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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
5
Inside the hangar four F41 Phantom jets were destroyed and one damaged in a Navy base blaze. A sixth Phantom burned on the nose section as responders ferried injured to medical facilities. Eyewitnesses recalled a loud roar and a traumatic blast.
Oil seepage and a partial leak repair reduced spill in the Santa Barbara Channel last week. Observers reported hundreds of birds affected and officials warned more deaths possible as oil remained offshore despite winds holding it from shores.
Cmdr. Milton E. Johnson of Squadron VA 776 from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station was one of eight naval reserve officers honored at a White House luncheon. He returned home from the event praising mobilization of 37,000 reservists who went on active duty after the Pueblo crisis and the Tet offensive.
Promoters of the Indian River Folk Rock Festival face court delays over staging a December three day event in a rural San Luis Obispo County area. Judge Harris will decide on a restraining order against the County Board of Supervisors amid a 90 day ban on gatherings of 5 000 or more.
Skeletal remains found in a wooded ravine were tentatively identified as Lew Eugene Sanders 22 of East Palo Alto, a man sought on a charge of attempted murder. Sanders was missing since last May after he and five others disappeared.
The Senate met at 11 a.m. as talks swirled over a tax bill likely to attract a presidential veto. Senate leader Mansfield warned Congress may stay technically in session through the holidays to handle veto threats, while a stop gap financing measure and a mine safety bill also drew attention. The tax bill promises the second largest income tax cut in history and a 15 percent Social Security boost, targeting most taxpayers and reducing favored tax breaks for the wealthy.
The SEC ordered a 10 day trading suspension for two Long Beach firms and five others in California accused of promoting via inadequate or misleading information. XI Production Inc of Beverly Hills along with Universal Coverage Corp and four others faced the action. Michelle Enterprises of Long Beach and its officials declined comment while SEC records note incorporation status and officers. Burglars also stole a television from Vera Juring in Long Beach during the period.
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