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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1969
Page
2
The new French franc debuted on world markets amid mixed reactions after a 12.5 percent devaluation. West Germany and Britain welcomed it as strong, while Rome delayed trading until a price fix. reactions varied by country and institution.
Six Negroes take office in Greene County Alabama raising Black control to 41 on the county commission and 3-2 on the school board. A celebratory crowd of about 1,000 watched as Rev. Ralph Abernathy urged integration at the park pool, where authorities reported looting of the concession stand. Police noted no confirmation on forced entry, while officials described the scene as a jubilant but disruptive post‑ceremony gathering.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin returned to ordinary life visiting offices banks and homes after quarantine. Collins cashed a 30 dollar check at Nassau Bay Bank while Aldrin dodged reporters and Armstrong prepared to work. News conferences and ticker tape parades were planned for the world as Sharon Tate tragedy and MGM stake shifts also moved through the headlines.
A 21 year old pop singer Michael Hayes was electrocuted after brushing a lit railing during a show at the Ireland Dance Club in London. Short circuit reportedly electrified the edge of the stage railing.
Police say 19 year old George Perry Morton Jr, son of a Kennedy era pilot, was found shot in a convertible in Melbourne Florida with hands and feet bound. The nearby creek held the body of 17 year old Connie Ruth Ballard, both victims linked by police as a double homicide with robbery and sex ruled out.
Jon Erikson a 14 year old Chicago lad completed the France to England swim in 11 hours 23 minutes Monday night becoming the youngest boy to swim the English Channel. He reached Shakespeare Beach near Dover just before 7 p m. Erikson is the son of Ted Erikson who holds the England to France and back record of 30 hours 3 minutes. Jon started from Gris Nez early Monday morning.
Superior Court Judge Karesh overruled Municipal Court Judge Fitzgerald Ames and ordered George Murray released on five thousand dollar bail pending appeal. Murray was convicted of disturbing the peace at San Francisco State College. Former Congressman Barratt O Hara died at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington at 87. He was the oldest House member and the sole Spanish American War Veteran in Congress and lost in the 1968 Democratic primary to Abner Mikva.
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