10 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1968
Page
1
Larry Busek of Brookfield, Illinois, stepped from his cabin at Bear Island Lake near Ely, Minnesota, and tripped over a bear on the stoop. The big black bear rose, they faced each other for moments before the bear fled. Busek calmly retreated inside promptly.
Gerald Williams Ray claiming kin to James Earl Ray was arrested for public drunkenness in Memphis near the rooming house linked to the King assassination. Judge Weinman dismissed the charge, citing first-offense policy. Police say he came to collect funds to aid Ray's extradition fight.
Singer Rosemary Clooney canceled the last night club engagement of her career due to acute influenza. A spokesman for Harolds Club in Reno said she walked off stage during a performance, ending a run that was to continue until July 25. Clooney had announced she would stop night club performances but would keep making records and television appearances.
The acting governor of Jarlac Province Nicolas Feliciano and pilot Captain Cenen Tumbaga were killed by at least two gunmen as they walked to the governor's office after arriving from Manila. No arrests reported. motive unknown. Feliciano was vice governor of central Luzon and was with Governor Eduardo Cojuangco on leave.
Veteran actor Jack Haley, famed for his role in the Wizard of Oz, and three other men escaped with minor injuries when their twin-engine plane failed to land safely at Colusa Airport. The craft hit a power line pole and crashed in a grain field after a mid-air near-collision with another plane.
SACRAMENTO UP T assemblyman Winfield Shoemaker amended his gun licensing and registration bill to empower cities and counties to enact stricter laws. The measure would require gun owners to report possessions to the attorney general at license application and preserve essential registration for law enforcement. A hearing was set for tonight.
Washington reports Sen. Joseph D. Tydings moves to force immediate Senate consideration of gun control, vowing a floor vote if Judiciary Committee fails to report. Sen. Hugh Scott backs including registration and licensing provisions. House Rules Committee approves a broad bill restricting interstate gun shipments and state purchases to residents 18 and older. House plans action later this week pending housing and foreign aid bills.
Defense attorneys in the Los Angeles Superior Court bribery trial of former Harbor commissioners Karl Rundberg and Robert Starr rested their case after testing a key prosecution witness Harry Faversham of National Metal and Steel Corp. He testified he was convicted in 1963 on 20 counts of giving railroad employee money to falsify shipping records. Faversham also said Starr and Rundberg asked up to 300000 in exchange for harbor favors.
County supervisors paused any immediate gun-control or financing ordinance for unincorporated areas. By a 2 to 1 vote they kept a prior policy, deferring action until state and federal governments act. County counsel questioned enforceability and legality, noting jurisdiction over about one million residents in unincorporated zones. City officials will decide gun control for six million residents across 77 municipalities.
The Pentagon halted work on the F111B fighter bomber project amid congressional funding cuts. Secretary Harold Brown issued a stop work order to General Dynamics, pausing development and production with limited exceptions, while the Air Force F111A remains unaffected. Four prototypes have been testing. carrier defense needs and cost overruns sparked the pause.
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