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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1969
Page
2
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky left Paris to ski amid reports he may return to South Vietnam for Tet. He said his presence is not indispensable and there will be no immediate decisions, but he will be alerted if needed and return to Paris on Friday.
SAIGON reports state the United States will donate 60 jet fighter-bombers to the South Vietnamese Air Force as part of a broader shift to de Americanize the Vietnam war. Earlier, Washington confirmed plans to supply 300 new helicopters. South Vietnam currently operates about 75 older helicopters and around 40 aircraft, including 20 F-5 jets.
Egypt's President Nasser said Kuwait and Saudi Arabia plan to send troops to the Jordanian front facing Israel and hinted he may send Egyptian soldiers there. He spoke as about 10,000 Iraqi troops were already in place amid regional tensions. Cars with violence and curfews emerged in Nablus as Israeli authorities tightened control in the West Bank.
The Senate approved a 41 percent pay raise for Congress despite inflation warnings. The House is unlikely to act before recess. The package would raise members salaries from 30000 to 42500 and also lift pay for federal judges and Cabinet officers.
The State Department reports Liao Ho shu 47 formerly Peking charge d affaires at The Hague defected to the United States seeking asylum. Dutch reports cite him as a major intelligence catch and a key link between Beijing’s secret service in Peking and Western European spy networks.
Police pursued leads in the Michael T. Altschul case in Kansas City on Tuesday but could not reveal any motive beyond the act being driven by hate or meanness. Victor Mature faces divorce papers from his fourth wife Adrienne Joy Mature filed in San Diego for extreme cruelty and mental suffering.
Thelma Ritter gravel voiced actress known for Miracle on 34th Street and All About Eve died in New York from a heart attack. She would have turned 64 on February 14 and had earned Emmy Tony nominations and an Academy Award nomination history.
John Wayne slipped on a restaurant tile in Durango Mexico and fractured two ribs making him unable to work for at least a week. He is in Mexico to begin production on a new film. The Senate Interior Committee approved President Nixon’s nomination Russell Train to be undersecretary of interior after a two hour session. The panel had previously spent five days questioning Walter Hickel as interior secretary nominee.
Public notice details publishing schedule at Long Beach location with second class entry May 27 1943 Undersigned adjudicated by Superior Court Los Angeles County October 6 1944 Decree No C 10280 describes mail and carrier delivery terms and daily publication except weekends
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