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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1969
Page
2
The Bolivian president Rene Barrientos, 49, head of the military backed regime, died when his helicopter collided with power lines and crashed between Toco Paya and Arque. Vice President Siles Salinas announced succession after meeting generals.
Across a day with little combat, Communist gunners shelled five U S bases and a civilian town. Ground fighting was sparse though Allied troops reported 73 Communist deaths in minor skirmishes.
A cold air outbreak followed a disturbance spawning thunderstorms from Texas to Michigan. Duluth records eight inches of snow in six hours while Powder River County Montana faced 18 foot drifts. Texas tornadoes injure 42 in Plano trailer park, and Greenville winds knock out power for hours. Senate: evolution ruling reverses 80 years. Florida State Univ fire guts Westcott Hall. students save records. Charleston hospital workers jailed amid protests. Des Moines Black Panthers HQ bomb explosion and arrests follow clash with police.
Francois Mauriac, 83 year old Nobel Prize winning French author, fractured his left shoulder Sunday while preparing to leave his Paris apartment.
George O. Cureten of Newark becomes the first African American male named to the National Teacher of the Year Honor Roll since the program began in 1952. He earns this recognition for his distinguished teaching career and contributions to education across New Jersey.
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