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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1970
Page
2
Combined News Services report U.S. jets attacked a Red Truck convoy amid doubt about finding missing pilots. The account notes executions of soldiers and political tensions in Europe following mid 1960s conflicts.
Hundreds of teachers principals librarians and school equipment makers descend on Washington to meet congressmen from their home states about voting plans. They expect to stay through Wednesday as part of a push that added 1.2 billion to the Education and Welfare bill before a presidential veto.
Life magazine notes President Nixon is an avid sports fan and may take a parttime sportscasting role after leaving office. Aides say he might even delay helicopter departures and tailor Saturdays Oval Office schedules to sports broadcasts while reading the sports section first. Ike remembered Mrs. Eisenhower for her quiet strength and support.
Sukarno has divorced his fourth official wife Dewi from Indonesia. The president’s marriage history shows a sequence of divorces marking personal and political shifts within his long rule.
Mary Crosby known as Caresse Crosby helped publish early Hemingway and Joyce works. She invented the brassiere and sold its patent for fifty dollars to fund a personal pain relief need.
Vice President Spiro Agnew replaces Nixon on the Fashion Foundation of America annual list as best dressed statesman. New York Mayor John Lindsay and Chicago Mayor Daley are cited among the best dressed civic leaders. Prince Charles, Hugh O'Brian, Ed Sullivan, David Merrick, and Arnold Palmer also named in various categories.
President and Mrs. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz entertain former President Lyndon Johnson and wife during their Acapulco vacation. Guests include former President Miguel Aleman head of Mexico’s tourist council. Johnsons stay at Aleman’s house near Puerto Marques. Tito of Yugoslavia begins Africa tour first stop Tanzania.
Georgetown Police Chief James Niland admits he has been driving a stolen Cadillac since November after buying it from a dealer who took it in trade from a woman last year. A Danvers officer stopped him last week for a damaged vehicle.
Nigeria condemns reports of rape and looting as false or exaggerated. Officials say the situation is being used to distort events and threaten security, urging calm while investigations continue.
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