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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1967
Page
1
Reader asks for California campsite locations and facilities. Editors offer Rand McNally Guidebook to Camp Grounds as a comprehensive cross country reference with maps, site details, and fees. 1867 edition available at major stores for $3.95.
The weekly column handles asks about health classes at the Y and city parks, instant coffee packet sources, a Yosemite deer hunt clarification, and a 1964 JFK Memorial Library fund contribution by neighborhood children. Details include specific contacts, dates, and local responses.
Mrs M N of Long Beach asks why a donation wasn’t acknowledged. Robin Harris says the drive sent only a form letter from Jacqueline Kennedy and that many letters plaques and trophies were shipped. He will arrange a Kennedy letter to the donor group. Plaques were given to Mrs Kennedy and may be displayed in the new library later.
Long Beach residents criticize council inaction and time waste, noting meetings begin late, long recesses extend past schedule, and lunch resumption drags. Citizens endure delays while items on the agenda await discussion.
Two Compton brothers were arrested on felony hit and run after witnesses say they rammed Torrance cyclist Ted Vivonia on the Harbor Freeway during a 2:45 pm dispute. Vivonia, 21, died on arrival at a Gardena hospital. Gene F. Jones, 29, and Jessie James Jones, 23, were jailed at their Compton home after the abandoned car linked to the incident was found.
Testimony in the Kirschke case includes a description of Dep. Dist. Atty Jack Kirschke sulking in a bedroom closet at a Naples cocktail party after claiming he could not stand drunks. Mrs Marina Herfier testified about divorce requests and alleged injuries to Elaine Terry Kirschke, wife of the defendant, and about the Long Beach Yacht Club Jolly Girls circle.
A U S Marine plane accidentally hit the Con Thien outpost, killing three Marines and wounding nine, in a second mistaken bombing in three days. North Vietnamese shellfire wounded eight Marines at the base guarding Red infiltration routes near the DMZ.
A wry quote claims a woman never loses an argument but may fail to make her position clear, reflecting a playful or pointed remark on debate dynamics. The line appears as a quip about communication and assertion rather than a news event or profile.
Gov. George Romney accepted a congressional request to appear before a House subcommittee and explain what he meant by saying he was brainwashed by U.S. officials during a 1965 South Vietnam visit. Rep. Wayne L. Hays of Ohio asked Romney to clarify the remark and defend the charge publicly.
A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded beneath the San Diego Harbor Freeway near Torrance Sunday, killing the driver and halting traffic in four directions. Fire poured into storm drains as the blaze damaged the Union Oil carrier, closing lanes and the transition tunnel with damage estimated at 250000 dollars.
A week of anti war demonstrations spans 30 cities with 42 arrests in Oakland California. Joan Baez was among 800 protesters at the induction center as police formed a barricade to allow inductees to pass. A mother, Florence Beaumont, set herself afire outside Los Angeles, prompting broader news on the protest movement.
Fidel Castro states Ernesto Che Guevara was likely betrayed by a deserter, captured alive by Bolivian troops, and shot to death. The claim, presented in a brief paragraph, accompanies page navigation hints for related sections across the edition.
Two major brush fires in Southern California merged to form a 20,000 acre blaze over 10 miles long. temperatures near 100 and gusty dry winds hampered firefighters. At least 25 homes destroyed near Chatsworth, evacuations of two elementary schools occurred as the fast spreading fires pushed toward Thousand Oaks in the San Hills between the valley and Ventura County.
Mercury readings hit 96 in downtown Long Beach with 95 at the airport as a desertlike spell continues through Tuesday. Forecasters warn winds slacken but temperatures stay hot while smog clears under westward winds. Los Angeles tops 99, Culver City reaches 106 as hot weather grips the region.
Tonight and Tuesday clear and dry with diminishing northeast winds. SB area highs around 92 with lows near 56. Mountains stay clear with cooler tonight and warmer Tuesday highs in the 60s and low 29. Deserts clear and cooler tonight, warmer Tuesday with highs 88 to 95 and lows 40 to 45.
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