25 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1967
Page
1
Q and A discuss a pen capable of writing in any position including upside down. Paul Fisher of Fisher Pen Co. offers a Space Pen with a pressurized cartridge, to be sold in stores soon. Also advice on delays in federal income tax refunds includes using a tracer form and contacting the IRS.
A reader asks about the song Sing a Rainbow and its rights. details note Arthur Hamilton 1955 Pete Kellys Blues, Peggy Lee album reissue, Mark Vit Music Co. and Criterion Music Corp. contact for a copy. Also includes Qs about Long Beach parking study and social clubs. ACTION LINE suggests two-hour zones, residents petition, and All-States Society assistance with introductions to state societies. contact info provided.
A three year old boy lost in the San Gabriel Mountains for five days may hold the clues to the deaths of his pregnant mother and his infant brother, plus the shooting death of his policeman father. Michael Berg Jr. was found by a sheriff rescue team in rugged terrain and is in serious condition with exposure and injuries. Authorities suspect the car crash and family deaths occurred near Pico Rivera, with the father possibly dying by suicide.
Local forecast calls for ongoing drizzle in Long Beach today with partial clearing by mid afternoon and similar chances on Tuesday. High today near 75 degrees, cooling to 65 tonight then becoming mostly sunny by Tuesday afternoon and fully clearing by Wednesday according to the U.S. Weather Bureau.
In Placentia near Anaheim Orange County a family of four died in a house fire on the first night in their new two story four bedroom dwelling at 1318 Sao Paulo Circle. Frank E Maggiore 50 his wife Madeline 47 and daughters Julie 12 and Sherry 8 were identified by the coroner. Neighbors heard an explosion at 1 30 am Sunday and attempted rescue as flames swept the upper floor.
Two New Mexico teens, 16 and 15, were jailed after entering Long Beach police HQ, riding the elevator, and pointing a .22 revolver at Patrolman Hemeon and Officer DeSmeth at the information desk. They claimed they were starving and runaways from Gallup. Both will be returned to New Mexico once travel fare is arranged.
Floodwaters from Hurricane Beus Jah overflowed the Rio Grande and other Texas rivers, prompting evacuations in Mercedes Harlingen La Feria Rio Hondo and Loreto areas east of Mercedes. A diversion dam failed near Mercedes sending waters down the Arroyo Colorado. About 25 000 people remained in refugee status Sunday according to official reports.
Three state Republican leaders urged Ronald Reagan toward a real 1968 presidential bid at the California GOP convention in Anaheim. Gardiner Johnson Ann Bowler and James W. Halley said national committee interest and backing were growing, with calls for Reagan to make fundraising stops for the party. Bowler noted broad southern and western backing, while Reagan said he is not seeking the office.
Testimony resumes as Tony Beach socialite attorney Jack Kirschke faces a seventh week trial. Five more friends and neighbors of Kirschke and his slain wife are to testify while the prosecution continues a chain of witnesses. Kirschke, suspended from the Downey DA’s office, is accused of shooting his wife Elaine Terry Kirschke and Orville W. Crankhan last April 8 at 185 Rivo Alto Canal.
A pithy quote notes parenting shift from teaching first steps to enforcing obedience. The line contrasts early guidance with later discipline as children grow from toddlers to school age. It reflects domestic views on behavior and authority in family life.
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