05 May 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1969
Page
1
Readers can write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 for help between 9 00 am 1 00 pm and 5 00 pm 9 00 pm Monday through Friday Questions chosen for general interest and usefulness guide the service
Readers ask about the term roger meaning received and understood. The letter explains roger derived from the R in phonetic alphabet used in WW II and possibly WWI RAF, while Wilco means will comply. It notes examples about vice presidential housing and legal fee enforcement.
Hundreds of University of Wisconsin students marched on the Dane County jail in Madison protesting police gas attacks. Officers fired tear gas and pepper gas as crowds faced barricades, arrests, and injuries in a six block area near Mifflin Street.
Justice Abe Fortas acknowledged that while on the Supreme Court he considered but rejected a $20,000 fee from the Wolfson family foundation in 1966. He said he returned the check and did not intercede with government officials for Louis E. Wolfson, who is serving an 18 month prison term. The statement followed Life magazine’s article alleging connections between Fortas and the stock manipulator.
Life magazine alleged funds flowed to Fortas via a foundation, with money deposited in Fortas’s personal account and returned after more than 11 months. The piece linked Fortas to Wolfson and Elkin Gerbert, who faced federal indictments and later convictions. The DOJ acknowledged awareness of the Life article as the White House comment awaited.
Two Torrance brothers 12 and 9 were trapped when a 25 foot hillside collapsed while they dug near Madrona Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard. Citizens with one shovel freed them before responders arrived. all three boys were hospitalized with injuries.
A Northwest Orient jet returning from a cherry blossom tour of the Orient diverted to Anchorage after 12 passengers, including 79 year old Lucy Finn Keagy of Redding California, fell ill with food poisoning. Keagy died on landing. Leo Squires of Eureka was in fair condition. others recovered or stayed in Anchorage. Medical officials cited food poisoning but cautioned the exact source remained undetermined.
The newspaper notes attorney F. Lee Bailey requests a meeting with the Boston Strangler in a continuing series. Other items include an infantry officer defending Vietnam “point contest” and a report on price fixing by plumbing fixture firms.
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