17 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1969
Page
1
More than 300000 people wandered in mud amid sickness and drugs at the White Lake festival. Officials urged Gov Rockefeller to declare a disaster area while 750000 more were en route. One youth was killed when a tractor rolled over him. Medical staff treated over 1000 with drug effects and other illnesses.
A two day festival lineup featured The Who Jefferson Airplane Janis Joplin on Saturday and The Band Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Winter on Sunday. Water sold at 10 cents a glass beer 75 cents per can soft drinks 50 cents. Medical support expanded to a dozen doctors by nightfall with six more arriving after dark.
Long Beach resident Robert B. Mitchell 35 rescued at least four people from the fuel-fed blaze aboard the Bucyrus Victory in San Pedro. He crawled through smoke to reach trapped coworkers, led a fireman to safety, and returned on three occasions to aid others before escaping. Damage estimated at 250000 with cause under investigation.
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon invite about 250 guests to a black tie state dinner in San Francisco honoring South Korean President Chung Hee Park. The guest list includes Hollywood figures and educator S. I. Hayakawa, with entertainment by The Romeros and the U S Marine Band plus the Army Strolling Strings.
Belfast and Londonderry faced renewed religious clashes with 600 and 350 soldiers deployed respectively. Rioting arson and looting feared as 24th Infantry Brigade to fly in. Prime Minister Wilson to cut vacation for emergency talks. At least eight dead and over 500 wounded in five days of Troubles.
A Soviet diplomat Vladimir Frolkin, 35, drowned Saturday while swimming at Ostia the Tyrrhenian seaside resort near Rome. He arrived in the city to assume a post at the Soviet Trade Center just a few days ago.
Action Line provides city service guidance for Long Beach residents. Readers ask about sidewalk cleanup near California State College and making Fifth Street a one way, with officials explaining cleanup steps and petition requirements for street changes.
The reply notes John F. Kennedy’s first trip outside the United States as President occurred in May 1961, a goodwill mission to Canada four months after his term began, with a brief stay in Ottawa. It adds his first European visit followed in June.
Saigon reports about 5,000 enemy troops in jungles near the Cambodian border north of Saigon preparing to attack. U S B 52 strikes totaled 750 tons in the past 24 hours as 45 border battles yield heavy losses for North Vietnam and Viet Cong forces.
Hurricane Camille neared land with 160 mph winds, the strongest storm since 1935. Dr. Robert Simpson of the National Hurricane Center warned of monster tides up to 15 feet as Camille moved north northwest 325 miles south of Pensacola. Forecasters kept warnings from Fort Walton Beach to St. Marks, noting a westward shift but no major change to the target area.
Famed psychiatrist presents a word portrait of the area’s so called Phantom Rapist, detailing behavioral clues and historical context while noting community concerns. The feature appears amid other daily reads on education and public affairs.
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