16 May 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1969
Page
1
Fortas says he bears no ill will toward anyone and explains his resignation was a sober choice to avoid a confrontation with the new administration. He recalls delaying to handle the matter properly and to lay all facts before colleagues while noting no sinister plot.
A reader asks for calories in common iced desserts. The answer lists vanilla ice cream about 175 calories per 1 1/3 pint up to 247 for a 1/3 pint, vanilla ice milk 135, dessert ices 177 and sherbet 152, with imitation ice milk and ice cream about 25 calories less than the lowest calorie vanilla.
A reader asks if an oceanographic ship in Florida offers a two year student program yielding a degree. The answer says no such ship is known and that two years would likely train technicians, while several universities offer oceanography programs and advanced degrees.
The Audubon Society in Los Angeles offers the record album Western Bird Songs for 12.95 plus postage and Peterson field guides Field Guide to the Western Birds and Field Guide to Birds East of the Rockies are 4.95 each from the Audubon Society or Buffums downtown Long Beach.
Police used tear gas and riot weapons to disperse more than 2,000 demonstrators as fences went up on a campus playing field. At least 40 people were wounded including police and two reporters. Eighteen were jailed as Gov. Reagan ordered National Guard and city curfews.
A fragment argues about expectations from a woman raised with limited parental guidance. The remark centers on whether blame is fair and how upbringing shapes behavior.
The Viet Cong National Liberation Front issued a mild critique of Nixon's eight point plan while avoiding a full rejection. Hanoi radio pressed unilateral U.S. troop withdrawal and a peace through ending aggression. Rogers and Thieu praised Nixon's proposals as talks aimed to move beyond deadlock. Lodge cautioned against taking initial Viet Cong rejection at face value as Paris talks proceed.
State Sen. George Deukmejian of Long Beach announces his 1970 bid for attorney general. He vows war on organized crime, illegal gambling and narcotics, and criticizes current AG Thomas Lynch as a caretaker. He pledges direct enforcement leadership and appeals to change court decisions hindering law enforcement.
A special committee turns down Gov. Rea gan’s proposal to limit governors to two terms. The edition also notes Air Force dropping a request for 14.8 million to purchase 896 thousand dollars worth of planes and upcoming new license plates in fall.
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