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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
4
President Nixon indicated the war would end regardless of Paris talks and said a troop reduction with replacement by South Vietnamese forces could occur within two to three weeks. He noted continuing efforts to shift combat roles and reduce U.S. ground forces.
Granger Washington officials refuse use of a school for United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez. Chavez is slated to speak December 21 as part of a four day Pacific Northwest tour.
Police and county crews battled rising tides from a three day storm. In Surfside about 40 homes flooded with water a foot deep while bulkheads and sand dikes protected Seal Beach. Newport Beach reported little damage and 39 Carpinteria homes flooded with risk of undermined houses if today’s high tides return.
Six defendants including Patricia Krenwinkel Charles Watson Leslie Lankston and others are indicted for murder and conspiracy tied to the Tate LaBianca killings. Grand jury met briefly arraignments set for December 10 in Los Angeles as witnesses testified and police investigators described key details of the brutal crimes.
Calley’s attorney Maj. Kenneth Raby seeks dismissal claiming rights were prejudiced by overwhelming media coverage. The motion argues public passion and potential bias of military jurors could affect the verdict. It calls for production of interview records and Peers investigations, and notes a midweek decision on a second soldier’s court-martial.
The Supreme Court upheld prosecutions of sellers of untaxed heroin and marijuana, affirming that required tax forms apply to drug transactions and do not incriminate buyers. Justices Black and Douglas dissented, saying the regime is punitive for impossible compliance.
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