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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1969

Page

2

Nationwide Rail Strike Averted After 28 Hours of Bargaining

Railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen reached an 18 month settlement to avoid a strike by 10 000 signalmen amid 28 hours of talks. Details await union ratification while a separate five day UTW strike against Illinois Central ends with restoration of 225 jobs and seven month moratorium on further changes. A deportation hearing is set for April 21 for Thomas Glenn Jolley, a native born American who fled to Canada to avoid the draft. The Catholic University of America trustees defend faculty over Pope Paul VI birth control ban.

Washington Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen C. J. Chamberlain United Transport Workers Illinois Central Railroad Congress Illinois Central Houston Catholic University of America Canada U.S Board of Immigration Appeals Thomas Glenn Jolley Toronto Atlanta

Reds Hold Off Yank Attack Near Saigon

Communist troops in trenches 45 miles from Saigon repelled an American push by infantry tanks and fighter bombers for four hours, with U.S. losses and 15 dead and 16 wounded. U.S. troops found 11 dead Communists on the field after the engagement.

Saigon U.S

Nixon hosts GOP reception for new Republican chairman

President Nixon returned from Camp David to host a White House reception for Rep. Rogers C. B. Morton, expected to be elected GOP chair today. More than 300 Republican elites attended as Nixon urged continued party support to stay in power.

Washington Nixon Camp David Maryland Mountains White House Congress Pat Rep Rogers C. B. Morton GOP Ray C. Bliss Republican Party

Organ preservation chamber stores human organs for 22 hours

A 27 year old Lawrence Massachusetts man had heart and lungs kept in a new organ preservation chamber at Methodist Hospital Houston for 22 hours. After testing the equipment doctors terminated the run noting the organs died but remained in good condition during the period. The hospital spokesman cited sufficient data for evaluation.

Houston Lawrence Mass Methodist Hospital Sam Steffee Methodist Steffee

Hepburn Aims for Third Oscar in 1968 Race

Katharine Hepburn seeks a historic third Oscar as The Lion in Winter competes with Oliver! for best picture at the 1968 Academy Awards telecast from Los Angeles. Contenders include Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Redgrave, Joanne Woodward, and Patricia Neal amid a crowded field.

Katharine Hepburn Miss Hepburn Patricia Neal Barbra Streisand Vanessa Redgrave Isadora Joanne Woodward Rachel Hollywood Dorothy Chandler Los Angeles Music Center

Bishop Pike Quits Church and Plans New Center

Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike announces he and his third wife are leaving the organized church to help establish a center for reorientation of persons in religious transition. He cites opposition from his San Francisco successor Bishop C. Kilmer Myers over his marriage to Diane Kennedy as a key factor and laments the church as a sick dying institution.

Episcopal James A. Pike Organized Christian Church Pike Look Magazine C. Kilmer Myers San Francisco Diane Kennedy Myers

Baez Announces Pregnancy During San Jose Concert

Joan Baez revealed she is pregnant at a University of Santa Clara show in San Jose. Her husband David Harris, a Stanford student and antiwar activist, was at Stanford as he faces a three year prison term starting in June for draft refusal.

Joan Baez San Jose University of Santa Clara David Harris Stanford University Stanford Harris Miss Baez

32 Years Hidden Revealed in Spanish Village

Gen Francisco Franco’s nationalist troops seized Mijas on Feb 2 1937. The village’s Republican mayor Manuel Cortes Quero then hid in his home for 32 years. He emerged after a civil guard in Malaga reported his long concealment and amnesty decree.

Manuel Cortes Quero Quero Francisco Franco Mijas France Mexico Cortes Quero Civil Guard Malaga

Quiet Wedding for Mickey Rooney Jr and Mercy Monteico

Mickey Rooney Jr. 24 and Mercy Monteico 21 wed in a quiet Burbank ceremony attended by family and close friends. Monteico designed her white Empire-waisted gown and plans to honeymoon in Switzerland after the wedding.

Mickey Rooney Jr Mercy Monteico Burbank Miss Montelco

Pope Paul VI Calls for Global Peace and Inner Harmony

In St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Paul VI urged world peace among nations and inner peace of the soul. He highlighted ongoing suffering in Africa, Palestine, and the Far East and lamented turbulence in some countries, including Italy, that threatens liberty and civil dignity.

Pope Paul VI St. Peter's Square Africa Palestine Far East Italy

Heart transplant recipient dies in Houston

William C. Harrison 51 of Longview Texas died Sunday at Methodist Hospital in Houston after a ruptured colon formed an abscess. A retired welder Harrison received a transplanted heart last October and had been in intensive care.

William C. Harrison Longview Tex Methodist Hospital Houston Harrison

Brooke applauds Nixon defense cut but laments antipoverty reduction

Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts praised the 1.1 billion defense budget cut praised by President Nixon. He called the 2.9 billion antipoverty funds reduction very regrettable and urged careful reconsideration.

Edward W. Brooke R-Mass Nixon

Burglary at Former Senator Monroney Home

Burglars broke into the Washington residence of former U S Senator Mike Monroney over the weekend and stole jewels valued at 32 850 dollars and a 500 dollar mink jacket. Neighbor Marcella M du Pont found the jewel box with six pieces valued at 4 450 dollars in her backyard Sunday morning. Monroney said the burglary occurred Friday night while he and his wife were in Oklahoma City for a friend's funeral.

Washington U.S U. S Mike Monroney Marcella M. du Pont Monroney

Princess Lee Radziwill Flees Turville Heath Manor Fire

Princess Lee Radziwill, sister of Mrs Aristotle Onassis, fled her 18th century Turville Heath manor Sunday as fire swept nearby servants and staff quarters. No one was hurt.

Lee Radziwill Aristotle Onassis Turville Heath England

Weekend Court Decree Notice in County Probate

Public notice from the Superior Court of a county dated October 6, 1946 announces a decree in probate. It appears in a classified section listing contact numbers and street references for further details.

Nand Pine Ave Anak Lone Seach Les ¢Ne County

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