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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1970
Page
2
Federal officials stated the Alcatraz Indians hold about 35 guns including shotguns and handguns. They argued removing the tribe is too dangerous and unnecessary while a plan to tear down the old prison for a national park proceeds.
A Pacific Fleet task force of 30 ships including the Fresno will test new high speed landing ships off Camp Pendleton. Four thousand Marines embark as Iwo Jima and other units rehearse beach landings at White Beach and nearby sites. Rear Adm. Rosenberg commands the exercise Beagle House to prove future 20 knot amphibious operations.
Representatives of about 35,000 Southern Baptist churches revolted against the national leadership on Wednesday and ordered the recall of a Genesis commentary doubting biblical infallibility. Officials privately called the move disastrous and a step backward, highlighting tensions between urban educated leaders and rural traditional elements.
Cesar Chavez Farm Workers Union and two large growers reach ratified contracts after an election supervised by the Federal Mediation Service. Vote was 295 to 1 in favor at Bianco Fruit Corp and Bruno Dispoto with grape vineyards in Arizona and California. Union now covers about two million boxes of fruit.
The State Court of Appeal denied bail for Huey Newton co founder of the Black Panthers. He has been held since his 1968 conviction for the fatal shooting of Oakland patrolman John Frey. The court overturned the conviction citing improper jury instruction on his unconscious state after a stomach wound. The state plans to appeal for a new trial in Alameda Superior Court possibly on a manslaughter charge.
Memorial program marking the second anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination was announced by the Kennedy Action Corps. Speakers include Rep John Tunney and Myrlie Evers at a downtown Los Angeles auditorium event.
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