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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
2
After the Sicily earthquake, planes ships and trucks rush medicine blankets food to the disaster zone. Hundreds of homeless people seek shelter as relief crews distribute aid and clear debris across affected towns.
In San Pedro the 69 year old Italian immigrant Di Carlo drowned after leaving the harbor area with a plan to meet his attorney later. His wife recalled the morning mass and a group of women left stranded, his captain’s accident at the Angelena's dock mirrored by a later fall, and the unconfirmed cause of death. The autopsy reported no violence beyond a minor elbow bruise.
Mike Kasperak, with a functioning transplanted heart, remained in critical condition after an emergency Sunday operation at Stanford University Medical Center. The one hour procedure, led by Dr. Norman E. Shumway, removed his enlarged gall bladder and blocked bile duct, to clear the liver’s drainage.
Former State Sen. Richard Richards chaired a panel tallying votes favoring the Doves paper amid a crowded room of about 300. McCarthy toured a California Democratic Council gathering with a plan to form a peace state opposing Johnson, criticizing the administration’s Vietnam policy and urging negotiated settlement with North and South Vietnam under international auspices.
Ice storm rages across 22 states causing widespread power outages in Tennessee and Pennsylvania. Thousands lose electricity in North Carolina while eastern regions report frozen trees and damaged lines. Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, and Alabama log weather-related deaths as airports and roads face closures and delays.
A New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad merger was approved by the court after lengthy proceedings before the Interstate Commerce Commission and courts. The document also notes actions on education funding, state welfare laws, and legal challenges involving military service, civil rights, and federal authority, reflecting a broad docket of constitutional and administrative issues under review.
A plastic cream offers an elastic membrane to hold both uppers and lowers dentures. The revolutionary Fixopent denture cream promises firmer, more comfortable fit, resisting coffee and lasting around the clock. See your dentist for regular use and purchase Fixodent today.
Ken Smith sought Jennifer Sidwell's consent to marry, but acting as guardian he faced the rule since she was under 21. Named by her father's will in 1968, he contends with a college allowance of 16.44 a week as he plans the March wedding. Jennifer, now 20, and the guardian’s own consent prompt a lightsome, ironic note on age and allowance.
Ronald Reagan trails in national ratings as a potential candidate. Harris Polls show him losing to Johnson 51 to 37 with 12 undecided, and behind Nixon, Rockefeller, and Romney in various matchups. The survey notes Reagan’s speaking tours may hurt his image more than help.
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