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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1969
Page
2
Viet Cong fired four Soviet 122 mm rockets into Tan Son Nhut air base near Saigon early today killing one civilian and wounding five. The attack marked a date tied to the French Indochina war anniversary and followed light base damage.
Britain abolished capital punishment after four days of debate in the House of Lords and Commons. The decision was declared final as cheers echoed through the chambers.
Ankara University coeds petition against US sailors entering Turkey claiming the 6th Fleet would turn Turkey into a bordello. Anti American demonstrators gather in Izmir ahead of ships including Columbus Warrington Dallas and Kennedy as the fleet visits.
New Orleans judge Edward Haggerty Jr was among 14 arrested in a vice raid. He returned to court as he defended the bachelor party incident as a farewell to bachelorhood. Police called the raid regrettable and uncertain about officials present. The article also notes unrelated items about Arthur Burns’s Fed appointment and lunar mission observers.
Mississippian singer Bobbie Gentry, 27, marries casino magnate Bill Harrah, 58, in Reno. They plan a Idaho honeymoon and Reno residence with a Los Angeles second home due to Gentry's TV and recording duties. Harrah, a former Venice, California native, built a Reno casino empire and Tahoe resort, with last year’s gross around 40 million dollars.
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