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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
3
President Johnson delays Honolulu schedule to address Congress on racial tensions after Bobby Kennedy style threats and King assassination shock. He weighs potential violence outcomes, meets with Thompson and Hannan, and issues a televised call for national unity while reordering high-level military discussions with Westmoreland and Sharp.
Action line from Long Beach Library details mail checkouts for shut-ins via Cali Mabel Jones. Hetty Large of The Weaver's Cottage in Fullerton offers wool, a spinning wheel lesson, and a family ranch sourced wool, with her own weaving and candy remaking tips learned from a great aunt.
A reader from Torrance asks ACTION LINE to trace a Hot Rod Magazine subscription after a change of address and a year without delivery. Caralyn Turpin of Hal Rud subscription service will check the computer and, if the subscription is found, will issue a new three year term or extend the existing three years starting with the first new issue received.
Banks in California do not pay vehicle license fees due to their unique inventories and business structure. They are taxed via the state franchise tax on 1 percent of taxable income, while other corporations face 7 percent plus potential license fees.
California officials reacted to the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination with remarks recalling the JFK murder. Governor Reagan urged calm and sympathy to King’s family. Los Angeles leaders, NAACP figures, and minority advocates voiced sorrow and called for nonviolence despite the shock.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr became the 14th American and youngest laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 1964 in Oslo. He accepted on behalf of the civil rights movement saying the award came as 22 million Negroes in the U S fought racial injustice and pledged prize money to the movement. News from London notes British shock at King’s assassination in 1968 and the day’s papers lead with the event.
New York US First Lady Mrs Kennedy appeals to the nation to replace hate with love after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr She speaks from her apartment expressing sorrow for King and his family and urges Americans to seek justice and compassion.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson heads a five day Texas tour and will participate in the opening of Hemisfair 68 in San Antonio on Saturday. Public and civic events are expected to draw attention to the event and the city.
Saigon president Nguyen Vang Thien said South Vietnam must play the principal role when real peace talks begin. He questioned Hanoi goodwill but urged testing it despite doubts after praising UPI coverage and noting Hanoi’s stance toward unconditional bombing. A separate item reports a moving firm suing for $80,000 over lost sermons during a Philadelphia relocation.
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