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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1967
Page
28
A reader asks why insurance bought with a furniture installment contract for a 73 year old was rejected. Action Line says the policy excludes anyone over 89 and explains the store erred in selling it. Premiums paid will be refunded to the mother.
Readers ask about Soviet fishing fleets near Pr. Arguello and off Grand Banks, with Coast Guard oversight. The State Department tracks vessels. violations trigger immediate interception and return to international waters. The column also covers Huntington Beach traffic fixes after a new center opening and a proposed left turn signal, plus Navy silence on nukes at Seal Beach and noise rules for ice cream trucks in Long Beach neighborhoods.
The piece argues the term White House should refer to the Washington DC residence, not any Texas or private presidential retreat. It notes irritation from news agencies calling a Texas site a White House, asserting the true White House remains in Washington DC.
REACTION DD sought four white kittens and received aid from the ACTION LINE readers. A caller offered a Slamoye two Angoras and strands of mixed heritage, but she plans to keep a small white female brought by a reader’s male cat to dinner.
In New Haven Connecticut a federal judge ruled the federal kidnapping law unconstitutional saying it impairs the accused right to a jury trial under the Sixth Amendment. The decision concerns three men tied to a tractor trailer hijacking case with a death penalty issue tied to jury verdicts. The Justice Department weighs an appeal to the Supreme Court.
California State colleges suspend new student admissions for 1967-68 while they review the system budget under the new administration. About 45,000 incoming undergraduates face rejection. fewer new graduates are affected. Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke cites a budget crisis and orders a sizable hiring freeze for 800 vacant faculty positions next year. A temporary moratorium has been in place for hiring 500 staff.
Dr. Maleehn C. Todd of Long Beach and AMA House of Delegates warns of worsening Medicare patient overflow. Memorial Hospital reports eighty five percent of recent admissions were Medicare and forty percent of inpatients Medicare beneficiaries. He questions ability to admit breadwinners and working patients. Continued on page 2.
Three masked gunmen used a butler to enter the Palm Island home of Walter Jacobs and robbed his wife of jewels worth over 100000 dollars. Detectives say they waited for a bellboy to announce a telegram before forcing entry. Mrs Jacobs, 48, was awakened as the trio fled with the gems.
Seven senators and a congressman testified in the Baker trial to deny receiving campaign contributions from former Secretary Baker. California savings and loan officials previously told a federal court jury they gave Baker more than $66,000 in 1962, believing the money would support his campaign.
A Wilmington woman Gayle Devore aged 26 died in a trailer fire at 820 E. Dennis Street. Her common law husband, also injured with a cast on his leg, escaped as intense heat prevented a neighbor from reaching the victim. Firefighters from Harbor Division reported the fatal blaze as the page references indicate continuing coverage.
Reporter Bob Sanders covers a large gathering at the Long Beach campus where about five thousand protesters denounce a proposed state college tuition plan. Organizers urge lawmakers to reconsider and demand affordable access for students.
The Reagan administration imposed a state hiring freeze and closed eight of twelve service centers aimed at aiding the poor in troubled areas. The Long Beach center, opened Oct. 10 and employing 45, will shut, with 800 monthly visitors noted. Savings redirect to remaining centers in five zones, while the legislature had funded the centers last year.
Variable cloudiness yields mostly clear conditions across the L B area today with a high near 64 by noon. In the deserts expect mostly clear skies with upper valley highs around 40 and lower valley highs near 70. Mountain areas remain mostly clear with highs in the appropriate regional range.
Elaine Pyle of Santa Ana described a letter from her husband Barrel, held captive in North Vietnam, as personal and moving. The letter was among ones brought back by four American women visiting without State Department approval. Pyle plans to share it with Air Force officials for study and to help others affected by the long separation.
The report notes Speaker McComack struggles to recruit members for the committee that will decide whether Adam Clayton Powell can retain his seat. The feature outlines where to find related material across pages C-8 to C-16 and other sections, including sports and editorials.
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