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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1969

Page

2

Court to rule on punitive draft reclassifications

The Supreme Court will hear appeals by David Gutknecht of Gaylord Minnesota and Timothy Breen of Bridgeport Connecticut challenging Hershey directed reclassifications for anti draft activity. The case asks if punitive reclassification can be imposed for protest participation.

Washington Supreme Court Selective Service Lewis B. Hershey David Earl Gutknecht Gaylord Minn Timothy

Naked Run at Myopia Hunt Club In Salem Leads to Pleas

Three women including a Harvard student and a Radcliffe sophomore pleaded no contest to running naked through a field near the Myopia Hunt Club in Salem Massachusetts. Harvard junior Kevin G Rafferty pleaded no contest to filming the incident which drew attention from Route 1A on a Sunday afternoon.

Harvard Radcliffe Salem Mass Kevin G. Rafferty Rafferty Barbara Dunn Ann Pedersen Leslie Edmonds

Mamie Eisenhower Plans Baltic Trip From New York

Mrs Mamie Eisenhower widow of former president will sail from New York City on May 13 arriving in Le Havre France on May 18 Col John Eisenhower said Monday She has no specific travel plans but will stay with him for some time in Brussels He flies to Belgium May 12 as U S ambassador

Nixon Armin H. Meyer U.S Japan Meyer Iran Asahi Shimburi Mideast Nihon Keizai Mamie Eisenhower New York City le Havre France Col John Eisenhower Brussels Eisenhower Belgium

Ambushed convoy rescued by jets north of Saigon

U S forces lifted a Communist ambush on a truck convoy north of Saigon after artillery and air strikes, two American dead and 11 wounded. The assault left 11 rebels dead. Separately U S patrols seized 23 tons of Communist food from caches 50 miles northwest of Saigon amid mounting attacks. Earlier near Khe Sanh, North Vietnamese troops stormed an American outpost, fighting two hours. at least 34 enemy were killed.

Saigon U.S Khe Sanh Gls

O Neill resigns as Belfast premier amid civil rights dispute

Terence O Neill announced his resignation as leader of the Unionist party and premier of Northern Ireland after facing opposition to his civil rights concessions. Brian Faulkner is favored to succeed him as the party selects a new chief.

Belfast Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill Unionist O’neill O'Neill Unionist Party Brian Faulkner

Anti U S Riots in Japan Turn Ginza Into Battleground

Radical students from Zengakuren attacked Sato’s home and an American base after demanding end to U S control over Okinawa. The clashes in Tokyo injured hundreds of people and led to 568 student arrests as 12 000 riot police clashed with stones pipes bats and firebombs.

Tokyo U.S Okinawa Eisaku Sato Ginza Zengakuren

Commandos Threaten to Divert Resources in Lebanon Crisis

A Monday warning by Al Fatah commandos threatens to divert guerrilla resources from fighting Israel and target the Lebanese army as Cairo presses to control Lebanon's pro commando movement. Across the region Arab and Israeli guns blaze near the Suez Canal and Jordan River with mines damaging an Israeli bus and a military vehicle. In Prague the government tightens press controls ordering CTK and state media to follow official policy.

al Fatah Israel Lebanon Suez Canal Jordan River Canal

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Rogers to Visit Viet Nam and Asia on Globe Circling Trip

Secretary of State William P. Rogers will leave Washington May 12 for a trip through India Pakistan and visits to Viet Nam Thailand and Iran. He will spend three to four days in South Vietnam then attend SEATO and allied foreign ministers meetings in Bangkok and for the Central Treaty Organization in Iran before returning home.

William P. Rogers India Pakistan Vietnam Thailand Iran Washington Honolulu South Vietnam Bangkok Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Rogers Middle East Central Treaty Organization

U S must decide within a year on Safeguard system

Army Secretary Stanley Resor said in New York that if the United States does not decide within one year to deploy the Safeguard anti ballistic missile system it will be too late to meet an expected Soviet threat to retaliatory missiles.

U.S Army Stanley Resor New York

Agnew Jokes About Gaffe Slip at South Carolina Event

Vice President Agnew opened a speech to South Carolina city officials by praising them as distinguished members of the California municipal league. He joked that a mistaken label was deliberate as he noted the press had waited long for a gaffe.

Nixon National Science Foundation Franklin A. Long Long Ronald Ziegler Lee A. DuBridge Cornell University Leland J. Haworth National Science Board National Academy of Sciences Ziegler Agnew South Carolina California Municipal League

First Lady Pat Nixon Hosts Academy of Sciences Wives

First Lady Pat Nixon, recovering from flu, rose from bed Monday to greet 235 guests as she kept her Engagement to welcome the wives of Academy of Sciences. She said she felt fine despite the illness and called the event important.

Pat Nixon National Academy of Sciencies

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