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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1969
Page
2
The committee voted 18 to 7 to cut the oil and gas depletion allowance from 27.5 percent of gross income to 20 percent, raising taxes on the industry by about 400 million dollars annually. Lawmakers aim to finish a broad tax reform bill before the August break.
U S infantry backed by heavy hardware attacked near Saigon killing 19 Communist soldiers in two clashes. The 25th Infantry Division lay in wait 16 miles northwest of Saigon and trapped about 20 enemy troops near Phu Chong using Claymore mines. Helicopter gunships and an Air Force Spooky gunship supported the assault.
External affairs minister Mitchell Sharp said Canada would cease recognizing Taiwan once mutual recognition with Communist China is achieved. Ottawa sources indicate Canada would sever Taiwan ties if ambassador exchanges succeed in Stockholm, stressing policy to recognize one government of China.
Tokyo reports the United States guarantees safeguards to prevent a repeat incident after 23 servicemen and one civilian were hospitalized following a nerve gas leak from a container at a base on Okinawa last Friday.
Nairobi police disclosed Monday that Nashashon Isaac Nienga Nioroge, a member of the Kikuyu tribe, was charged with the murder of Tom Mboya, a Luo tribesman seen as heir apparent to President Jomo Kenyatta.
Egyptian officials claim Suez endured Israeli artillery shelling and show wreckage of downed aircraft while Cairo reporters prepare to view the scene. Israel admits two planes down and says five Egyptian jets were shot down, denying Suez attack reports.
Gov. James A. Rhodes called 1,350 National Guardsmen to duty in Columbus to back police as racial disturbances rose on the near East Side. Rock-throwing crowds appeared in several Negro neighborhoods after a fatal shooting with reports of shootings, looting, and small fires.
Three armed men stole about 600000 in cash and 50000 in jewelry from a Pan American World Airways cargo area at Kennedy Airport. The cash arrived from Liberia and Bermuda and was to First National City Bank. jewels were en route from overseas for various recipients. A guard was overpowered and a courier led to the secured cage where valuables were kept.
In the Armstrong and Aldrin homes relief followed ignition as the Eagle lifted from the moon. Jan Armstrong and family reacted with tears and hugs while friends and relatives cheered at the Aldrin and Collins residences in the tense countdown to rendezvous.
Unexploited singer Wayne Newton sues Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking 325000 in damages alleging MGM failed to live up to terms of the 1967 contract and paid him inadequate royalties.
The Rev. A D Williams King brother of Martin Luther King Jr was found dead in his Atlanta home swimming pool. Autopsy found no injuries or foul play. The Rev Andrew Young said it appeared to be a freak accidental drowning.
A Justice Department source said the probe into the Fortas Wolfson relationship is nearly closed. The inquiry was described as semi active to moribund, with investigators finishing loose ends.
Premier Kosygin received congratulations to Apollo 11 astronauts and President Nixon while former Vice President Humphrey visited the Soviet Union. Humphrey reported Kosygin praised the flight as Armstrong and Aldrin completed the moon walk broadcast worldwide.
Columbus Colon de Carvajal y Goros, son of the Duke of Veragua, is noted as a Spanish navy captain in the fragmentary report.
Former aide to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson Ron Sorensen said in New York on Monday night he is weighing a run for the RFK Senate seat. He called it premature but said he is giving it serious consideration.
Briton John Fairfax ended a 4,000 mile solo row across the Atlantic after six months and says he plans to return home within a month from Fort Lauderdale Florida to write a book about the voyage. He admits a fear of flying and intends to travel by boat again despite the danger.
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