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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
2
U.S. troops begin a 24 hour stand down for Buddha's birthday while a day-long battle brews 28 miles northwest of Saigon as Viet Cong claims a 48 hour cease-fire. Reports indicate relative quiet at start of the pause.
A former employee opened fire at Wisconsin Motors Corp injuring nine workers and a officer before being fatally shot by police. James Flippin, 26, died hours later. The incident follows a conviction for indecent exposure at Grinnell College and other unrelated news items from across the nation.
Tom Duggan 53 died in a hospital on Thursday from injuries from a weekend auto crash. Police say a head on collision caused the injuries. Duggan was a LA TV radio talk fixture, formerly with KCOP KTLA KTTV KHJ and wrote for the Herald Examiner. He faced notable incidents including a 1957 domestic shooting and a later divorce. a Beverly Hills fall in 1965 and a court contempt citation earlier. A separate note mentions a Packard trip to Korea and Japan by defense officials.
Honduran biologist Ruth in a surprise move pleaded guilty Thursday and drew a seven year prison term for a kidnapping in Decatur Georgia. The 26 year old woman faces deportation once released. Gary Steven Krist, 24, was convicted in the same courtroom on Monday and received a life sentence for burying a victim alive in a coffin like box for four days.
Mrs Joseph P Kennedy and Sen Edward Kennedy presented the deed to 83 Beals Street Brookline Massachusetts the John F Kennedy birth house to the Interior Department on the president s anniversary. Attending were Mrs Stephen Kennedy Smith and Joan Kennedy.
An elderly man named Slave Magee, living in Columbia Mississippi, claims a birth date of May 29 1841 and says he was sold as a slave in Enterprise Mississippi in 1858 to Hugh Magee. Local historians question his exact age but accept his memories of plantation life and slavery prior to the Civil War.
Rep. Charles E. Bennett proposes giving draft-age students seats on draft boards and a voice in draft decisions. He argues youths should have a say in decision making processes in society while serving on Civil Rights and joining the NEA's legal staff specializing in teacher rights and constitutional law.
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