhibitions as senators pressed for action. The group, led by Sen. Donald W. Grunsky, warned it would act if no plan was adopted.
Public question asks if California has a functioning usury law to shield consumers from high rates. It seeks current allowable interest rates from lending agencies stores and auto dealers, reflecting the limits in effect across loan types and financing options.
The piece outlines state regulations on maximum interest and service charges for loans and instalment buys, detailing limits for individuals, credit unions, finance firms, and auto sales. It notes Unruh Retail Instalment Act limits, Rees Levering Act rates, and a pending truth in lending bill.
Reader asks about practical ways to stop smoking. They want clubs or clinics to assist quitting, noting their doctor has not smoked and cannot provide firsthand guidance.
A five day stop smoking clinic offered by the Seventh Day Adventist Church runs at various Los Angeles area locations. Free films lectures and group discussions promote quitting the habit for information call the Long Beach church at HE 64762.
Paris Paris Paris. U.S. chief negotiator W Averell Harriman says there will be no early agreement to end the Vietnam war as North Vietnam shows defiance and aims to hang on. He seeks openings for progress while Hanoi insists U.S. position remains unchanged.
The bodies of 44 year old William Enders and his two daughters Susan 16 and Christine 19 were found in their Termino Avenue apartment by the youngest daughter’s Sunday School teacher. Detectives theorized Enders shot the two, then killed himself after waiting at least a day.
Two men in Wells Fargo guard uniforms looted First National City Bank in Brooklyn of 198000 with signed releases. Three hours later another pair of men in the same outfits asked for the same amount, using legitimate Wells Fargo IDs, leaving staff confused as the theft succeeded.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy claims a decisive Nebraska Democratic victory with about 53 percent, while Sen. Eugene McCarthy declines Kennedy's alliance proposal. Republican rival Richard Nixon leads with roughly 70 percent, Reagan scratches 22 percent, and Rockefeller 5 percent as turnout nears record levels.
Gov Ronald Reagan said he was gratified and surprised by his Nebraska primary showing as a noncandidate for the Republican nomination. He received 24 percent while Nixon led with 69 and Rockefeller had 5. Oregon Gov Tom McCall urged Reagan to campaign there, but Reagan declined.
John Stuckwish, 62, the third heart transplant patient at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, died Tuesday night. Officials attributed his death to progressive liver failure with deepening jaundice and pre existing arterial disease.
A old joke recalls a young man who nicknamed his girlfriend Appendix because it cost so much to take her out, illustrating a pun on expenses.
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