Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1975

Page

3

Police chiefs urge rapid federal gun control action

Five major city police chiefs pressed Congress to pass strong gun control measures. They urged bans on handgun manufacture and private possession, with some calling for total bans in metropolitan areas. Sen Javits urged compromise legislation while warning swift action was unlikely.

Washington UPD Congress America Senate H. Stewart Knight U.S. Secret Service Knight Charles Percy R-Hi Robert Digrazia Boston Jacob Javits E.ny Javits Digrazia Ford Peter Pitchess Los Angeles County Pitchess

Police praised for Ford duty in San Francisco visit

Washington AP reports Secret Service Director H Stuart Knight voiced satisfaction with San Francisco police handling of President Ford's visit marred by an assassination attempt. Knight praised local authorities as doing wonderful work while Senate witnesses disputed accounts of conversations about Sara Jane Moore.

Washington Secret Service H. Stuart Knight San Francisco Ford Knight Senate Sara Jane Moore

Panel votes to end gas tax deduction in tax reform

The House Ways and Means Committee voted 17 to 6 to drop the federal income tax deduction for state and local gasoline taxes, expected to save $575 million annually. It kept medical deductions and casualty losses unchanged, and also approved moving toward simplifying tax tables and erasing over 3,000 lines from the Internal Revenue Code.

Washington UPI House Ways and Means Congress Treasury

Also Mentioned on This Page

Press-Telegram Long Beach Newark Hubert Williams Reginald Eaves Atlanta Police Edward Peters San Antonio Texas H. Steward Knight Abner Mikva D-Ill Barber Conable R-N Automobile Association Miy Ayer Breck Shamfoo Breck Biloz Agia Oe Clairol Clairol Creme the Treasury Uae Baodke Tuell Jcpenn Lakewood Carson St. & Paramount Blvd
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication