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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1969

Page

2

Elizabeth Taylor not ill, doctor says unfounded cancer reports

Dr Rex Kannamer dismissed a Saturday claim that Elizabeth Taylor 37 entered Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for cancer tests. The actor remains for a general checkup with release anticipated in about three days.

Elizabeth Taylor Rex Kannamer Miss Taylor Cedars of Lebanon Detroit Free Press Marilyn Beck Hollywood 20Th Century-Fox Kennamer Richard Burton

Rockets Strike Five Viet Cities and Bases

Rockets and mortars hit five South Vietnamese towns including Dak To near Saigon, with over 100 projectiles causing fires and at least two government troops and six civilians wounded. A U S Navy hospital south of Da Nang was damaged but light casualties reported. Allies conduct secret probes in the southern DMZ sector with daily clashes.

Saigon VPS U.S. Navy da Nang Quang Ngai Pleiku Dak To U.S Demilitarized Zone

Johnson disputes major inaccuracies in bombing halt accounts

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson declares reports on the March 31 1969 partial bombing halt over North Vietnam inaccurate. He says accounts misstate the internal debate and that Clark Clifford influenced the shift with Gen. Westmoreland’s troop request prompting the change.

Washington UPI Lyndon B. Johnson North Vietnam New York Times Newsweek Paris Johnson Tom Johnson Washington Post Defense Clark M. Clifford

Oil leak from platform eases as crews spray dispersant

Union Oil Co. crews worked to shut off a offshore platform leak that observers said was diminishing on Saturday. Globs of oil washed ashore in Beach areas south of Santa Barbara, especially Montecito and Carpinteria, but damage remained limited. The seepage followed an earlier well blowout that fouled long stretches of Southern California beaches and harmed wildlife.

Santa Barbara Union Oil Co Here Montecito Carpenteria California

Greek Giants Bid For Oil Concession

Athens reports an economic clash between shipping magnates Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos as they vie for a Greek oil refinery concession from the government.

Athens Aristotle S. Onassis Stavros S. Niarchos

Heart Recipient Is Satisfactory

The Southland's first heart transplant patient Oxnard grocer Richard Charles Newell remains progress ing satisfactorily at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance. The 58 year old man received his new heart February 20 from a Torrance woman who died in a crash. Niarchos said he was topping Onassis' 400 million investment offer by 100 million dollars in cash as a guarantee for a separate deal. Both men seek concession to build and operate a 50 million oil refinery to process seven million tons of crude annually, backed by their shipping fleets.

Christine Corhn Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Michael Becker Cosa Nostra Thomas Tommy Ryan Eboli University Hospital New York Hudson River Manhattan Fort Lee N.J Vito Genovese Genovese Southland Oxnard Richard Charles Newell Harbor General Hospital Torrance Niarchos Onassis Greece

Classifieds From Lone Beach Page Dated Today

Local classified column from Lone Beach lists new ads and listings near Pine Avenue and St. Street. Contact phones 435-1161 and 432-5959 appear for reader inquiries and classified purchases.

Peons St. and Pine Aves Lone Beach Cal

Tides and Temperatures Report for Beach Vicinity Weather

Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers this morning, then mostly sunny Monday. Continued cool conditions with some isolated showers possible today. Interior mountain areas may see snow near 4500 feet, with highs in the 50s to 60s across Imperial and Coachella Valleys and surrounding regions. Offshore winds overnight shifting to north northwest. Moon phase and tide times noted.

Bette Tae Ass Howe Imperial Coachella Actedong Palm Springs Antelope Valley Mojave Desert Josey Victorville Palmdale China Lane Aooett Concepcion Mexican

Merced flood work urged by two California reps

Two California representatives urged the Army Engineers to accelerate feasibility reports for a $37 million Merced County flood-control project. Reps. Sisk and McFall asked the chief of engineers to ensure final recommendations reach Congress in time to include the project in next year’s omnibus flood control bill.

Washington California Army Engineers Merced B. F. Sisk John J. McFall Chief of Army Engineers Congress

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