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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
1
Daniel Goldman, an 18 year old, remains missing nearly a month after his kidnapping. His parents have offered over 25 000 in reward and await a call from the captor. Police have withdrawn, leaving the family to pursue any contact with their son in Surfside.
Florida Governor Haydon Burns and a party of reporters aboard a Convair chased a flashing unidentified object over Ocala and toward Tallahassee. The lights faded and vanished after Burns ordered a turn toward the object. Witnesses, including Meiklejohn and Stockbone, placed the sighting at about 40 miles, with the event marking Burns’s second UFO sighting.
Assembly debate over Senate passed bill to classify LSD and DMT as dangerous drugs stalled after the Criminal Procedure Committee refused reconsideration. The panel voted 5-3. a further reconsideration was expected, with Assemblyman Deukmejian favoring the measure. Sponsors Gninsky and Lagomarsino aimed to make drug sales felonies, amid tense cross-fire over politics and criminal justice.
In Sacramento a tough riot bill waits for Governor Brown. The measure would make it a felony to manufacture possess or dispose of Molotov cocktails and imposes five year sentences for arson during riots. It follows last summer’s fires and creates harsher penalties for firebombs.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee endorsed an amended Senate bill directing future tidelands oil revenues to finance college buildings. The measure, by Sen. George Miller, faced corrections and a 1967-68 effective date set by fiscal screens. The package also raises penalties for burning commercial structures to match home arson, and awaits the governor's action after passing both houses.
Dallas B. Lewis 62, longtime Los Angeles businessman and former president of Lewis Food Co Inc, makers of Dr Ross dog and cat food, died Monday of an apparent heart attack. A funeral service is set for Thursday. He supported Dr Billy Hargis and Dan Smoot, and led the Organization to Repeal Federal Income Taxes.
A short notice shows a Long Beach California postal imprint for a periodical, noting second class matter status, monthly carrier delivery, and a mail rate around 2.78 dollars with annual totals. It cites office address at 6th Street and Plas Avenue and references a daily except Sunday schedule.
Fragmented Sacramento scene shows lawmakers clashing over a budget plan and session timing. Mentions of committees rebuffing attempts, governor actions, and proposed measures on taxes, water, and fire safety, with names and places linked to state politics.
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