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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1967
Page
2
Medi-Cal aid cutbacks draw sharp criticism from a doctors' leader. He argues the state must avoid a drift toward emergencies before systemic fixes are possible, urging timely action to protect patient access and care standards.
The House approved a broad Social Security overhaul by 415 to 3, aiming at higher benefits and tax increases while restricting federally funded state welfare. The measure, set to begin next year, faces Senate delays and possible changes, with concerns voiced by physicians and optometrists over cuts to Medi Cal and care quality.
Soviet charges say more than 100 Red Guards stormed the Soviet embassy and consulate in Peking, breaking windows and burning documents. Tass called the action a pogrom and said the intruders withdrew with threats to return Friday.
Defense victory narrows evidence in the murder case of Elaine Kirschke and Orville Crankham. Judge Parker excludes blood stained shirt and certain police statements. Prosecution argues prior abuse and a signed note may be relevant. defense challenged third party statements about Elaine’s relationship. Kirschke was arrested near Victorville after returning from a Rotary Club Las Vegas trip.
A family tragedy unfolds as five people die in a house and barn fire. Hoskins, an Army veteran and Minnesota National Guard helicopter pilot, escaped with injuries while his wife Lor etta 29 and children Julie 7 Darla 4 Linda 2 and baby Davis perished. A nearby cement block building was also set and extinguished. Leo Hoskins 62, father, suffered burns while attempting to rescue relatives. The farm spans 120 acres near their parents home one mile away. Authorities investigate possible arson as the cause of the fires.
President Johnson described a lull in air activity in Vietnam due to weather and restraint by commanders. He noted Communist willingness to avoid battle as losses mount, and said the United States does not seek to widen the war despite raids near China. He also defended domestic measures, citing about 100 bills proposed and half passed, with welfare changes in dispute. Public approval polls showed declines after riots and tax proposals, as debates over foreign aid and the tax hike continued in Congress.
A man, identified as a veterans hospital patient, died after pouring gasoline on himself and setting fire to brush in Panorama City. Police said the victim, about 25 to 30, left a note condemning U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the capitalistic system. Firefighters found the body after extinguishing a brush fire on Natick Avenue. Officials at Sepulveda VA Hospital confirmed a patient by the name.
American B52s and Marine jets attacked targets along the North South Vietnam border and in the DMZ as part of a broad effort to thwart a planned North Vietnamese invasion. One F105 was lost, rescued by a helicopter, while U.S. casualties reached 17 dead and 36 wounded among troops. A translated Viet Cong document from March 1966 signals readiness to negotiate only after military aims are satisfied.
Senator McClellan accuses Defense Secretary McNamara of overruling military experts in the 1963 TFX award to General Dynamics. He cites the Navy FI1IB version's ongoing design flaws including weight, air inlet, speed brakes, flight control, and AI stability systems, and warns that common components were promised to save costs but produced a multi billion dollar error.
In Barcelona, residents avoided the city water due to taste and odor problems. They queued to buy mineral water at 28 pesetas per liter while ordinary wine sold for 26 cents per liter. The city population is about 2.7 million.
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