27 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1968
Page
1
Beatle George Harrison celebrated his 24th birthday at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's meditation center in the Himalayan foothills near New Delhi. 68 foreign disciples joined in songs and celebrations as Harrison entered in Indian attire with wife Patty.
Gen Berard Schriever, famed for closing the missile gap, will head a federal program to involve private industry in rebuilding U S cities. Secretary Weaver announced the plan naming the former Air Force commander as an industrial adviser on urban affairs to shape policy and broaden business participation. In Korea, Choi Yung-hee named defense minister, replacing Kim Sung-eun as Park Chung Hee's government reshapes security leadership.
Los Angeles Schools Superintendent Jacob Crowther told the Board of Education that parents must have a say in whether their children participate in busing plans. He outlined 24 recommendations focusing on voluntary transfers and avoiding large scale mandatory integration. The board formed a committee to craft proposals within six weeks.
Nine young Americans tied to the Steve Miller Band faced March 19 trial on marijuana charges after a Scotland Yard raid on a Belgravia house. They were released on bail of 8 480 each in Magistrate Court as passports were confiscated. A Norwegian with them was charged with heroin and cocaine possession.
Sacramento debates a sweeping pornography reform by Sen. Tom Carrell that would drop the social value test from obscenity definitions. If enacted, classics by Shakespeare, Aristotle, Maupassant, and Ibsen could be banned. prosecutors would face easier obscenity prosecutions without proving lack of redeeming social value. The measure echoes Reagan era moves to curb sales to minors while raising questions about literary merit and public access.
Public notices and classified fragments describe mail and delivery matters. The readable names include Audie Lunes and Circulation, with references to Lag Binet and Cine Ave. The piece notes a sixth street area and a December entry, showing a mix of addresses and service phrases.
The California Supreme Court ruled that a husband is liable for child support in a case where artificial insemination produced a son born in San Joaquin County on October 14, 1960. Sorenson, married about 15 years, was ordered to pay $50 monthly after separation. The court held the legal father is not limited to the biological father when active participation and consent exist.
Former Republican Rep Joe Holt announced he will run against incumbent Democrat James C. Corman for California's 22nd district. Holt condemned Johnson administration Vietnam policy as he warned of a losing war and called for policy reappraisal. Also reports include a freight train scrape injuring a passenger on the Penn Central line into Philadelphia.
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