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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1967
Page
5
Long Beach notices summarize community happenings and small items of interest from civic groups and local organizations with concise notes on dates, places, and participants for Monday, August 21, 1967.
California's Industrial Welfare Commission delayed a minimum wage increase for women and minors under 18 from November to January 1 1968. The debate features organized labor pushing toward $2 an hour, opposed by small business fearing job losses and higher prices amid inflation.
A grand jury in Michigan indicts James G. Williams for failing to file a campaign expense report while the near illiterate paper hanger finished 17th of 19 in a congressional race. The item questions campaign record rules and the justice process amid broader calls for reform.
The piece proclaims General Hoo Dat Don as premier in a bold fourteen year campaign against Viet-Naman guerillas in West Viknang. It frames him as the driving force behind a democracy bastion and hints at ongoing military actions.
A grim meeting of Vhtringian generals mocks American aid and election hopes. Leaders such as Hoo Dat and Wats Opp debate tactics while lamely planning to host the American ambassador for tea, wind an alarm clock, yawn, and discard a cat to convey their message.
A fragmented passage describes a yellow-brick building beside a weed-edged lot and rail yards on Nelson Street in Atlanta. It identifies the site as the national headquarters of the Slu- and notes its connection to Cairo and student groups amid unclear context.
Ralph McGill critiques Snick for embracing violence and anti white stance, accusing the group of promoting murder and riots while slurring its roots in Mississippi organizing. He notes leadership changes under Stokely Carmichael, expansion of anti-Semitic and Arab-aligned views, and Snick headquarters linked to a separate institute in Atlanta.
John Ledyard, a New Englander, joined Captain Cook on the Resolution and later chronicled Cook's final voyage. The book reissues Ledyard's classic account of Tahiti, Hawaii, the Northwest Passage search, and Siberian encounters, edited by James Kenneth Munford for Oregon State University Press. Nat Honig notes Ledyard's travels and Cook's death in Hawaii.
A set of trivia questions and answers covering topics from U S presidents and pigeon milk to honey guides and the Titanic. It explains who allowed a president’s horse on the White House lawn, whether both pigeon sexes produce milk, the name origin of honey guides, Monkey Law basics, Titanic facts, Godey prints, and the Florida Keys etymology.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weighs urgent crises as he plans to keynote a Chicago convention backing a 1968 third party stop the war in Vietnam effort while considering intensified action in the North. The piece argues his strongest potential impact lies in the South, where he is seen as both a national and Southern leader.
Editorial argues against Reagan's tuition proposal, warning it will exclude low income and minority students and undermine access to UC and state colleges. It cites limited financial aid, loan burdens, and psychological barriers, urging retention of tuition-free system with expanded aid. Long Beach.
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