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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1969

Page

4

Nixon holds line on law and education amid student draft protests

Nixon defended law and free higher education while meeting nine college leader representatives amid student opposition to Vietnam-war draft. Kissinger Ehrlichman Wilkinson fielded questions. Black reported mixed sentiment. Nixon praised dissent as healthy yet warned against revolutionary agitation and limited federal role.

Nixon White House Henry Kissinger John D. Ehrlichman Charles B Bud) Wilkinson Roger Black Houston Tex University of Chicago Maroon Black Vietnam America Latin America

Campus Unrest Rises as Guards Move In Across Several Campuses

Across the nation protests flare at colleges from South Carolina to New York as 14 demonstrators demands are issued at Voorhees, Tulane security clears campus drill fields, and guardsmen move in after officials say peaceful evacuation failed. Harvard Radcliffe protestors face a judge on trespass charges. Parallel sit ins occur at Dartmouth Parkhurst Hall and other campuses amid broader campus tensions and hiring protests.

Voorhees Tulane University New Orleans Brooklyn College City College of New York Queens College New Hampshire Parkhurst Hall Dartmouth University Hanover Illinois Chicago City College Bradley University Peoria Missouri St. Louis University Michigan Michigan State University

Reagan says California unrest planned nationwide

Gov Ronald Reagan in Warwick Rhode Island said college rebels were loyal to the enemy and part of a nationwide plan. He told reporters California authorities expected campus unrest and had been notified months earlier by police.

Warwick R.I UPI Ronald Reagan California Rhode Island Reagan

County budget confronts tax relief limits amid big spending

The board grapples with a 1969 70 budget over 200 million higher than prior levels driven by welfare costs, new laws, and payroll. Aid to Families with Dependent Children rose to 635 million with 118.4 million funded by nonstate sources. jail and court costs up, deputies scarce, and employee counts projected up by 7 821.

Hollinger Peter Burton W. Chace Frank Bonelli

Long Beach Killer Sentenced to Death on 1968 Slaying

Superior Court Judge Charles C Stratton ordered Orby Lee Williams to die for the Good Samaritan murder of Gary Jonasson. Williams, 23, was convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery. accomplice William B Thomason received life. Williams will join San Quentin Death Row as the 82nd inmate awaiting execution.

Superior Court Charles C. Stratton Orbry Lee Williams Good Samaritan Gary Jonasson Lucky Cherry Ave Jonasson Williams San Quentin Aaron C. Mitchell Sacramento

Chicanos Occupy Watsonville City Hall After Hours

About 100 Mexican American and student demonstrators occupied Watsonville City Hall for an hour after closing time Tuesday and were forcibly expelled by police.

Watsonville UPI

Air Force official says higher-ups approved hiding C 5A cost overruns

Col Kenneth Beckman testified that civilian superiors approved doctoring documents to conceal large expense overruns on Lockheed’s C 5A program. He named Robert H. Charles and Robert N. Anthony as endorsers while others denied authorizing any doctored records. The hearing revealed early knowledge of ballooning costs, with later testimony claiming the public release would harm Lockheed.

Washington Air Force Pentagon Lockheed Aircraft Corp Kenneth N. Beckman House Lockheed Beckman Robert H. Charles Robert N. Anthony Defense Department Harvard Business School Anthony Subcommittee Chet Holifield Dcalif William Moorehead D-Pa Moorehead Harry E. Goldworthy Air Force Aeronautical Systems Division House Appropriations Committee Aaron J. Racusin Charles Moorhead Trenton Boyd Racusin

Alioto Blames Panthers as San Francisco Tensions Ease

Mayor Joseph Alioto blamed the Black Panthers for violence after a police raid on their Fillmore office. Eleven arrested, three released, with charges including assaulting an officer and amplifier misuse. He praised youth groups for calming a crowd of about 1000 while tear gas was used.

San Francisco UPI Joseph Alioto Black Panthers Fillmore Panther Donald L. Cox Wilbert C. Powe Cleveland L. Brooks

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