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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1969

Page

10

Draft Lottery Bill faces compromise amid Senate debate

Yale President Brewster urged Kennedy to amend Nixon's plan to expire the draft law by Jan 1, 1971 to allow next year’s broad reform. Kennedy backed the idea, Stennis signaled openness, Mansfield reserved action, while Nixon’s criticism of Senate inaction lingered.

Washington UPI Senate Nixon Yale University Kingman Brewster Jr Brewster Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Kennedy John C. Stennis D-Miss Stennis Armed Services Committee Mike Mansfield Mansfield

Antiw ar business leader predicts prolonged U S Vietnam role

Howard Willens of Factory Equipment Supply Corp. and co founder of Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace warned in Los Angeles that the U S may be in Vietnam for ten more years despite Nixon statements. He criticized the Nixon Doctrine and argued U S policy relies on military power rather than political strategy. He cited Thieu as unresponsive to his people and urged reconsidering foreign policy.

Nixon United States Southeast Asia Howard Willens Vietnam Los Angeles Willens Factory Equipment Supply Corp

Construction Projects and Contractors List

This month and year show totals for building activity and a breakdown of contractors and projects. Lee Glenn seeks pre design work at 6450 Bayard Ave for 4900 dollars with Blue Haven Pools handling the pool at 3422 Knoxville Ave for 2800 dollars. KB Management Co plans alterations at 3711 Long Beach Blvd for 2500 dollars with Mazel Construction as contractor. Bryans Buffet Operations at 3636 Lone Beach Blvd lists 2690 dollars with an unnamed contractor.

Lee Glenn Bayard Ave Jess Crawford Knoxville Ave Blue Haven Pools KB Management Co Long Beach Blvd Mazel Construction Corp Bryans Buffet Lone Beach Blivd

Thant Still Believes Vietnam Peace Possible

United Nations Secretary-General U Thant remains optimistic about Vietnam peace. A UN spokesman said Thant has not changed his views after President Nixon's Monday speech. He previously stated he is more optimistic now than ever about the Vietnam situation.

United Nations N.Y U Thant Vietnam U. N Thant Nixon

Voters reject Edison coal plant plan in Victorville

Voters in Victorville rejected by a wide margin a proposal enabling Southern California Edison to build a 300 million dollar coal burning steam plant. The measure would let Mojave Water Agency sell about 30 000 acre feet of water to Edison for the facility, but opponents argued it would worsen smog.

Victorville Southern California Edison Co Mojave

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