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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1968
Page
7
The United Methodist Church today affirmed non-violent civil disobedience as essential to democracy amid Vietnam war tensions and racism while sending the declaration to its judicial council for constitutionality. The conference also rejected wine in the Lord’s Supper, approved closer ties with Roman Catholics and other churches, and advanced relations with Negro Methodist bodies.
Members of the striking Communication Workers of America will ballot on Saturday to ratify proposed contracts with Bell System subsidiaries in the Southland. The nationwide telephone strike may continue even if the pact is approved. Concurrent talks with the Federation of Women Telephone Workers over Pacific Telephone involve 13 000 members and show no immediate resolution.
In McLean Virginia Senate candidate Robert F Kennedy confirms his 12 year old son David and another boy were involved in a rock throwing incident near the Kennedys Hickory Hill home. No charges were filed. the youths paid $119.72 in damage and were sent home.
Twenty Cubans hijack a sugar cargo train near Guantanamo to reach the U S base and escape to Miami. Ringleader Conrado Vazquez, 49, recounts crossing swampland under fire. four others were captured. Vazquez was wounded. one son killed. US planes ferried the group to Miami. Vazquez recovers in Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Dr Alan Ross owner of Mercy Animal Hospital 5400 Cherry Ave condemns the shooting of his pets including a white peacock and white pheasant. He offers 100 reward for information and notes a bow arrow was found. He recalls past pet monkeys and criticizes the term dumb animals.
Coast Guard cutter Chilulu intercepted six Cuban exiles and a 23 foot speedboat off the Bahamas. The men, aided by customs officials, surrendered after being challenged. a patrol plane reported no gunfire. The incident occurred near Elbow Cay 20 miles south of the island.
A out-of-control car hits a boy and three adults across Hawthorne and Anaheim. Elaine C Weber 55 of Lindbergh Avenue Hawthorne died at Gardena Memorial. Mary M Garcia of Lemon Avenue Anaheim died at Martin Luther Hospital after injuries from a skid and overturn. Michael Voss of Hawthorne was critically injured when struck after hitting a second car on Rosecrans Avenue near Hawthorne.
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