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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
1
The answer notes caffeine does not speed alcohol metabolism or make a person more sober. Alcohol leaves the body mainly by oxidation at about one half ounce per hour for a 150 pound person. Coffee may wake a drunk but cannot improve coordination or perception.
Catalina Island’s Avalon school system integrated with the Long Beach Unified School District in 1923, as officials expected a rail link to Long Beach. Avalon School serves 426 students with 22 staff. staff receive a transportation allowance.
Movie theater owners will bar children under 16 from certain films beginning Nov 1 under a new rating system announced by Jack Valenti. The code, enforced by theater owners, classifies films as G or M and other categories, with enforcement requiring parental accompaniment for some titles. The plan aims to curb unsuitable content amid calls for government classification.
UPI reports at Camp Enari South Vietnam Maj. Gen. Charles P. Stone says soldiers who fail to salute are transferred to forward areas where saluting isn’t required. He notes 18,000 under his command and two enemy deaths in the camp’s two years.
A diesel engine struck a passing commuter train in Southern Pacific yards killing Richard Hutchings, 25, of San Francisco, and injuring at least 19 others. The derailed car and adjacent cars were damaged, tearing a hole near the front.
The State Poll shows California voters backing Prop 9 the Watson amendment and Prop la for property tax relief while expressing low specific knowledge of both. The survey of 1,007 registered voters conducted Sept 28–29 also finds strong support for Prop 3 a 250 million bond for state colleges universities and urban schools.
The Supreme Court rejected efforts by peace groups to place Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy and Eldridge Cleaver on California’s presidential ballot. It also refused to order Virginia officials to list George C. Wallace as the Conservative Party nominee, while Wallace seeks listing as the American Independent Party candidate. The term opened with Ohio ballot disputes, highlighting evolving one man one vote doctrine.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for immediate transfer to Vietnam of 256 Army reservists who challenged being called to active duty. Justice Douglas had sought to delay transfers but the full court denied his motion, allowing transfers while appeals proceed.
Beware of candidates who promise pie in the sky. They plan to use your dough.
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