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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1968

Page

3

State Poll Highlights Opposition to Prop 9 Tax Cap

Spokesmen for realty and teacher groups criticize Prop 9 the Watson tax limit. Pasadena broker James McMichael warns it will destroy local bonds and force new taxes. LA school board member Georgiana Hardy says districts may disappear if the state takes over. AFT Local 1021 leader cites potential teacher strike. Prop 9, Prop 11a, and Prop 3 poll patterns show undecided votes rising and Prop 9 weakening, Prop 11a gaining, Prop 3 favored for $250 million in state college and urban schools bonds.

Los Angeles Georgiana Hardy L.A California

Two to Robbers Crash After Downtown Santa Ana Heist

Two men stole more than $3,000 from Me N Ed's Pizza Parlor in Santa Ana triggering a police chase. The suspects crashed a car on South Halladay Street and fled on foot before officers captured John Henry Alvarez and David Thomas Tramble. A .22 revolver and cash were recovered. Hinz received emergency care for a thigh wound. he was treated and released.

Santa Ana Me-N-Ed Bristol St Gary W. Hinz Hinz Jerry D. Clevenger Clevenger South Halladay Street John Henry Alvarez E. Walnut Sr Maidenform Long Beach Pomona la Habra

Sirhan Seeks Suppression of Evidence in Kennedy Case

Sirhan B. Sirhan's lawyer returns to court in Los Angeles to suppress material taken from his room after his arrest for Kennedy’s June shooting. Defense says officers lacked a search warrant for items seized from his Pasadena mother’s home. This marks his eighth court appearance. trial set for early December.

Sirhan B. Sirhan Los Angeles Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy Russell E. Parsons Pasadena Parsons Ambassador Hotel Kennedy

Beer Bust Vandalism At Park Building Causes Damages

Long Beach police said teenagers caused about 500 dollars in property damage after a beer bust at the Mac Arthur Park recreation building. The word Free Honey was vandalized with red paint, a telephone was ripped from a wall, Christmas decorations were destroyed, wine bottles broken, and beer cans littered. Stolen items included instruments, drinking glasses, sporting gear, microphones and a speaker.

MacArthur Park Long Beach

Classified Ad Urges Employers to Hire Fast

Employers are urged to call HE 2 5959 to find better help quickly through a strong classified ad service. The line emphasizes prompt recruitment and efficient staffing solutions.

Shooting Suspect Held for Murder in Compton Bar Shooting

Carl Edward Tolbert 40, gardener from Bellflower, held to answer in Compton Municipal Court on one murder and five assault counts after a Sunday bar shooting spree aimed at his wife Nena Tolbert. Nena Tolbert in poor condition with a severed spinal cord from a .38 slug. Kathleen Harte 47 dead on arrival, Robert Harte 49 injured. both at different addresses in Paramount and Compton. Tolbert to appear October 28 for a preliminary hearing. Federal grant of 2.2 million announced by Congressman Hawkins to Watts Skill Center for South Central unemployed training.

Carl Edward Tolbert Bellflower Compton Tolbert Nena Harbor General Hospital Tolberts Ramona Ave Kathleen Ann Harte S. Garfield Ave Paramount Physicians and Surgeons Hospital Robert Augustus F. Hawkins Los Angeles Watts

Man 22 Dies in Freeway Plunge Near Long Beach

A 22-year-old Wilmington man James Weggengel died when his car plunged off a transition road between the Long Beach and San Diego freeways. His vehicle rolled 105 feet down an embankment into a drainage culvert early Monday before 1 a.m. Authorities identified him as from Unit 23, Scottsdale South.

Wilmington Long Beach San Diego The Highway Patrol James Joseph Weggengel Scottsdale South

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