19 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
1
Franci Gibbons of Boston received a 2.64 fine in a summary court martial at Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Texas for wearing a McCarthy campaign button. The charge cited violating a commander's order to remove a political pin from the uniform.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower approaches the end of the critical recovery window after a weekend heart attack. Walter Reed Army Hospital physicians report no chest pain recurrence and very encouraging progress over the past 24 hours, noting the first days after such an attack are the most dangerous. This marks his fifth heart attack since 1955.
John Lennon appeared in London for the world premiere of his first play on Tuesday night holding hands with Japanese film star Yoko Ono. When asked about his wife Cynthia Lennon, he replied I dont owe.
Lillian Reis former nightclub owner and dancer was awarded 1 825 000 in Philadelphia in a National Health? Not sure suit against the Saturday Evening Post claiming invasion of privacy and libel over They Call Me Tiger Lil story. Jury of seven men and five women deliberated six hours awarding damages to Reis and her two daughters Barbara and Midgie. Reis cried and thanked jurors. her lawyer said the article pictured her as the personification of evil. Reis had prior burglary conviction in 1964 tied to a 1959 home burglary. she remains free on appeal. A separate circuit court award in Missouri to a polio vaccine claimant and her husband followed. General George Murphy criticized violence and urged American tradition and character.
John Knott told a London committee that midlife constituents wear miniskirts to dodge sales tax, noting their exemption as children's wear lowers cost. He argued the less affluent should not reveal themselves to make ends meet, but the male committee left the rule unchanged.
In San Francisco early today two robbers opened fire after a service station holdup near Third Avenue and Lincoln Way. Officer Peter McElligott was killed and partner Frank Reed wounded. two suspects captured after police dogs flushed them from shrubbery.
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America and United Packinghouse Workers of America plan a merger. About 370,000 meat cutters and 90,000 packinghouse workers will vote at joint conventions in San Diego and Los Angeles, with a possible merger effective after a July 12 meeting.
Broadway theater strike widens as 18 shows close and 800 performers join 4000 crew members. Equity seeks higher pay up to 200 weekly and veto over foreign actors, while producers offer 146 weekly rising to 165 plus 50 out of town bonus. Off Broadway reports strong box office despite the walkout.
Adam Clayton Powell won the Harlem 18th District Democratic primary, defeating former press secretary John H. Young by about a 3 to 2 margin in light balloting. Powell, barred from Congress by colleagues over alleged misuse of funds, had won a last year’s special election but did not claim the seat, aiming to restore his seniority through court battles. He did not campaign for reelection, staying at his Bahamas retreat on Bimini.
California's Poor Folk marchers from the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area converge on Sacramento to press legislators for aid and housing, education, worker rights, and medical care. About 50 arrived Tuesday night. organizers expect up to 2000. Demonstrators plan to meet Assembly and Senate members and hold rallies on Capitol steps.
Secretary of State Edgar Whitcomb won the Republican nomination for governor at the Indiana state convention with 1 260 votes. Otis Bowen and Earl L. Buta trailed. House Majority Leader William Ruckelshaus was named U S Senate nominee by acclamation to face Birch Bayh in November. Delegates elected to the Republican National Convention bound to Nixon on first ballot.
In a Los Angeles trial over alleged card-cheating at the Friars Club, expert Oswald Jacoby played a gin rummy match against defense lawyer Grant B. Cooper in view of a jury. The case names five defendants. celebrities including Phil Silvers and Tony Martin are among those alleging heavy tosses and spying devices.
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