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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1970

Page

2

PRI Claims Victory in Mexico Presidential Election

Luis Echeverria Alvarez of the PRI leads early returns with an eight to one margin over PAN candidate Efrain Gonzalez Morfin as 60 senators and 210 deputies are chosen. Government readies 60,000 police while reports surface of clashes in Yucatan and Tijuana polling areas. The six year term starts December 1. Younger voters 18 to 20 participate amid three million new voters.

Mexico City Luis Echeverria Alvarez Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI Mexico Efrain Gonzalez Morfin National Action Party PAN Yucatan Gonzalez’ Party Tijuana Echeverria House of Deputies Gonzalez Gustavo Diaz Ordaz

Reds Attack Around Phnom Penh and Hue Shelling

News briefs report Communist forces striking towns near Phnom Penh in Cambodia and shelling Hue in South Vietnam, with civilian casualties and fighting continuing in the Parrot’s Beak region. Also noted are other global dispatches on Belfast, Queen Elizabeth’s Arctic visit, Typhoon Olga, and U.S. political and social topics.

Phnom Penh South Vietnam Hue Cambodia

Hickel inducted into Crow tribe in Montana ceremony

Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel was made a Pipe Carrier of the Crow in a half hour ritual atop a ridge near Yellowtail Dam. He praised Indian leaders and spoke of living with nature, as six Crow leaders and Hickel smoked a stone pipe during the ceremony.

Walter J. Hickel Montana Hickel Yellowtail Dam Grand Teton Yellowstone National Parks Henry Old Coyote Crow Tribal Council

NAACP Leader Urges Merger With Urban League and SCLC

Nathaniel Colley, NAACP national board member, calls for a merger of the NAACP with the Urban League and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The statement on a Sunday reflects a push for broader civil rights unity.

Naacp Sunday Nathaniel §. Colley Naacp National Board Urban League Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Lioness Fatality After Teen Taunts at Zoo Pit

Roger Dean Adams, 19, was killed by a lioness after climbing a protective fence into a lion pit at a Portland zoo after-hours. He reportedly taunted the big cat, prompting the attack as companions tried to scare the animal away.

Portland Roger Dean Adams Adams

High Point of Marriage on Mount Rainier Peak

Miss Carol Hiltner and Scott A. Rush, University of Washington students and climbing enthusiasts, wed atop a peak after a 13 hour ascent with 11 climbers. The bride’s mother, Mrs Walter F Hiltner, reached the summit last as Rev Fred Barden of Snohomish United Methodist Church conducted the ceremony. Best man Ome Daibar, a veteran mountaineer, supported the groom.

Scott Rush Stainler Carol Hiltner Scott A. Rush University of Washington Walter F. Hiltner Fred Barden Snohomish

Maddox Speaks to Birch Society Rally in New England

Gov. Lester Maddox addressed 800 ultraconservatives at the eighth annual New England Rally for God Family and Country. He urged turning back what he called a Communist effort to force racial integration in public schools. Birch founder Robert Welch praised him as honest, while rally chairman Col. Laurence E. Bunker denied racist overtones.

Lester Maddox Georgia John Birch Society New England God Robert Welch The Birch Society Laurence E. Bunker Birch Maddox

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