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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1970
Page
2
A recall effort in Long Beach, led by Mrs Richards, targets a municipal tax on utilities and aims to force elections for four council seats. The recall committee says it will not back any candidate before the incumbent vote concludes and plans to inform residents about possible post election candidates.
A reader asks about porous plastic lens material and possible eye damage, with experts noting no research problems yet and future cost concerns. Long Beach’s 5 percent utility tax funds the general fund, not fire or police pensions, and new phone tax applies only to California calls. Dollar a year men were wartime executives who served as unpaid full time administrators. they faded after World War II. A Cub Scout den mother seeks tips to keep mistletoe fresh for a Christmas sale, with guidance pending.
Action Line led by Michael Del Gado from Claire Conway Flowers in Long Beach gives method to keep mistletoe fresh for about six weeks. After cutting, dampen, bag in small plastic sandwich bags, blow air in, seal, and refrigerate in Crisper section. Bellflower resident asks why streets are widened for more parking instead of marking parking on one side to save trees.
Public works director William McConnell says the Park Street project aims to ease heavy traffic by widening the street after rejecting one side parking. Trees slated for removal are sycamores deemed troublesome. replacements of five-year-old trees will be planted on willing owners' property. About 100 trees were removed and 500 replanted in the past year.
Arthur Looff longtime amusement industry entrepreneur died in St Marys Hospital from post operative complications Funeral services set for 10 am Wednesday at Dispay Family Funeral Chapel 1250 Pacific Ave burial at Sunnyside Mausoleum Long Beach He is survived by his wife Etta daughter Wilda Taucher and six grandchildren His father Charles I D Looff built New Yorks Coney Islands first merry go round and the Looff family pioneered Long Beachs Lite A Line game in Queens Park in 1941 after a protracted legal fight prevailed in 1957 over city ordinance changes
A man boarded a local bus in Nice Town on Saturday night and demanded a transfer to Jersey. Driver Philip Alesi complied after the hijacker brandished a gun, driving 16 miles over the Tacony Palmyra Bridge into New Jersey where the man exited without incident.
Time magazine quotes President Nixon on crime and the 1972 race noting his emphasis on the peace issue and the Dems economic shift. The piece traces campaign strategy that offset liberal gains with a strong law and order stance. Lyndon Johnson briefings show Nixon’s national security discussions continue in White House sessions and calls.
The tribunal refused to hear a suit challenging the legality of the war, falling one vote short of a hearing. Justices debated presidential war power without congressional declaration, and Douglas urged respect for the Constitution over executive action. The court also agreed to cases on school funding, housing discrimination, and other appeals.
Kent State officials respond to a grand jury indictment of the university. They argue the report reveals a broader misunderstanding of higher education and warn the findings could threaten national progress. The leader says guards with loaded weapons is a last resort and favors waiting for state patrol if violence resumes.
Robert K. Fox, food council president, and union leaders announced settlements with Southland grocers preventing a major strike. Meat cutters gain 1.05 hourly rise and fringe benefits. Teamsters near 1.88. operating engineers from 1.69 to 1.95 per hour. Fox warned of inflationary price hikes amid alleged consumer neglect by big unions, while unions argued prices rise only if profits stay high.
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