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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
2
Viet Cong announced a 48 hour cease fire for Buddha's birthday starting at 7 am but allied forces observed a 24 hour halt while sporadic fighting continued across South Vietnam injuring many police and civilians.
The House Commerce Committee blocked government action to curb cigarette advertising for six more years in a 16-13 vote and kept antismoking efforts battling on the House floor. A single concession was a cigarette package health warning seen as weak. The article notes broader aid figures with India receiving loans and technical assistance, part of a 4.6 billion overseas aid proposal.
Betty Faulkner once weighed 340 pounds and now aims for 140 as she prepares to surprise her husband Staff Sergeant Cleamon Faulkner at Wichita airport returning from a year in Thailand. She lost 180 pounds in 10 months after thyroid treatment and a low carb diet, aided by daughters Sharon and Pam. The column also surveys Nixon family travel, Truman stage work, and other brief items including a jailed white-collar suspect, a Jagger marijuana arrest, and military resignations.
President Nixon and his brothers Edward and Francis inherit equal shares of their mother Hannah M. Nixon's estate. Superior Court Judge Arthur K. Marshall approved final distribution totaling $110,021, reduced to $104,015.73 by expenses and taxes. Mrs. Nixon died September 30, 1967, at 82. five sons were to share, two predeceased her.
The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 people will die on U S highways over the Memorial Day weekend from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday. Last year’s one day longer weekend produced 625 to 725 deaths. The toll was 628.
A House subcommittee said eight days of hearings will study the impact of military spending on the economy. The process aims to map federal revenue allocation between military and civilian budgets across national priorities and spending.
The four surviving Dionne quintuplets marked their 35th birthday in their Montreal and Quebec City homes. A larger celebration is planned for Saturday at Drummondville, while Cecile declines to attend. The sisters Cecile Emilie Marie and born in Callander Ontario in 1934. parents Elzire and need details. Emilie died in August 1954.
Actor Richard Burton told London reporters that he and Elizabeth Taylor followed prescribed weight loss exercises for her back trouble. He said she gained 28 pounds while he lost 14, highlighting a humorous personal result.
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