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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1970

Page

2

Cousteau Warns Pollution Threatens Ocean Life

Jacques Cousteau warned time is running out as pollution harms plankton, the base of ocean life, potentially drying the world and driving humans from the sea. He contrasted the danger with a call to action while events at Long Beach and Los Angeles highlighted environmental fears.

Cousteau SWHE Dead Sea WR Inc Redondo Beach National Aeronautics and Space Administration A. K. Thiel Space Vehicles

Maine salvage and 1898 ship explosion noted in reader letters

Letters discuss the USS Maine sinking of 1898, a 1991 January salvage that found the ship a navigation hazard, and the debate over the blast origin. The US naval inquiry suggested the initial explosion likely came from outside the ship, with sensational papers fueling war fervor. Other items mention Esperanto, alien Social Security, and Earth Day activism.

Long Beach Maine US. Naval Board of New York Journal William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer New York World

Sit-In Halts Long Beach State Switchboard Action

A small group of black students at California State College at Long Beach seized the campus telephone switchboard room Wednesday, disrupting service for under 150 minutes before leaving as campus police approached. Police chief C Lee Chandler said the protest followed a campuswide letter on long distance calls and warned of potential Penal Code violations.

of California Institute of Technology Long Beach City College Compton College Standard Oil Company Lloyd Hamrol California State Los Angeles San Bernardino Ja Jolla Muirlands Junior High School John Tunney Riverside U.S. Senate Los Angeles City College California State College At Long Beach C. Lee Chandler CSLB State College Iunk Hines Chandler

Mafia Agnew Comparison a Gasser at Alioto Trial

A Bay Area libel trial heard a Goldwater deposition in which he likened a mafia figure to Vice President Agnew, provoking laughter. Alioto sues Look magazine for 12.5 million dollars over a December article tying him to the underworld. The March 20 Washington deposition questioned whether Goldwater knew James Fratianno.

San Francisco Uf Barry Goldwater Pietsure Agnew Joseph L. Alioto Look Magazin Alioto U.S. District Court Underworld Washington Arizona James Fratianno Fratianno Goldwater Kenndy Las Vegas Frank Bompensigro Salvatore Angelo Marino

Memorial tribute for UC Santa Barbara student killed during Isla Vista unrest

About 800 UC Santa Barbara students gathered on Isla Vista beach to honor Kevin Moran, 22, fatally shot while trying to deter rioters from damaging a Bank of America. Moran’s roommate said he sought peace, not opposition to the system. Police consider the shooter’s identity undetermined. a ricocheted shot from an officer is possible.

Santa Barbara University of California At Kevin Moran Saratoga Isla Vista Bank Kevin Bank of America Thomas Thomaides Moran Thomaides

Soviet Naval Drills Scene Reflects Global Exercise

The Soviet Union leads a worldwide naval drill named Okean with 1,500 ships and 10,000 naval infantry, featuring the Leningrad helicopter carrier in the Atlantic and another carrier in the Mediterranean. Western powers pull back as Moscow coordinates exercises from fleet HQ in Moscow.

Moscow Navy United States Leningrad Russia Atlantic Mediterranean U.S. Marine Corps

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