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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1969
Page
2
South Vietnamese infantry attacked a Viet Cong camp southwest of Saigon freeing 30 civilian prisoners. Government spokesmen said 43 guerrillas were killed 21 captured as about 400 troops swept the Mekong River area 65 miles south of Saigon. The Communists offered light resistance.
President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered provincial authorities to arrest Buddhist monks and Roman Catholic priests who deliver political sermons that inflame the people. He spoke during a trip to Co Cong in the Mekong Delta, saying they may pray at pagodas and churches but must be reported if sermons become political. He accused Communists of planning to use religious groups to provoke anti government sentiment.
Paris American and North Vietnamese delegates to the Vietnam peace conference have held secret contact outside formal meetings to break a deadlock. Sources said Hanoi and Washington delegates have been in contact since talks began January 18. Spokesmen declined to comment.
Moscow Tass reports Cosmos 265 launched into orbit with all onboard equipment functioning normally. The craft carries scientific apparatus designed to advance space exploration and completes one revolution around Earth every 91.9 minutes.
Premier Oldrich Cernik announced roughly 300 million dollars in industrial credits for Czechoslovakia while warning the political situation remains explosive under Soviet occupation. Sources of funds were not disclosed though some credits likely came from Western nations. Vienna radio reports 25,000 Czechoslovaks live abroad illegally and 35,000 left since the August invasion, with only 10,000 approved to stay overseas.
The Swedish Aliens Commission granted asylum Friday to 10 more U S military deserters, raising total refuge to 175. It is reviewing requests from 10 additional servicemen including Michael Andersen of Santa Rosa and Bagwa Dass of Los Angeles.
The Nixon administration ordered an interagency review to decide whether to continue the supersonic transport program amid funding limits. Volpe said the panel would assess economic payoff, with test flights eyed for 1972 and airline delivery in 1976 if funds are found.
Look magazine contributor William Bradford Huie was arrested on contempt of court charges for allegedly violating a pretrial publicity ban in the James Earl Ray case. Judge Battle ordered a strict limit on articles and questioned Huie’s access to Ray in custody.
Paul McCartney was fined 36 for speeding and 20 for back excise taxes by Coventry Magistrate's Court. He admitted keeping an unlicensed vehicle and said oversight by his staff, but accepted personal responsibility. He commented it was a fair cop after being stopped for 55 to 60 mph in a 40 mph zone.
Rudolf Bing, Metropolitan Opera manager since 1950, will retire when his contract ends in 1972. The 68 year old Viennese born Briton said he will have served 22 years, citing it as enough after launching his controversial tenure by firing 39 singers. Dirksen backs marigold as national flower, Gore supports iris as Tennessee’s symbol.
Anson Weeks founder of Dancin with Anson dies at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento at age 72. The San Francisco native had been ill but led his band at the Sacramento Inn last week. Buckingham Palace announced President Nixon will meet Queen Elizabeth II in London later this month. The Queen and Nixon were first introduced during the 1957 U.S. state visit when Nixon was vice president.
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