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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1969
Page
2
Saigon endured a rocket strike on a housing complex wounding four civilians and damaging homes, the first such attack on the city of nearly three million since August. The blast followed shelling that targeted a site six miles northeast of impact with unclear results.
President Nixon lit a 72 foot Norway spruce on the Ellipse with First Lady and Tricia at his side. Demonstrators shouted peace protests as a Chattanooga boys choir sang carols in the cold.
A mob overwhelmed Barbra Streisand as she arrived for the Hello Dolly film opening on Broadway. Police needed 15 minutes to reach the theater, and photographers were assaulted as the crowd surged.
A star studded charity evening in London celebrated Noel Coward turning 70 with top stage screen and TV figures hosting for the British actors' charity fund. In Washington the Pentagon says a holdover resigned after a year under Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ending a stint providing planning and systems analysis to the department.
The Bank of America named A. W. Clausen as president, a 46 year old attorney who joined the committee. A Greek figure, Aristotle Onassis, is mentioned in a letter from Sisters Margaret O Neill and Alodia Carney seeking support for a trip.
Loyal National Guard officers restored Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos to power in Panama after a coup by two colonels. He arrived from David with a triumphal motor caravan and was greeted by thousands along the highway and the Bridge of the Americas. He promised due process for the attempted coup leaders in a televised briefing.
President Reagan canceled a Tuesday appearance at a fund raiser for the San Joaquin County Central Committee due to flu symptoms. Funeral services were set for Wednesday in Hollywood for Spencer Williams, the actor who portrayed Andy on the Amos ’n’ Andy TV series in the 1950s.
Brent Gray, 12, of Henrietta Texas, lost both arms in a freak Sunday accident and had one arm amputated and later restored surgically in Oklahoma City. Doctors report circulation in the left arm and note the youngster's general health following the procedures.
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