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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1969

Page

4

Reagan Reluctantly Signs 134 Million School Aid Bill

Gov Reagan signed a 134 million school aid measure with reluctance noting one time surplus funds. The bill adds to 1.3 billion already to districts and directs potential surpluses to disadvantaged students ghetto schools and junior college instruction.

Reagan Sacramento UPS Ronald Reagan Victor V. Veysey R-Brawley Stephen P. Teale D-Railroad Flat

Violence Breaks Out As Catholics Protestants Clash

Catholic and Protestant factions clash with machine gun posts and rooftop gunmen in Civil Street area. About 150 Catholics and 300 Protestants exchange 15 shots. one Catholic is wounded. Police observe as British troops arrive soon after.

Ship Fire Drives Injuries as Belfast Unrest Surges

A fire aboard a ship near the Catalina Terminal injures Public Health Service and ship repair workers, while Northern Ireland erupts in sectarian violence. British troops deploy in Belfast and Londonderry as Dublin mobilizes reserves and UN peacekeeping options are urged by Irish Premier Jack Lynch.

Public Health Service Ted Kalivas Granada Hills Carl A. Sanders Spring Valley Leroy Fallon el Monte Anthony J. Amelio San Francisco Memorial Hospital Mario Thelmer Broad St Westminster James Stevins Richmond Ronald Turek Ross Place Wilmington Jack W. van der Werker McDonald Ave Robert B. McNeil Vuelta Grande Ave Long Beach Edward D. Thomas Lakmne Ave Robert’ FE. McBride W. 22Nd St San Pedro Dan E. Childs Crest Circle Daniel G. Miller Grant St Dublin Irish Republic Northern Ireland Jack Lynch United Nations

Details Emerge in Lennon Robbery Homicide Case

Police report the victim, 54 year old Lennon, was shot three times Tuesday at the Marina Del Rey golf range where he taught. Witness Watson Counsil described a gunman leaping from behind a car, engaging Lennon, and fleeing in a white and blue Oldsmobile Cutlass or F-85. The suspect, alias Marvin Edward Major or C. W. Young, is described as 6 foot 2, 190 pounds, with blue eyes and unkempt brown hair and is considered armed and extremely dangerous. Police urge immediate contact if spotted.

Lennon Marina del Rey Watson Counsil Lt. Higbie Young Marvin Edward Major C. W. Young Higbie

Traffic Victims Reach Into Nor Cal and Local Crashes

A series of fatal accidents claimed lives in Stanton and Pacific Palisades. Frank P Whatley 50 of Compton died when a northbound Newport Freeway car crashed into a Santa Clara overpass abutment, decapitated. In Huntington Beach a 23 year old uncle Rosario Cazarez rolled over his niece in a driveway. the child died on arrival at Stanton Community Hospital. Whatley’s death occurred in a separate Pacific Palisades cliff plunge involving Charles Seales and Iris Scales and Chris Crawford family members. car rolled off Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway into the surf. Rescue efforts confronted heavy waves.

Katella Ave Stanton Frank P. Whatley Compton Dye Newport Santa Clara Orange County Newport Beach California Highway Patrol Cazarezz Rosario Cazarezz Huntington St Huntington Beach Stanton Community Hospital Whatley Pacific Palisades Charles Seales Los Angeles Iris Greensboro N.C John Crawford Portia Christine Scales’ Auto Sunset Boulevard Pacific Coast Highway

Federal actions urged to curb drug smuggling and demand

Los Angeles hearings examine cross border drug flow and price surges as marijuana and pills flood markets. Lynch lists five federal steps including bonding requirements and export control, while Tunney pushes border inspectors and drug detection research. Representative Hanna joins as La hearings compare medical chemical research funding.

California Lynch Department of Commerce California-Mexico U.S San Ysidro Tijuana Tunney

Vitamin A Tested in Surgery Healing

Doctors at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center report experiments using vitamin A to aid wound healing in patients on cortisone. Researchers H Paul Erlich and Thomas K Hunt note potential benefits and call for caution until more is known about interactions and metabolic effects.

San Francisco UPI University of California San Francisco Medical Center H. Paul Erlich Thomas K. Hunt National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Science Foundation Hunt

Classified Ad Time Lets You Sell Your Business

Prompt action with an advertisement to sell a business. Dial HE 2 5059 to place a classified ad now.

Objector's Sentence Affirmed by U.S. Military Court

The U.S. Court of Military Appeals affirmed Air Force Captain Dale E. Noyd’s court martial conviction for disobeying orders by refusing to train pilots for Vietnam duty. He received one year hard labor and a fine equal to a year’s pay. the court held conscientious objection rights do not extend to those who have military status.

Washington U.S. Court of Military Appeals Air Force Dale E. Noyd Vietnam Noyd

Hearing Set in Kennedy Case Autopsy Request

Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania hearing set for August 25 on the request to exhume and autopsy Mary Jo Kopechne as part of a inquest into Senator Edward Kennedy's Chappaquiddick accident. Dinis argues autopsy essential for the inquest and to reassess the scene findings.

Kennedy Wilkes-Barre Edmund Dinis Mary’ Jo Kopechne Edward M. Kennedy Blythe Evans Luzerne County John Flanagan John O'Connor Wilkes- Barre Joseph Kopechne Berkeley Heights N.J Flanagan Kopechnes Dinis Donald Mills Mills Dukes County Mass

Peace Rally Ban Upheld by Judge

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused to overturn a California state ban on a Peace Action Council rally planned for San Clemente Beach State Park. Judge Albert Lee Stephens Jr ruled the rally could harm plants and disturb nearby park employees, keeping the prohibition in place while the activists pursue further federal action.

Los Angeles State Department of Parks and Recreation San Clemente Nixon Peace Action Council Stephens James Whitehead State Parks’ District Six A.L. Wirin Fred Okrand ACLU Dep. Atty Charles B. McKesson Jurist Peace Council

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