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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
1
Action Line helps readers with consumer questions from burners to flag storage. Items include D and H Appliance refunds, Chase Bag Co. custom flag bags, and Trampoline Inc. prices from 89.95 to 349.95 for San Pedro and Lakewood buyers.
The available home sizes are 4 by 6 feet 4 by 8 feet 5 by 10 feet and 6 by 12 feet. Instructions on proper use will be provided with the trampoline.
There are no Anaheim laws requiring pool water changes on a schedule. Leave name, address, and pool location with the Anaheim Health Department at 776-5551. an inspector will check within 24 hours. Public pools are inspected about four times yearly to maintain sanitation standards.
A reader questions Long Beach's lack of ocean view parking for residents and tourists with campers, asking for a paid 50 cent nightly lot near Pier J.-F.E. A., similar to boat ramps. The letter notes efforts to push campers away from Pierpoint Landing and seeks a suitable alternative.
A reader letter argues dramatized violence reflects America's sickness rather than causing it. Frustration drives aggression, a factor beginning in early life, and without vicarious aggression many would snap. The writer hopes psychology and sociology find a solution.
In Sacramento the second annual veto session ended with Gov. Ronald Reagan scoring a clear victory as Democrats failed to override his vetoes. Seven vetoes were blocked in the Assembly by Republican backers, while tax relief talks lingered over a $316 million package and a companion constitutional amendment advanced in committee.
Sacramento Governor Reagan would fund 15 million for educationally handicapped children pending legislative approval. Assemblyman Leroy Greene introduced the measure, with Unruh saying it could pass swiftly. The House sent the bill to the Senate 77-2, and the amendment cleared the Assembly 74-4.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey, barefoot and in rolled trousers, condemned Richard Nixon for opposing the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and aiding Southern blocks on Fortas confirmation. He likened Nixon to Fearless Fosdick and vowed more counterattacks during the 1968 campaign.
The weatherman forecasts generally fair weather for the weekend in Long Beach with mostly sunny days. Low clouds will hug the coastline in the mornings, with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers possible in the mountains and deserts. Coastal temperatures will be in the low 70s.
San Bernardino Sheriff's Department closes the plastic bag murder case after Alfred Ward Clayton 44 shot himself while deputies prepared to question him about the deaths of Paul Saltzman Jr. 9 and Victoria Caldwell 8. Bodies found near a bridge, with Caldwell buried in a mountain-facing grave as the investigation ends.
NTSB investigators in Los Angeles gathered wreckage at Hollywood Burbank Airport after a private Aero Commander crashed during fog. Three people were killed including pilot Robert Bear and co pilot Blanchard McManus. A 60 year old woman Mary Renick died in a car hit by engine debris and 9 year old Penny Carter was injured. The jet owned by Technicolor had flown from Santa Monica to pick up company vice presidents for a trip to Northern California.
A teen-age girl reflects that youth often feels like a stage, though it is simply a phase she is passing through. The piece uses a playful, observational tone to explore image and identity during adolescence.
The Navy will discharge about 30,000 enlisted sailors ahead of schedule between Oct 1 and Dec 31 to cut costs. Most will have served one to 18 months, with reserves extended. Excludes Vietnam era personnel and Mediterranean duty sailors. Total force drops to 663,000 by year end, with recovery planned by mid 1969.
Police in Southland continue to probe unsolved sex murders of children as authorities pursue leads. State School Board condemns use of the word damns in a text and seeks to steer it out of circulation. Governor Reagan protests Eldridge Cleaver's UC Berkeley lecture invitation. Recipient of a young heart dies. World's Largest County Fair opens in Pomona with crowd numbers and events.
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