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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1969

Page

2

Bombings, Political Moves Mark Vietnam, Prague, Pakistan, Belfast

U S B 52s drop over 500 tons on Viet Cong camps north of Saigon as PRAGUE reports Soviet occupation troops in Czechoslovakia strain goods supplies and gas on the black market. Ayub Khan to resign triggers joyous reactions in Karachi and other cities. US plans to withdraw from Thailand after settling Southeast Asia hostilities. Viet Cong denounces Kissinger policies from Paris. Ian Paisley supporters disrupt Larne campaigning ahead of Monday elections.

Saigon Prague Czechoslovakia Prague Radio Karachi Mohammed Ayub Khan Pakistan Washington United States Thailand Southeast Asia State Department Carl Bartch U.S Thanat Khoman Paris Vietnam Henry Kissinger Nixon Bulletin of The National Liberation Front Belfast Ian Paisley Terence O'Neill Larne William Craig O'Neill County Tyrone

NEA cites desegregation ties funding cuts to fired teachers

A National Education Association official said Southern school districts are offsetting federal funding losses by firing teachers, many Negro, harming students. NEA coordinator Boyd Bosma noted $700,000 in HEW funds suspended for Coahoma County Mississippi desegregation noncompliance and a donor drive to aid unpaid teachers.

Washington National Education Association NEA Boyd Bosma Civil Liberties HEW Coahoma County Miss Bosma

Wardell Williams gets unusual sentence for manslaughter

Wardell Williams, convicted of manslaughter in the 1967 killing of his common law wife, received 20 years of probation with two months in jail each year through 1988. The judge noted Williams employs farm workers and keeps them fed and working in southwest Florida, including Immokalee.

Wardell Williams Harold Smith Williams Immokalee Fla Smith Collier County Jerome Pratt Florida Everglades Josephine Crawford Pratt Wardell

Kendall Named Chairman of National Alliance of Businessmen

President Nixon announced Friday the appointment of Donald M. Kendall, president and chief executive officer of Pepsico, Inc., as chairman of the National Alliance of Businessmen.

Nixon Donald M. Kendall Pepsico, Inc National Alliance of Businessmen

Truman gains strength in GI flu hospital bed

Former President Harry S. Truman, 84, improves in Research Hospital after a bout with influenza. He rests comfortably in a private room following transfer from Independence, Missouri, as his fifth hospital visit since leaving the White House in 1954.

Harry S. Truman White House Harry Research Hospital U.S Bess Truman Independence, Mo Kansas City Hospital

Friedheim Named Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Jerry W. Friedheim, 34, former aide to Sen. John Tower, was appointed by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird as deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. The order makes him the second-ranking official in the Pentagon press office, effective March 15. The White House said Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau will make an official visit to Washington late next month.

Jerry W. Friedheim John G. Tower R-Tex Defence Defense Melvin R. Laird Friedheim Pentagon Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada Washington White House

Bombers Hit Targets North of Saigon as Troops Face Attack

Bombers strike 30 to 50 miles north of Saigon and para troopers engage Communist forces 100 miles east. Six raids target Communist buildup areas in Phuoc Long and Binh Duong provinces. Gen Abrams warns of a new major offensive while assuring Saigon itself will be spared.

Capital Saigon Phuoc Long Binh Duong Creighton W. Abrams U.S

Powell weighs entry in New York mayoral race

Harlem pastor and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell said he may join the field for the New York Democratic mayoral nomination. He spoke at a church hearing on antipoverty programs and planned to announce his decision at a news conference. Actress Gina Lollobrigida, recovering in a Rome clinic after knee surgery, will undergo plastic surgery on her right knee to address a scar.

Adam Harlem Adam Clayton Powell New York Powell Gina Lollobrigida Rome

Astronaut Frank Borman and Vice President Agnew Spotlighted

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and astronaut Frank Borman appeared together at a Capitol news conference. Borman denied any political ambitions while Agnew noted Borman’s household recognition and commented on his own name as a household word.

Spiro T. Agnew Frank Borman Capitol Agnew Borman Air Force

Liz and Burton in California After Las Vegas Visit

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrived in Southern California after an eight day Las Vegas stay. They planned a Mexico vacation after a couple of days of Hollywood studio work. Taylor had been filming location scenes for The Only Game in Town in Las Vegas despite most production in Paris.

Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton California Las Vegas Burtons Puerto Vallarta Mexico Hollywood Miss Taylor Paris

Soviet Leader Meets Finnish Foreign Minister in Moscow

Tass reports Soviet President Podgorny hosted Friday talks with Finnish Foreign Minister Ahti Karjalainen during his official Moscow visit.

Nikolai Podgorny Ahti Karjalainen Moscow Tass

Classifieds Page From Long Beach Edition 1949

Long Beach section of the Independent Press Telegram appears with a Saturday date February 22 1949. Paper lists phone numbers 435 116 and 432 5959 and postal filing details for the Long Beach California publication.

Independent Press-Telegram Long Beach Cal Pine Ave Calif

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