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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
2
Several hundred demonstrators clash with police near the Department of Agriculture and Resurrection City. The melee includes rockings, bottles, and arrests as tensions rise after a fatal encounter. Jesse Jackson appeals for restraint while authorities deploy riot units and tear gas to regain order.
Congress passes a 10 percent income tax surcharge by a 268 to 150 vote. The measure, approved by the Senate earlier, funds federal programs with an estimated 15.5 billion dollars in revenue and is retroactive to April for individuals and to today for corporations. The bill also delays a one year freeze on federal welfare matching funds and retains a work provision that campaign leaders oppose.
October 1966 report on Pearl Choate Birch serving a ten year sentence for the 1948 murder of Bud Allison in Texas. Her marriage to her wealthy ward Oct 26 in Altus Oklahoma prompted legal battles in California and Texas over Birch’s control of the fortune. Birch died in Dallas on March 15, 1987.
Santa Monica bus drivers led by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walked out at midnight in a pay dispute with the Municipal Transit System. About 150 workers stayed off the job after talks stalled Thursday night, seeking a 20 percent raise versus the city’s 5.8 percent offer. Officials reported no immediate emergency measures as riders were left stranded.
A wildfire burned 1000 acres Thursday night on the east side of the Coast Range. It started in the Howler Liggett Military Reservation and spread into the Los Padres National Forest. About 400 men on the ground and 500 more plus eight aerial tankers were mobilized to combat the blaze.
Hugo Vihlen, 36, unable to free his six foot sailboat from Gulf Stream, boards a Coast Guard cutter 25 miles from Delray Beach. His 84 day voyage began March 28 from Casablanca, ending as offshore winds and current hampered progress. He then joined a private yacht with his wife and child to complete the journey ashore.
Saigon faced a major rocket and shelling attack as U S B52s and jets pounded Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targets. The bombardment killed three children in a northern Saigon garage shelter and caused extensive destruction while five bridges and multiple targets were hit along southern Panhandle lines.
Chief Justice Warren considered resigning to clear the way for Fortas to join the Supreme Court and shift the liberal bloc. The timing would let President Johnson fill the vacancy, avoiding a post election decision by the next president. Warren has clashed with Nixon, including a 1952 convention dispute that soured relations and prompted backers to call Nixon's move a stab in the back.
A freight engine sped from Hutchinson along the Arkansas River, hitting a handcar and sparking grass fires. Harold Crain, a Newton supervisor, barely escaped as the locomotive surged westward through Nickerson and Larned before Newton ordered a derailment at Kinsley. George Stone threw the switch, sending the runaway into a siding and off the main track.
A blast hit the Spanish national tourist agency on Fifth Avenue in New York early today. Police said an explosive device was placed at the door, blowing out two plate glass windows with no injuries reported. Damage extended to Sabena World Airlines and Stetson Hat Co. next door.
In Washington UPI reports President Johnson hosts a Rose Garden birthday party for Lyn Nugent as the young grandson marks his first year. The first family planned a small celebration in the Rose Garden with the president appearing to defer to the toddler.
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