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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1968
Page
1
A long Island style advice column answers readers on topics from Disney studio tours to squab pricing and library practices. The Q and A cover tours, wildlife laws, crown plates, book disposal, visa options, and parliamentary procedure courses at California State College at Long Beach.
Dense fog rose from the Pacific and spread inland hampering visibility across coast towns and delaying events. Smog buildup was forecast to intensify toward evening as the fourth first stage smog alert of the year was issued by the Air Pollution Control District and the Weather Bureau warned of continued poor air quality.
A quip about fog prompts definitions from Britannica and a weather official. It explains fog as a ground touching cloud with saturated air and suspended droplets. The piece ends with a light note on wanting to do something about the fog.
North Vietnam rejected any bargain in exchange for a bombing halt and accused Johnson of pushing propaganda. Elmer Bunker and Saigon leader Thieu met in Saigon in a secrecy laden session described as decisive, but no details were released.
Three shots from a steam catapult at Long Beach Navy Yard ended a carrier overhaul as 32 ton loads splashed into the harbor. The tests reached speeds up to 165 mph with accelerations of 150 to 550 psi before recovery by crane. Open Navy Day activities and services accompanied the test.
Diamond Ryan of Long Beach and Danni Leonette of Los Angeles are among 10 Americans granted asylum in Sweden, bringing the total to 115. The Aliens Commission is reviewing 164 additional asylum applications from service members and draft dodgers as observers watch.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Vernon P. Spencer, 66, died after an apparent heart attack while driving in Inglewood. He was taken to Daniel Freeman Hospital after his car struck a power pole on Florence Avenue near Redondo Boulevard around 5 p.m. He lived on Byrd Street in Inglewood.
Los Alamitos detectives probed the early morning death of racetrack groom Edward Williams 59 of South Carolina found on Katella Avenue near Kaylor Street about 5 20 a.m. Police Chief Roy Kundtz said Williams appeared to have been struck by a car.
Public opinion surveys show Hubert Humphrey eroding Richard Nixon's lead in the 12 eastern states as the race enters final days. Nixon leads in the Midwest and West, with Gallup listing 43 31 and Wallace at 20. Harris has Nixon 40 Humphrey 35 with Wallace 18 and 7 undecided.
The text notes that some football players remain in college for five years or more. It states they can run and kick but are unable to pass.
A Northeast Airlines jet from Boston to Lebanon and Montpelier crashed in fog on Moose Mountain near Hanover New Hampshire, killing 32. Ten hurt survivors were flown to Mary Hitchcock Hospital with one in critical condition as rescue teams used helicopters and a campus landing pad for medical aid.
Reports from Rome cite two Italian papers that the Greek military regime may groom Aristotle Onassis for the Greek presidency. They note the possibility of his wife Jacqueline Kennedy becoming first lady again if he takes the office.
Gen. David M. Shoup, former commandant, takes issue with late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy over the Cuba missile crisis in a political grind feature. The discussion appears across pages A-5 and A-6, with related items on China stability and a church view on fear of pain.
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