02 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1970
Page
1
The large ficus family tree on the Bixby estate lawn, planted in 1987, remains alive and healthy. Officials say branches near the foundation must be removed to prevent damage.
Community letters discuss a delayed refund from Sales Leadership Club Springfield for Christmas cards and an apology from a customer service spokesman. A reader asks about stray animal shelters and is guided to Pet Harbor Gardena for cats, seeking possible homes.
The Tom Jones show is currently filmed in London with tentative plans for future shoots at ABC. Write to the Welsh singer in care of British Broadcasting Co London England for ticket information.
Sheriff's investigators reported two men slain with multiple bullet wounds around 10:30 a.m. near the KOV Marine Radio Station towers on 25th Street. The victims, possibly Mexican nationals, were found within a mile of another body linked to a separate stabbing. Suspects Ronald A. Sterling and Steven Lee Carter, both 22, faced murder charges after the third body, David Mc Kendree, 24, was found at South munity Hospital.
A passenger express train rear ended a parked commuter train returning from weekend trips north of Buenos Aires. Police estimated about 200 dead and 200 to 300 injured as rescue teams, blood banks, and Air Force helicopters mobilized to the scene near General Pacheco and Benavidez stations.
Rebel nuns announce plans to form a secular group while affirming they are not leaving the church. Sister Anita Caspary, president of the order, says new forms and styles are needed in every age to adapt to contemporary life.
The Vatican rebuffed calls to allow priests to marry, stating celibacy remains the rule. The pope cited the 1968 encyclical on artificial birth control and noted celibacy is a central Latin church law for clergy. Sister Mary Mark Zeven leads the newly formed Immaculate Heart Community of nuns expanding from California coastal parishes.
Seven Deep South states face court-ordered desegregation as a major test of white resistance. Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Virginia Florida and other districts must desegregate teaching staffs as a first step, with about 700 000 Southern students affected according to officials.
A fragmentary note describes heroin as the deadliest fad on campuses, with related mentions of Nixon, Vietnamization, and county workers, hinting at societal concerns and looming spring issues.
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