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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1969
Page
2
Reports say North Vietnamese forces shell Ben Het camp for the 35th day, while rockets strike Saigon wounding nine and razing a house. Other strikes hit Tel Aviv and lingering clashes ripple across Egypt and Italy.
Monkey Ronny on Cape Kennedy completes first day in biosatellite orbit circling Earth during a July 16 countdown trial. Officials report relaxed, in excellent shape and vital signs stable after a 92 minute space swing. Crew data show brain heart and muscle readings within normal ranges.
Rabbi Louis Finkelstein, first to lead a worship service in the executive mansion, remained silent as the Doxology sung by the Christ Lutheran Church choir invoked the holy Trinity, offense to monotheist Judaism. The service featured other prominent guests as part of a Sunday series.
Tricia Nixon arrived in London to attend Prince Charles Investiture as Prince of Wales and dominated social attention, ahead of Hubert Humphrey and Elizabeth Taylor. She was escorted by two Secret Service men and will attend ceremonies at Caernarvon Castle in Wales as part of a busy British schedule. Princess Anne was seen in Paris, while Elizabeth Taylor lagged in party coverage and Richard Burton prepared for telecast duties. Nixon’s first solo foreign trip began with Heathrow arrival welcomed by Mrs. Leonore Annenberg.
Alain de Gaulle describes his uncle Charles as henpecked and dominant in the home at Colombey les Deux Eglises. He recalls Yvonne de Gaulle insisting on household control and keeping a meticulous account book. The general reportedly lacked labor-saving devices and electric appliances in their residence.
A bomb-laden Western Pacific freight train exploded near Wells Nevada injuring at least four and triggering a series of blasts lasting hours. Twenty two carloads of bombs and ammunition blew up as the seven car train moved west past Tobar maintenance station twelve miles southeast of Wells. Morse Tipton a transient described flashes and explosions as the train deteriorated. The area was sealed off and air traffic warned.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a May 27 date, Long Beach, an adoption or custody context, a court reference, and delivery or bikes with scattered identifiers. The readable items include names and numbers but specifics are unclear.
Dewey Jackson, a 70 year old dairy farmer from near Roseboro North Carolina, captured the national hollerin championship at Spiveys Corner North Carolina over the weekend. He delivered his winning bid to the tune of What a Friend We Have in Jesus.
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