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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1968

Page

1

Action Line answers seek crossbow purchases and road work dates

The column provides sources for crossbow purchases with prices from Shore Sporting Goods Ball and Frank Sporting Goods and Arrow Manufacturing Co plus a historical note on crossbows. It also answers timing for Long Beach Boulevard improvements stating work may begin after the year’s first.

O.E Norwalk Shore Sporting Goods Second St Ball & Frank Sporting Goods Long Beach Blvd Arrow Manufacturing Co Logan Ave Costa Mesa Richard the Lionhearted Arsuf

Playboy subscriptions trouble due to nonreceipt and nonpayment

Readers report missing issues and unanswered letters to Playboy. Rose Jennings of Playboy explains holiday load, nonreceipt may mean no order, suspension for nonpayment, and promises to investigate with a subscription clerk. Bob Sanders says large volume could cause delays and will review.

Playboy Rose Jennings Miss Jennings Playboy Magazine Michigan Ave Chicago Ill Action Line Bob Sanders Sanders

Polo Games At Will Rogers State Park In Pacific Palisades

Answer outlines polo availability in Southern California. Will Rogers State Historic Park hosts games on Thursdays and Saturdays around 2 p.m. with free admission. Gus Walker, Long Beach banker, supplies local context. future games expand to Palm Desert and Carpenteria venues with club contacts.

Gus Walker Farmers & Merchants Bank Long Beach Action Line Will Rogers State Historic Park Sunset Blvd Pacific Palisades Will Rogers Palm Desert el Dorado Cook Road Calif Carpenteria Santa Barbara Fleischman

Reaction on Safer Campus Speech Limits at Colleges

Letter writer argues against banning Eldridge Cleaver and other controversial figures on campus. Advocates education based on investigation rather than indoctrination and urges colleges to host speakers across ideologies without prejudice.

A.R Eldridge Cleaver C.E Long Beach

Nixon and LBJ to Meet at White House Session

President-elect Richard Nixon will meet President Johnson at the White House to discuss Paris peace prospects and his role in Vietnam negotiations. Nixon offers to travel to Paris or Saigon or send an observer to the talks as part of the plan. Mrs. Johnson will join a White House tour after the luncheon.

Key Biscayne Fila Upi Richard M. Nixon White House Johnson Nixon Miami Brooklyn N.Y Ron Ziegler Ziegler Dean Rusk Paris Saigon Rusk U.S. News & World Report Vietnam

Pro-Moscow Czechs clash with protesters at Prague meeting

About 2,500 conservative protesters attended a Soviet backed breakfast in Prague praising Moscow while Alexander Dubcek and reformists were denounced. Police stood by as 400 demonstrators walked in the main exit to a hostile crowd, with several beaten by umbrellas and shouted down by workers. Vaclav David addressed the crowd alongside a Soviet officer named Lt. Gen. Masution.

Prague UPI Dubcek Vaclav David Antonin Novotny Masution

Coast Guard Rescues Man As 25-Foot Cruiser Sinks Near Breakwater

A 25-year-old Garden Grove man, Jack D. Fliger, was rescued by the Coast Guard cutter Point Evans as his 25-foot cabin cruiser sank near the breakwater. He was landed at Los Alamitos marina and treated at Palm Harbor Hospital Garden Grove for minor neck and arm burns. Seal Beach police reported.

Garden Grove Coast Guard Point Evans Jack D. Fliger Palmwood Drive Los Alamitos Marina Palm Harbor Hospital Seal Beach

Ray Hires Foreman to Represent Him in King Killing Case

James Earl Ray tapped Percy Foreman as his new defense attorney on the eve of a scheduled first degree murder trial for the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Foreman was expected to seek a minimum 30 day continuance to prepare.

Memphis James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Ray Percy Foreman Shelby County William N. Morris Jr

El Monte Woman Kills Her Three Children Then Herself

Police said Veranez Latham 33 executed her children Gary 10 Daniel 7 Gregg 6 in their beds then killed herself with a .38 pistol after locking the door. Husband Robert Latham 54 found the bodies upon returning home about 3 p.m. Lt. Lloyd Wood noted stereo players blasting and provided few reasons for the tragedy.

el Monte Robert Latham Lloyd Wood Veranez Latham Gary Camper Daniel Camper Gregg Camper Latham Wood

Wild chase for mart bandits ends with arrest in Long Beach

Francisco V. Perez, 23, of Norwalk, and a second suspect reportedly robbed McCoy's Market at 5425 Long Beach Blvd. The Lakewood Sky Knight and Long Beach units pursued, Perez was captured near Shady Acres Golf Course after officers fired three warning shots. A loaded .38 revolver was found on Perez and a bag with cash was said to have been dropped, amount unclear.

Norwalk North Long Beach Lakewood Sheriff's Sky Knight Long Beach McCoy’s Market Long Beach Blvd Francisco V. Perez Orr and Day Road Shady Acres Golf Course Perez

Veterans mark 50th anniversary of World War I end

Parades and speeches honor veterans as ceremonies unfold across the United States. Washington observes with wreaths at Arlington. a French delegation visits memorials for Kennedy and Pershing. New York hosts a large American Legion parade down Fifth Avenue with thousands expected.

Washington Lafayette John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy John Pershing Manded New York City American Legion

Yemenis held on bail in Nixon assassination plot

Ahmad Rageh Namer, 43, and his two sons Hussein 20 and Abdo 18, are each held on 100000 bail in Brooklyn on charges of conspiracy to assassinate President elect Nixon. Police seized a carbine, rifle, ammunition and long knives after arrest in a tenement apartment.

Richard M. Nixon Brooklyn Ahmed Rageh Namer Hussein Namer Abdo Ahmed Namer Yemen Ahmad Rageh Namer Hussein Abdo Nixon Secret Service

Rostow hopeful on talks in Paris amid Saigon stance

In Paris the Saigon observer Pham Dang Lam said South Vietnam will not join talks on equal terms with the Viet Cong front. Rostow told a national audience the United States will not recognize the Viet Cong as a separate entity or push a coalition government in South Vietnam. He voiced optimism that South Vietnam will send representatives to Paris once differences are resolved.

South Vietnam Vietnam Paris Saigon Viet Cong National Liberation Front Pham Dang Lam Nguyen van Thieu U.S W. Averell Harriman Washington Walt Rostow United States Rostow Johnson North Vietnam Thieu

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