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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1968

Page

3

Unruh decries 'psychotic' distortions in campaigns

Assembly Speaker Jess Unruh condemned aggressive campaign tactics shown at a California Town Hall. He displayed posters linking himself and Hitler with a gun control slogan, described such appeals as psychotic and designed to agitate for possible violence. He criticized Republican spinners and warned that distorted framing undermines trust in leadership.

Assembly Jess Unruh California Pacific Coast Club Unruh Himself Adolf Hitler Bob Kennedy Ronald Reagan Long Beach Area Woody Smith Reagan Mike Cullen

Johnson returns to Texas ranch for election weekend

Stonewall Texas president Johnson arrived at his Texas ranch Friday for a weekend of work and relaxation. He will honor the Apollo 7 astronauts today and plans to vote in the general election Tuesday.

Stonewall Tex Johnson Texas

County repairmen strike over pay in Los Angeles County

More than 100 equipment repairmen from the Los Angeles County Mechanical Department walked off duties in a wage dispute. Union and nonunion workers seek raises from 696 to 776 dollars monthly, ending after stalled negotiations with the County Personnel Department and Local 49 of AFSCME, the first major county labor action since 1966.

Los Angeles County Mechanical Department County American Federation of State

Costs More for Females in Jail in Los Angeles

A county study shows slightly lower actual costs for housing female prisoners. The Sheriff proposes a three year contract with Uncle Sam at 13.95 dollars per day for female inmates, while male prisoners would be charged 6.92 dollars daily.

L.A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Peter J. Pitchess Uncle Sam Pitchess Palace

National Parley Criticizes Civil Defense Shortfalls

Milwaukee reports Evar P. Peterson, new U.S. Civil Defense Council president, urges stronger federal action in the nuclear age. He calls for a balanced defense, notes 18 years since the first civil defense law, and cites Russia’s early work on area defense around Moscow. The conference continues a week.

Milwaukee Evar P. Peterson U.S. Civil Defense Council Peterson Long Beach National Council Congress U.S Council Val Peterson Eisenhower Federal Civil Defense Administration National Civil Defense Truman Robert Kilmarx Center For Strategic Studies Georgetown University Russia Moscow

Starr Pays Bribe Case Fine in 1967 Furniture Plot

Former Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner Robert Nick Starr paid a 6500 dollar fine as part of his bribery conviction sentence. Co defendant Karl Rundberg, ex Los Angeles City Councilman and former Harbor commissioner, paid the same amount a day earlier. They were found guilty by a jury last July of accepting 6500 dollars in office furniture from Keith Smith of San Pedro.

Los Angeles Harbor Robert Nick) Starr Starr Los Angeles Karl L. Rundberg Rundberg L.A. Harbor San Pedro Keith Smith

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