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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1968
Page
11
The article explains the process if no candidate wins a majority in the electoral college. The new House elects the president from the top three, with one vote per state, while the Senate elects the vice president from the top two. It notes the January 3–6 timeline and stresses voter registration deadlines.
A Sunday in Lincoln Park shows senior citizens in autumn light with slow steps, canes, memories, and warmth on benches. Couples stroll, a wedding discussed, and a community sing echoes near the library as life’s seasons shift toward September and aging.
City plans submit a 16 acre land fill at Pier J northeast corner to host the Queen Mary permanent berth with a $1.7 million budget funded by tideland oil revenue. Dikes will shape the site, dredging will extend to the berthing area, and a one half acre section protects the stern from east waves. Burglars stole a $400 television from Julia Wilcoxson at 3069 Eucalyptus Ave as police reported Sunday.
Long Beach Black-White Dialogue Committee proposes a minimum charge child care center and a central culture center to aid Black residents. Programs would include classes in African and Afro-American arts, with plans for a donor-built facility and needed equipment. The group also criticizes Belmont Plaza Pool spending and cockroach problems in the Central District.
Homicide detectives pursue leads in the strangling of 60 year old Seth Albert Ogle at his apartment 5480 Orange Ave. His nude body with a phone cord around the neck was found by Patrolman J T Richardson. Robbery suspected as partial motive. A short stocky visitor with straight dark hair is sought.
The 1967 Honda C-110 sold immediately after an I P T Classified ad appeared in Sunday editions for the W. E. Daveys of 2021 Knoxville Ave. Mrs. Davey credited the prompt response to the ad and said they will use I P T again for future sales. Local lines list Bellflower Lakewood Garden Grove numbers for ad assistance.
California observes the 118th anniversary of statehood with offices and banks closed. California joined the Union on September 9, 1850, four years after the 1846 California Republic era led by Gen William B Ide. The state’s admission followed 81 years after early settlement in 1769.
Win Hanssen, manager of the Long Beach Auditorium and Arena, built a career chain from Carroll Iowa to Waterloo and finally Long Beach after a 1954 visit showed the city planned a new arena. He became manager on May 1 1955, recruited from the National Dairy Cattle Congress.
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