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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1968
Page
1
The notice promotes 452-5451 ACTION LINE as a help desk offering answers, cutting red tape, and standing up for rights. To get action, write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during listed hours. Questions are chosen for general interest and usefulness.
Long Beach surveys eight agencies for pay scales including Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, Burbank, Pasadena, Glendale, Orange County, San Diego City and Long Beach Unified School District. most have no residency rule though San Diego limits police and fire to 20 miles, Glendale requires in-city residence at appointment.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Edmund S. Muskie warned Wallace's bid may force an Electoral College stalemate and a possible House decision. He linked Wallace to law and order themes and the white backlash, arguing the race threatens both major parties and could shift support away from Humphrey and Nixon.
In a terse exchange a husband grants permission to his wife to take a fur coat, while questioning who offered it. The brief interaction highlights tensions over gifts and ownership within a domestic setting.
The public relations office at CBS television in Los Angeles is sending pictures of Red Skelton in several original characterizations. His roles include Willie Lump Lump Clem Kadiddlehopper Freddie the Freeloader and San Fernando Red. The comedian says people find his characters funny because they remind them of someone they know.
A wartime guidance column urges girls to keep letters cheerful but not homesick while loved ones are abroad. The note notes dangers of revealing affairs and advises delaying troubling news until after combat, addressing readers in Germany and Vietnam.
In May 1961 the Christian Science Monitor highlighted Needles California and its school system led by Max Rafferty. He arrived in 1955 after a chaotic period ending resignations and board turmoil. Rafferty raised teacher salaries cutting turnover from 50 to 18 percent, added new texts and gifted programs, and rebuilt community confidence via citizen advisory committees.
The Long Beach based destroyer Turner Joy sank 11 Communist cargo barges and damaged four others in waters off North Vietnam. The ship, alerted by a Navy S2 Tracker, fired five inch guns for over an hour near the mouth of the Cua Khua River about 50 miles southeast of Vinh. It also destroyed three storage areas and a bridge.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said he would not be the candidate for president of a fourth party nor join any effort to organize one. He urged withdrawal of his name in Iowa and denied approval for states requiring it. Sources say Governor Harold Hughes warned such a bid could hurt Hughes in the Senate race.
Residents watched the sea as Hurricane Liza churned 700 miles away, flooding beaches and undermining homes. Lifeguards rescued hundreds, surfers feared, while high tides and 10 foot breakers hit Newport and Seal Beach beaches. Weather forecasts said the high sea would abate soon.
The Lakewood Plaza branch was robbed of 3700 by a gunman with a bushy mustache at 1 p.m. He ordered three tellers Sherrie Simpson Linda DiMeglio and Marie Warner to fill a bag with cash and fled in a car. The FBI issued a nationwide alert for 28 year old John Quincey Kirby III.
The Pentagon asks for 10 000 recruits for November, the smallest draft call since March 1965. All inductees go to the Army, with monthly quotas sliding after a peak of 48 000 last April. October picks up 13 800 and September 12 290 as December prospects look to drop below 10 000.
In Khorsan Province officials say the weekend earthquakes likely caused more than 30,000 deaths. Authorities buried bodies in mass graves, dropped relief supplies to isolated areas, and announced reconstruction plans in the provincial capital.
Iowa news notes Gov Hughes secures Senate nomination amid broader primary results. Other races and outcomes appear on page A6 while coverage hints at political shifts.
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