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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
1
In Trona, a Mojave Desert mining town 34 miles from Death Valley, residents endure summer heat near 120 degrees and fumes from the American Potash and Chemical Co plant. The local paper treats any escape as a news event, reflecting the town’s isolation and air pollution.
The Action Line column fields questions on skullcaps for Pope John Paul II, legality of pole posters, Dame Sybil Leek in Paris and her U S address, and a subscriber who never received Rayelle Publications magazines. It notes utility pole dangers, Joint Pole Committee contacts, and adds local history on Max Rafferty's wartime stance in Trona.
Berkeley declares civil disaster after three nights of violence on Telegraph Avenue. City Manager William C. Hanley cites gunfire arson and property damage and seeks mutual aid and orders banning assemblies and street loitering to restore civil peace.
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A Los Angeles man, Enrique Norona Jr. twenty three, was shot while clinging to a speeding car on Market Street near Gardena Avenue after a traffic dispute Monday night. George Beltran twenty two and Russell Beck thirty seven were arrested or questioned as police investigated the shooting.
Tehran reports more than 20 000 killed and over 50 000 injured as rescue teams battle after a weekend series of earthquakes. Thousands left homeless across about 100 towns with many towns leveled and critical water and road networks disrupted.
In San Diego police arrested 51 people after two disturbances in Ocean Beach. About 40 were taken into custody early as a 200 person crowd stopped cars and threw eggs water balloons bottles and fire crackers. At about 10 p m 11 more arrests followed when a 300 strong group yelled obscenities and lit a street bonfire.
A 14 year old Costa Mesa boy sleeping in a camper bunk fell out as the family returned from Kern River camping. He crawled to the shoulder and was picked up by a Highway Patrolman. Treated for road burns he was released to a private physician.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey led about 100000 marchers along Fifth Avenue under heavy guard. He ignored antiwar demonstrators and Nixon backers and declared he would walk to the White House. Campaign activities followed with strategy sessions in Waverly Minnesota after the event.
Ferocious 12 foot breakers and a six foot high tide battered the Southland coast from Newport to Cabrillo Beach. The Army Corps of Engineers hauled rock and sand to Newport between 41st and 46th streets to prevent property damage as tides swell. Police closed Ocean Boulevard sections in Long Beach after seawater overflowed curbs and debris clogged storm drains. Lifeguards report the surf the worst in years with heavier action forecast. About 780 people were rescued from riptides along beaches from Zuma to Laguna, as a submerged heart attack death was reported in Huntington Beach. Newport searched for a missing swimmer and a Fullerton youth was identified as a separate casualty. The report continues on Page A-3.
A parking meter is described as a device that allows shoppers to do two hours of shopping in one period.
A group of 60 Catholic psychologists reject the Pope's ban on artificial contraception, arguing for alternative ethics and pastoral approaches. The dispute unfolds across national opinion pages, highlighting ongoing debates within the church.
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