12 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1968
Page
1
Andrew Csala, 37, after nearly two years in Communist prisons on espionage charges, arrives in Cleveland. He says little about prison experiences to avoid jeopardizing others. Csala, an electrical engineer, was detained near Budapest in 1966, convicted in 1967, and released Oct. 18.
Actor Gene Barry announces he hopes to run in 1970 for the U S Senate seat held by George Murphy. He seeks the Democratic nomination but has not yet secured party sanction and cites long campaign involvement and a desire to unite a divided nation in the wake of Hubert Humphrey’s campaign defeat.
Sandy Anderson of Los Angeles will marry Robert Baird in Redondo Beach on November 25. She is among 5,000 United Air Lines stewardesses now allowed to marry after negotiations with the Air Line Pilots Association. Despite the ban, about 30 percent reportedly married anyway, with potential discharge if discovered. A recent act of Congress prohibits discrimination based on race creed color or sex.
Mrs. Rose Kennedy, mother of a slain president and murdered senator, says her son Edward M. Kennedy should pursue politics and may seek the White House at the right time. She notes she worried for his safety but supported his political path and reflected on family advice after Robert F. Kennedy’s June assassination.
A prewinter storm battered the Atlantic seaboard from the Carolinas to New England with snow rain and tide warnings. Winds near 70 mph ripped Atlantic City and Salisbury while bridges closed and floods rose along the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. Snow and rain extended through 14 states and several regional airports reported delays.
San Francisco State College President Robert R. Smith backs a five member arbitration panel to resolve campus tensions over racial discrimination. The Black Students Union calls the move insufficient while negotiations and suspensions involving Black Panther George Murray remain central to the dispute.
A fire caused by a Molu tov cocktail damaged the East Los Angeles Junior College student newspaper offices totaling about 25000 dollars. Firefighters found a second bomb outside the building as officials investigated. The college closed for Veterans Day.
A Catskill Mountain area fire in Bloomingburg New York killed seven of one family including Donald Terwilliger 20 and wife Margaret with five children ages 10 to 4 and pregnant Mrs Terwilliger. The blaze started before 4 am likely from a faulty heater and malfunctioning fireplace. In Farmington West Virginia four people including Jane Salerno 25 and her four year old son Michael Anthony died as flames swept a Main Street building. Also perished were Amelia Rugerio 42 of Bedford Heights Ohio and William Spiker 40 Morgan town. Spiker worked at a furniture store on the ground floor. The fire damaged adjoining structures including a grocery restaurant and a furniture warehouse.
A compact classified notice from Long Beach California appears in the Tuesday issue, listing mail and carrier delivery options, a Sunday-only schedule, and a daily subneeded circular. Names and small address cues indicate local business and post office references.
Los Angeles local NAACP branch presidents demand resignation of executive director Roy Wilkins. They accuse him of eroding membership and losing relevance with the black community while remaining aligned with white establishment. Wilkins dismisses blame as sour grapes.
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