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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1974
Page
4
President Ford hailed Charles A. Lindbergh as one of America's all-time heroes after his death in Hawaii at 72. Senators and astronauts, including John Glenn, noted his pioneering solo transatlantic flight and lasting influence on aviation while acknowledging his complex legacy and public privacy.
A New York Times dispatch notes Howard Hughes in the Bahamas praising Charles A. Lindbergh for advancing aviation. Fellow pioneers Warry J. Gray Juan Trippe Lowell Thomas and S Tulson Lipley recall Lindbergh's impact and a controversial wartime stance. The Smithsonian notes his exhibit of The Spirit of St. Louis.
Charles Lindbergh died at 72 after choosing Maui as his final home. The famed aviator had battled cancer at Columbia-Presbyterian in New York and returned to Hawaii where his wife and son were with him. He rose to fame with the 1927 Spirit of St. Louis flight and influenced aviation, later opposing supersonic transport.
Rev John McLaughlin, a Nixon defender and Jesuit priest, says Nixon was a flawed thoroughbred and Ford is a liberal conservative. He contrasts the open highway mood of Ford with the rainy day limousine atmosphere, saying the incubus is lifted and Nixon’s punishment will endure for generations.
Monday identified Corky DB Muncy of 4485 Falcon Age as the man killed by Police Officer David Kennison early Sunday. Muncy pointed a pistol at Kennison while the officer tried to remove a rifle from his ear during a confrontation.
Police arrested John Jesse Sousa, 20, after a two hour neighborhood search. The 18 month old girl remained in a coma at Memorial Medical Center Long Beach. Sousa faces charges of rape and crimes against a child. The mother and a 3 year old were hospitalized for shock. the accused arraignment was set for Wednesday.
Sheriff's deputies expanded the search for Ronald Dean Smith Jr. missing since Saturday from a Lennox park. About 20 deputies and 30 Explorer Scouts joined at 7 a.m. along with helicopters, covering Lennox Inglewood Hawthorne areas bounded by Century Boulevard El Segundo Boulevard Aviation Boulevard and Prairie Avenue. He was last seen around 2 30 p m after leaving his home on 11948 Condon Ave to play in the park.
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