08 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
1
Albert Foster faces a yard puzzle after a two year build of a 30 foot cabin cruiser that cannot pass the drive. He notes only a crane could lift it over the house to clear the space, a plan discussed in Hollywood settings.
Dr Philip Blaiberg the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient rallied in Cape Town Sunday from a severe setback. Doctors used antilymphocyte serum and reported definite improvement with better lung function. no further emergency treatment planned. Blaiberg’s wife Eileen said the diagnosis seemed to give new life to her husband.
Richard Burton walked off the set after a clash with director Tony Richardson during the film Laughter in the Dark. Woodfall Film Productions announced in London today that Burton would be replaced in the production.
Folk singer Jimmie Rodgers, 24, left St Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles on Sunday in a wheelchair after three brain surgeries in seven months to repair injuries from a December accident. His wife Colleen accompanied him. Rodgers was injured when he fell at a party or after police stopped his car on the San Diego Freeway. A skull plate was placed in June to relieve brain pressure. Dr Henry W Dodge said the surgery success was excellent but could not predict whether he could resume his career. Rodgers has claimed police manhandled him and seeks 11 million dollars in damages.
Edgar Monsanto Queeny philanthropist and former Monsanto chairman died at his Ladue home after a heart ailment at age 70. He led Monsanto from 1930s to 1960, expanding from 919 to 1,346 employees with 22 domestic and 27 foreign plants in 16 countries, and boosted assets from 8.5 million to 951 million. He gave 4 million in equity to Barnes Hospital in 1963 enabling a 17 story addition and earned the St. Louis Award for hospital rehabilitation. He authored three books including Spir it of Enterprise, a 1943 nonfiction bestseller.
London and Zurich markets showed a sharp jump for the pound after reports that international bankers approved a $2.4 billion long term loan to Britain. The pound rose to $2.38625 in early London trading and held above the BoE’s buying floor as bankers signaled confidence in Britain’s austerity measures and export boosts.
A riot broke out aboard a 2,400 passenger chartered pleasure boat docking at the Battery. At least 15 injured including two policemen after chairs bottles and life preservers were hurled. About 250 patrolmen ended the melee in 45 minutes. One man charged with inciting a riot.
The Defense Department plans potential civilian payroll cuts exceeding 150000 positions to trim spending. Officials expect savings around 1 billion dollars yearly, aiming to reduce about a third of the anticipated 4 billion defense cuts this year. No firm deadline. attrition expected rather than mass firings across roughly 1.2 million employees worldwide.
Nine red lights maneuvered above Seattle for over 40 minutes on Sunday night. A private pilot reported the objects behaved as aircraft, firing four rockets near Green Lake while tracking at 7 000 feet. Calls flooded civilian and military lines as officials offered no explanation.
Ralph M. Herron a 23 year old Navy man from San Diego led police from five cities on a high speed chase through Orange County driving over 90 mph. The pursuit began near 5 pm after a Costa Mesa officer spotted him using the shoulder to pass cars. Herron wrecked on Taft Avenue in Orange and was booked at Orange County jail on suspicion of reckless driving.
In Papeete Tahiti UPI reports radio coverage of France’s 100 kiloton atomic blast at Mururoa Lagoon timed with local polls. Voters reelected Gaullist Francis Sanford amid anti bomb sentiment as testing resumes ahead of hydrogen explosions this summer.
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