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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
1
A reader asks about state Senate Bill 35 by Senator John Schmitz. The bill, after passing the Senate February 20, goes to the Assembly for a June 2 school finance subcommittee hearing and would strike a statute allowing district creation of schools.
A legislative column notes Schmitzs bill to transfer authority over school tax rates back to the voters, opposing the current AB 272 that critics say limits district flexibility for financing new buildings and classrooms.
S. W. Los Alamitos notes a Santa Ana KWIZ morning program featuring Fran Marion and Buddy Clyde. Clyde, born in Hollister California, began acting at age three in Our Gang and later built a film and TV career in Canada, winning a 1964 Percy award.
KWIZ in 1965 marks Fran Marion a New York born singer fluent in French Spanish Italian with television and Broadway credits while Ed Ames born Boston Mass of Russian Jewish descent is listed with a Boston origin and noted as a singer actor. Their radio show runs 6 to 10 am Monday through Friday.
Peru seized the Western King about 25 miles off its coast for alleged water violations. US officials protested. Washington contemplates halting Peruvian fish imports. The ship, owned by Seattle and San Diego crews, had paid fines and left port.
About 400 protesters mainly Stanford students clashed with police at Stanford University during a march from the Research Institute. Tear gas deployed after a street barricade was set ablaze and windows broken. 14 arrests, bail set at 315 dollars for most.
A May 1 ACTION LINE note in Los Angeles advised readers that a phone number for the U S Office of Immigration and Naturalization is the private office number of an immigration official. Persons with immigration questions should dial 688 2791.
Forecasters predict pleasant May weather through the weekend into next week. Coastal towns like Long Beach will see low clouds and fog at night and morning, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and brisk ocean breezes. Deserts rise above 100 degrees today and Sunday, while mountain resorts around 80 degrees.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla Saturday an early leak in the Apollo 10 command ship was fixed and countdown continued toward a Sunday launch. Officials said a loose electrical connection caused the leak and was tightened. no further problems were reported as Saturn 5 carries three astronauts toward a lunar orbit.
The California Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved Gov. Reagan's 6.2 billion budget and a 5.5 percent pay boost for 183,500 state employees including UC and state college professors. The panel barred funds for scholarships and aid to students involved in violent demonstrations as it sent the bill to the full Assembly. The action paves the way for debate next week as the Senate nears its own version.
A 21 year old convicted killer, sentenced to die in Louisiana, reunited by phone with the Indiana mother who gave him up as an infant. Larry Joe Purkey, jailed in Orleans Parish Prison, seeks appeal before the U. S. Supreme Court for the Mardi Gras 1968 murder.
More than 100 police and highway patrol officers cleared a demonstrator crowded street at UCLA after a protest disrupted a UC Regents meeting. Two arrests and two minor injuries were reported, including UCLA chancellor Charles Young and Times photographer George Fry. Governor Reagan urged university leadership to address campus violence.
A man with fifteen cents attempts seven outfits in four stores, highlighting a tale of thrift and fashion pursuit.
Nixon under pressure to name Republicans to Supreme Court. YORTY reports net worth of $171,444. Page references indicate coverage on these topics across sections A-3 A-5 and A-12.
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