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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1969
Page
1
Four European carriers announced a 540 million dollar order for 36 DC-10s from Douglas Aircraft to be built in Long Beach. The deal, arranged in Paris, places first deliveries in 1972 to KLM SAS UTA and Swissair. Total value could exceed 600 million with spares.
Bruce Beck, 30, was kidnapped and set on fire in a Rossmoor garage while police busted an alleged narcotics ring. Beck, found handcuffed to a water pipe, survived with third degree burns and remains in critical condition at Orange County Medical Center. Six suspects, including a wheelchair bound resident, were arrested on kidnapping charges. details remain sketchy.
The column provides answers on local issues including city watering of Clark Avenue bushes at the airport and coupon validity. Donald Obert of the Long Beach Park Department discusses watering schedules and maintenance efforts. A reader asks about coupons as legal tender and expiration dates. The State Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Unit clarifies coupons are not legal tender and expiration dates are valid.
A note suggests the company will send the grocer a check to cover the claim. The item is continued on page A 8 column 1.
A brief item mentions a would-be driver pupil making an unforgettable entrance through a wall on page A-2. Other page references include CAB CHARTER flights on A-3 and APOLLO 10 near misses on A-5, with a variety of features listed in the issue index.
Saigon reports indicate 1,300 enemy dead over two days in fierce attacks on Fire Base Creek near Cambodia. About 100 Americans killed and 300 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties at least 107 dead and 379 wounded. Gen Abrams says the surge is to harass and strain Nixon Thieu talks, not a summer offensive. Ten young prisoners captured, ages 14 to 15, admitted to service after brief training. An odd closing line notes a heredity law remark from an unrelated source.
President Nixon heads to Midway with South Vietnam's Thieu for a brief meeting seen as a test of unity and a possible start toward unilateral U.S. troop reductions in Vietnam. The leaders seek to show American resolve and move toward Paris negotiations while managing public patience and strategic aims.
In Huelva Spain Manuel Piosa Ramirez emerged from a cave after 33 years in hiding and reported to police. He is the fourth Spaniard to accept a civil war pardon decree issued April 1. Ramirez, 38, said he lived under a relative's house and was nourished by his family.
Subic Bay Philippines A young Long Beach born U S Navy lieutenant Lt jg Ronald Craig Ramsey 24 commanded the bridge when Melbourne plowed into the Evans during SEATO maneuvers In the South China Sea 74 crewmen died The joint U S Australian board will probe possible messages course changes and whether orders were understood and acknowledged The ship’s skipper Cmdr Albert S McLemore and executive officer Lt Cmdr George L McMichael survived but were asleep at impact
Evangelist Billy Graham lives on a North Carolina mountain estate and plans a 10 day Madison Square Garden crusade after years away from New York. The piece portrays his retreat, lifestyle, and revival era influence as he returns to public ministry with televi sion as a key ally.
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