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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1969
Page
2
Communist gunners shelled 20 towns and bases across the nation late Tuesday and today, with two provincial capitals struck. In the Saigon area, U.S. troops, artillery and dive bombers drove a North Vietnamese company 34 miles northwest of Saigon, killing 84 in a day-long battle near Trang Bang.
Allied forces report 219 Communist troops killed as winter offensives continue into day 85. Communists shell provincial capitals in Pleiku and central highlands while U S planes destroy tanks and armored vehicles near a Green Beret camp. Mortar rounds strike three U S installations with no casualties noted.
Hong Kong reports a third day of mass demonstrations as Beijing broadcasts urge overthrow of the Kremlin. Also Israel arrests 85 suspects tied to the Jerusalem supermarket bombing and the Labor Party backs Mrs Golda Meir for premier.
Alexander Dubcek, head of the Czechoslovak Communist Party, pledged in Prague that Czechoslovakia will not return to Stalinist rule. He told a trade union congress that good relations with the Soviet Union and other Communist states are essential for developing their socialist society.
A top Nixon adviser said the President plans a broad overhaul to tighten White House control for efficiency. He stated at least six of the 12 cabinet departments will be restructured and some programs, including the Job Corps, may be ended, though he would not permit his name to be used.
At the University of Rochester about 25 Negro students occupied the Frederick Douglass building’s upper floors demanding more Negro professors and students. Colgate Rochester Divinity School seminars continued occupancy for a third day. Florida State University students were arrested after a SDS campus meeting was banned. UNC students clashed in a dining hall amid a food worker strike sympathy action. The House Banking Committee backed a foreign aid bill offering 480 million dollars over three years to the IDA after Nixon supported the measure.
Hubert Humphrey told Macalester College students Daley failed to put full effort into his 1968 campaign and may have mishandled police actions. He acknowledged Daley did some good while criticizing the police response to protests as a tragedy. He said a mayor cannot control every officer's act. Daley’s handling drew mixed praise and criticism.
Pasadena officials report Mariner 6, the first of twin spacecraft, is “buzzing along” on an accurate trajectory after launching February 24. Jet Propulsion Laboratory notes the mission may determine if life could be supported on Mars.
Federal agents seize a large cache of firearms in southeastern Washington including machine guns and an antitank gun described as enough firepower to hold off a small army. Investigators did not disclose the cache’s intended use.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison accused former staffer Thomas Bethell of slipping a trial memorandum with names and testimony details from the Shaw conspiracy case to Shaw's defense. Shaw was acquitted Saturday and Garrison alleged perjury two days later. Governor Reagan marked his 17th wedding anniversary with a smile and a remark that it was a workday. Eisenhower’s doctors reported progress after pneumonia, noting continued weakness and recovery time. Dr. Denton Cooley then performed a heart transplant in Houston, giving Isaac Morris a new heart from an unidentified donor. Morris was in satisfactory condition.
Lt. Gen. Hershey in Houston said he backs a volunteer army if a workable plan arises. He noted alternatives carry drawbacks and joked about making the armed forces universally appealing or keeping men away from women until service. In Peru Illinois, Rev. Leo Henkel, 72, failed in his bid for mayor after urging parishioners to engage in community life.
Sutton Roley a television writer producer and director sues Danny Thomas and Aaron Sperling in Los Angeles alleging his ideas were used in the Mod Squad TV series. The $2 million suit was filed Tuesday.
A brief, read as a public notice item from a Long Beach newspaper dated March 5 1969. Includes publication metadata with volume issue and filing details from Los Angeles County Superior Court decree C 10280.
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