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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1968
Page
1
Over 30 years the dream of rapid transit faded as population and car numbers surged. By 1958 Los Angeles area traffic outgrew surface streets while concrete freeways spread to ease congestion, replacing orchards with housing and garages full of cars.
The Toronto Star reports a well financed French spy operation aimed at stirring French English tensions across Canada. RCMP and FBI monitor its ties to Soviet diplomats with officers in Paris Ottawa Montreal and Quebec City. Several agents are under surveillance while U.S. intelligence notes unusual relations.
The column reports Marjoe Gortner now 24 and itinerant, married with one child, on a Midwestern tour after starting to preach at age four in Long Beach. His father W. G. Gortner says no plans for Long Beach appearances.
Richard Nixon campaigned through Levittown and Philadelphia area suburbs drawing large crowds. He urged the well to aid those who have not had chances, amid antiwar protests and Wallace supporters. A cuff link tore free during a crowding moment.
The satirical remark notes that modern novels suffer from covers being too far apart. It uses a playful fictional author name to lampoon publishing trends and reader spacing in book design.
Jodrell Bank reports possible re entry of Zond 5 after circling the moon. Sir Bernard Lovell notes no signals after earlier strong transmissions and cautions no definite information yet. If recovered, it marks a major step in the race to the moon.
Two 19 year old Long Beach women Linda King and Jean Patterson were trapped on a rocky hillside between Griffith Park Observatory and Mount Hollywood. A human chain of Los Angeles city firemen formed to rescue them after they slipped and slid for an hour starting around 9 30 a m.
Five people were wounded in a nine hour gun battle at the Hunters Point housing project in San Francisco. Police delayed entry until gunfire subsided and neighbors ferried victims to hospitals. A later rescue by fire crews saved two girls atop a hillside canyon where landslides occurred.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey sought counsel from former President Harry Truman in Independence Missouri on Sunday. The meeting, about 45 minutes, aimed to gain Truman’s guidance on Vietnam policy and on shaping an independent stance to counter Johnson administration unpopularity ahead of the November vote.
Richard Nixon walked off a rally stage in Willingboro New Jersey with red paint on his hands. The campaign trumpet line had reportedly been painted red earlier in the day and Nixon noticed the red on his palms midway through his speech.
Diplomats and crowds converge as 9 000 enthusiasts expected at Giant Rock for the Space Buffs convention. A-5 story notes anticipatory turnout and events surrounding the gathering.
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