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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1968
Page
1
Action Line offers to solve problems and answer questions. Send requests to Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 during listed hours 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
ACTION LINE reports on Johnson Products delaying July orders but delivering soon and gives guidance for SPEBSQSA membership in Long Beach. It also explains Pony Express history and Post Office seal origins, plus veterans cemeteries in California and eligibility at Sawtelle, San Francisco, and San Diego sites.
A reader from Long Beach challenges the police claim that confiscated weapons came from the Yippies in Chicago. They doubt police sourcing and question admissibility in any court outside Daley's city, asking who truly possessed and used the arms.
The Johnson administration denounces Chrysler Corp price increases averaging 84 per car as a dangerous inflationary threat. A joint cabinet committee urges General Motors Ford and American Motors to roll back to protect national price stability and curb consumer costs.
California State College at Long Beach President Carl W. McIntosh says the administration will not tolerate disruptive campus demonstrations by students or faculty. He urges swift action if activists disrupt educational processes while expressing cautious optimism for the new school year.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey released a detailed crime blueprint urging massive federal aid to state and local police, courts, and corrections, with an estimated one billion dollars annual cost after adoption. He tied the plan to anti poverty efforts and criticized rival campaigns while pledging to push it as president.
A lighthearted note from the column suggests variety spices life but routine shopping structures the week. It playfully weighs novelty against steadiness in everyday chores and errands.
California lawmakers clash over a proposed 261 million tax revision and the Watson property tax initiative on the November 5 ballot. They frame the amendments as in direct conflict with the most votes deciding the outcome. Reagan aides object, warning it could boost Prop 9.
Six hundred naval air reservists including 100 from Los Alamitos will be released from active duty by November 1, with 14 200 Air Force reservists also being studied for orderly release. The moves follow congressional criticism over extending uniforms for economy.
Richard Nixon spoke to about 9 000 at the Anaheim Convention Center outlining a five point attack on drugs, calling addiction a historic plague and urging international cooperation, more customs agents, better drug detection tools, rehab for youths, and a national law enforcement convocation. He cited local arrests and a high school death linked to LSD as he urged action.
The Reagan administration must cut $500 million from state agency spending requests to present a balanced next year budget, according to Finance Director Caspar Weinberger.
State Poll shows 53.6 percent recognize the Watson Amendment but 10.3 percent know details. A majority oppose higher sales and income taxes if the amendment raises them. Results come from 1 007 in home interviews on Sept 7–8 across California.
The report states that reducing cholesterol lowers risk of strokes and heart attacks, citing medical guidance and study summaries. Also noted are brief sports results and features on entertainment and imagery initiatives.
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