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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1967
Page
1
Long Beach readers inquire about cheap surplus Harley motorcycles near Barstow. Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force sources deny any sale or surplus motorcycle program.
Investigators booked two 19 year old youths in the knife slaying of 20 year old Cheryl Ann Raby in Long Beach. One youth turned himself in after police sought him earlier, the other was arrested near his Lemon Avenue home. Both were to be questioned. officers later searched the suspect's apartment and found soiled clothing.
President Johnson announced the United States will provide another 1 million tons of wheat to relieve famine in India. This action raises total U S wheat assistance to 25 million tons with 500000 tons still authorized.
About 75 Masters Mates and Pilots union members triggered a harbor wide walkout in Los Angeles and Long Beach halting tugboat work. Two main firms San Pedro Tugboat Co and Wilmington Transportation Co acted after a strike vote. Some ships still entered ports unassisted while Orienta passenger liner Oriana used side thrust propellers.
Sacramento Gov. Ronald Reagan announced plans to convene a special legislative session to fix a $50 million shortfall in a $145 million school aid program. Nancy Reynolds said he would sign a proclamation today.
BBC quoted Cairo Radio reporting that Arab states agreed at Khartoum to restart pumping oil to Western nations, ending a cut made during the June Arab-Israeli war over arms and aid to Israel.
Thunderstorms and lightning swept the Long Beach region with heavy heat and outages. Forecasters warned more storm activity, especially in mountains and deserts, with continuing humidity. Temperatures neared 101 downtown and 104 at Long Beach Airport as Edison reported brief power outages and rapid restoration.
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday in the SB area. Warm with variable clouds and scattered thundershowers. Tonight high around 101 and low 73. Mountains and deserts expect considerable cloudiness with numerous thundershowers and locally heavy showers in southern ranges and areas. Highs in the 80s in the mountains and highs near 98 to 101 in deserts.
Marie Davenport, 20, walked near Francis Naver Cabrini Hospital when a muscular youth grabbed her purse. He kicked her and wrested the bag as bystanders and motorists watched without intervening. Davenport, calling police, said witnesses offered no help and expressed cynical apathy.
A US Air Force C46 transport crashed today at Howard Air Force Base Canal Zone killing all nine crewmen aboard. Names of the dead four officers and five airmen were withheld pending notification of relatives. The plane was attached to the 605th Air Commando Squadron.
Superior Court Judge Kathleen Parker limited kirschke to no phone privileges after an in chambers session with Kirschke, his attorney, and prosecutors. The warning noted if further incidents occur the court will revoke all so called proper privileges. The issue involved Kirschke allegedly directing a telephone warning to three grand jury witnesses at the Long Beach Yacht Club.
The contract for aeromedical evacuation versions of the DC aircraft was awarded to Douglas Aircraft Co. of Long Beach, valued at 323.7 million dollars. The deal appears in multiple sections of the newspaper with pages cited for Beach Combing and other features.
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