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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1969
Page
2
Reconnaissance team led by a Green Beret sergeant found a U S built tank concealed in an underground room of a Communist complex near Tey Ninh City northwest of Saigon. The heavy vehicle was in excellent condition with fuel and supplies, signaling potential use by the Communists.
An informed source says broad support exists for a rights action, but lawyers protesting Nixon administration zeal withdrew their petition after news coverage. They hoped to present it to Attorney General Mitchell, now in California with the president.
Former football star and actor Jim Brown was ordered to stand trial on a felonious assault charge stemming from a West Hollywood incident on August 1. Beverly Hills witness Arthur Brush Sr. testified Brown’s car struck him and he was thrown from the hood as Brown drove away.
Shirley Temple Black, 41, a Republican fund-raiser from Woodside California, heads to Honolulu while confirming she knows the job but stating it has not been announced and she cannot discuss it. Former Sen. Thye dies at 73 in Northfield Minnesota. Art Linkletter joins Lear Motors Corp. board. Lord Bridges, wartime secretary, dies in London at 77. Hubert Humphrey becomes a grandfather as his daughter Nancy delivers a baby girl in Minneapolis weighing 8% pounds.
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