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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1970
Page
4
Allied forces extend control along Route 7 near Mimot after dawn assault. U S Cavalry cut the highway and established artillery positions while helicopter strikes target enemy trucks inside Cambodia. Casualties: 8 Americans dead and 32 wounded. enemy losses cited as 519 killed and 118 detained, though figures are treated as estimates.
Officials report crowds at Santa Monica South Bay and Seal Beach with about 500000 beachgoers in Huntington Beach area and 70000 at Seal Beach. Cabrillo Beach hosts 25000, San Pedro crowds. Water temperatures in mid 50s, surf under two feet. Griffith Park merry go round sees fewer arrests, police log 14 arrests, about a third of usual.
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird predicted Congress will extend the draft for at least two years beyond the July 1 1971 expiration date. He cited Vietnamization progress, military reductions after redeployment, and incentives for volunteers as factors shaping future call levels and manpower.
Washington reports describe the weekend North Vietnam raid as self defense and a protective reaction. officials cite a large operation near the DMZ with SAM sites and anti aircraft installations, with 128 fighters possible but not confirmed.
In Buena Park a gunman Corley released three hostages then kept three. Lt Martin says he threatened to kill unless allowed to escape. After a 45 minute standoff he spoke of talking to his wife in West Covina and surrendered without a shot. Fourteen police units responded to the seizure. A second item notes Bay Area antiwar leaders plan a rally and march protesting Cambodia invasion and bombing in North Vietnam.
A Gallup poll shows 58 percent oppose sending US combat troops to Cambodia while 51 percent approve Nixon's handling. Sixty percent fear major US involvement. 28 percent favor sending troops. Results based on 528 adults surveyed by 105 interviewers.
A convoy seen in Long Beach features CHP cars with Do Not Pass signs. Northbound traffic was briefly halted as border patrol officers inspected vehicles before allowing them through. The CAP caravan marks a weekend highway speed control program aimed at dangerous corridors.
A spokesman says the Bronze Star and Air Medal are not automatic for Vietnam veterans. They require gallantry in battle or going beyond normal competence and courage, judged by a commanding officer. The Air Medal has similar criteria.
A Long Beach reader Fordervoices frustration over limited fishing access and crowded beaches after Rainbow Pier was removed. The letter calls for clearer enforcement of camping bans and better provision for locals who fish after work, urging city action.
A Sunday rally at White Plaza voted for a nonviolent student strike against U S involvement in Cambodia to begin today and continue indefinitely. The Stanford Daily editorial board joined in supporting the strike, with over 1 000 students endorsing three demands including withdrawal of all American forces from Southeast Asia.
Police and 800 National Guardsmen dispersed a 1000 student mob at Kent State University Ohio after windows were broken and fires set. Tear gas dropped from a helicopter as three nights of campus unrest continued. Dozens were arrested for curfew violations while other colleges planned strikes and protests nationwide against Vietnam war expansion and Cambodian policy.
A mother, Maria Coheen, 25, and her two children Roberto, 5, and Laurie, 3, perished Sunday in a raging brush fire that scorched about 2,000 acres near San Marcos. Witness William Coheen, 20, returned to find all three missing from their pickup, later discovered their bodies along a canyon rim halfway up a 1,000-foot cliff near the blaze.
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