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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1969
Page
5
In London and Belfast leaders pursue peace talks after sectarian violence. mourners bury Catholic victims Gerald McCauley and Patrick, while a Protestant funeral path shows bitter tension. A Toronto audience hears Maj. Gen Desmond Spencer Gordon say 1968 had no British operational casualties since WWII.
Javits cited Haynsworth rulings in civil rights cases to raise objections to the nomination. NAACP challenged the choice, saying Haynsworth favored segregation. ADA leader Rauh called it the worst time for such a appointment and said ADA would oppose it. A telephone call to the judge's home was reported as part of ongoing speculation.
A 1960s recall follows Saad’s draft induction in 1968 after early doubts about eligibility. He faces stockade holds for AWOL, loses papers, sues for honorable discharge, and later returns to Downey. The narrative also covers Haynsworth conflict claims and a high court figure’s local civic roles.
Seven C-97 transports departed Monday to Mississippi to pick up 650 California National Guardsmen stranded by Hurricane Camille. The travelers trained in Gulfport when the storm struck, rerouting via New Orleans before continuing to Gulfport.
The Mississippi Louisiana coast reels after Camille. Officials report 100 dead and more missing from Biloxi Waveland Bay St. Louis Pass Christian and surrounding areas. Fires burn downtowns and Civil Defense volunteers patrol streets. Forecasters call Camille one of the most powerful hurricanes on record with winds near 205 mph.
A 16 plane Navy fleet plus 200 scientists launched silver iodide cloud seeding on Hurricane Debbie near Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico. By nightfall Debbie slowed to under 10 mph with a meandering path northwest as storm heat and energy showed no sign of weakening.
The controversy surrounding eight Green Berets accused of killings in Vietnam draws in officials and veterans. Critics argue the case undermines confidence in the military while speculation swirls about factional struggles, possible CIA involvement, and misidentified targets amid a secretive Saigon situation.
The U N Command requested a meeting of the Korean Military Armistice Commission to discuss the fate of a missing U S helicopter with three Americans aboard. North Korea claimed to have shot down the unarmed craft during a training flight near Uijongbu just north of Seoul.
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