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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1969
Page
1
Ollie Weger and W. W. Brockett each received 118 ballots in Colbert Oklahoma. Law required a drawing to settle the tie, and the election board pulled Weger’s name from a hat to decide the winner.
Washington reports February consumer prices rose four tenths of 1 percent with no clear March uptick. The Labor Department notes an overall index of 124.6, meaning $12.48 buys what $10 did a decade ago. Arnold Chase predicts March wholesale prices may rise about five tenths of 1 percent, while retail costs mostly climb except for food. Used car prices jump 6.1 percent, auto services and insurance rise, while fruits and vegetables fall 1.8 percent. Restaurant meals rise 0.3 percent as costs shift within a mixed inflation picture.
The historic Mission Inn in Riverside shuts its doors after owners fail to collect $60,000 in personal taxes owed. Once hosting presidents including Nixon and Harrison, the hotel’s famed Fliers’ Wall remains while security seals entrances.
Six former inmates in Los Angeles join the police as non uniformed community relations staff after a year proving themselves. They work to educate youths and homeowners about crime prevention and drug addiction, backed by Chief Reddin and city officials. The move aims to make civil service permanent for the pair and start another year long tryout for more ex convicts. Roberts, 29, with 20 felony arrests, says ex cons can lead useful lives and help the police show a heart.
The British Home Office ordered strict control of floor polish in prisons after investigations showed inmates used polishes to produce alcohol. Bulk supplies will be locked, with no stocks in workshops or classrooms. The ex-con program, seen as a last resort for hard-core unemployables, drew mostly men with records. Of 20 entrants, eight stayed. none were arrested. Civil servants start at 428 dollars monthly, policemen at 715, with many pursuing college training toward higher posts. Word has spread inside prisons, with new applications daily from soon-to-be-released inmates.
A woman pathologist reported 100 percent cancer incidence in female mice fed an oral contraceptive, suggesting longer use increases risk. Dr Thelma B Dunn cautioned extrapolating to humans, noting small sample size and species differences. Studies involved 10 mice over 23 months with four deaths not significant. six developed cervical lesions.
The FDA ordered removal of fabric covered toy tunnels from circulation after tests showed a fire hazard for children inside. No deaths or injuries have been reported at this time.
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