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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1969
Page
4
In a Watergate briefing Humphrey defended press independence while faulting Nixon's Vietnam strategy. He praised limited troop withdrawals and Vietnamization but warned success hinges on South Vietnam's capacity and North Vietnam restraint. He urged rapid, systematic withdrawals tied to US interests.
Ronald Ridenhour a 23 year old ex GI and Claremont College student says he learned of the Pinkville massacre from veterans and mailed letters April 2 to Nixon Rogers Laird and others detailing a unit attack that killed about 400 villagers near My Lai. The case centers on the 1968 march assault and Lt. Calley facing pre trial investigation while nonparticipants faced no promotion.
Apollo 12 astronauts became the first to orbit the moon using a non free return trajectory to enable a pinpoint landing. Ground controllers issued new emergency aiming points for the descent engine before lunar orbit insertion. The crew, calm and professional, prepared for the risky maneuver and anticipated a brief farewell to mission control.
The article links the saying actions to sources as varied as the cross of Christ and church sanctuary. It notes believers touch holy wood for happiness and the tradition of knocking on hut walls to ward off evil spirits. It suggests fear of losing fortune fuels hesitancy to discuss luck.
The Los Angeles County office at 3625 W Sixth St Los Angeles CA 90005 serves the region. Men over 21 who reside in the county are screened supervised and trained to mentor boys from six to seventeen who have no father in the home.
Sunset Hills housing tract near Whittier faced a $5 million lawsuit by 133 homeowners claiming the developer failed to build an 18 hole championship course and clubhouse as promised. The suit forms a companion action to earlier filings by over 1,100 residents. The tract opened in 1961 five miles southeast of the area.
Gardena High School student David T. Morris, 17, was shot in the chest during a cafeteria altercation and remained in good condition at Gardena Memorial Hospital. The 16-year-old assailant surrendered to a Banning High School teacher and a .22 caliber revolver was recovered.
The USS Oriskany, with 3,500 crew, sailed under the Golden Gate to Alameda Naval Air Station Pier 13 for a week's stay before heading to Hunter's Point. Bands, balloons, and banners greeted the carrier adopted by Oakland as it ends seven months off Vietnam.
In Bakersfield Municipal Court a social worker heard five year old Jody Fouquet say That s my mom while her mother Betty Fouquet cried as she faced charges of abandoning the girl on a freeway. Ronald Fouquet the husband was also brought in and Jody asked to go home. Ward of the court since last week she awaits foster placement. Bill Lansdown and Shirley Lansdown, a former husband and wife from Camas Valley Oregon, sought custody but were denied pending background checks. The case began after Jody was found clinging to a fence beside Highway 99 south of Bakersfield.
Support from Winston Prouty of Vermont and William Spong Jr. of Virginia boosts Clement Haynsworth Jr. in the fight for Supreme Court confirmation. With 41 allies and 51 opposing or leaning, the vote could hinge on a handful of undecided Republicans and the outcome by week’s end remains in doubt.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge moved Doyle A. Terry back to Death Row at San Quentin ending his extra jail privileges and $500 expense account. Terry had received special access for legal files, a phone, a library, and a private investigator while defending himself in a fifth penalty trial for the 1960 murder of Long Beach officer Vernon Owings. The move followed a stay order as the Supreme Court considered postponement.
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