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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1968
Page
2
Everett C. Thomas, 47, who lived 205 days with a transplanted heart before dying in Houston, had received a second donor heart less than 48 hours earlier. He had sought to promote heart transplants and spoke publicly about their life-saving value.
Four armed men hijacked Eastern Air Lines 727 with 90 aboard. The jet landed safely in Havana at 8 41 p.m. EST after being diverted from Chicago to Cuba. FAA radar tracked the flight for almost two hours. pilot remained calm and requested overwater procedures and liferaft note.
Cloudy today and Monday with fog and smog and little temperature change. Coastal areas expect fair conditions with cooler coastal slopes and possible showers north today into Monday. Inland and desert regions stay fair with variable cloudiness and gusty northern winds. Highs range from 70s to 90s in valleys. palms Springs and desert areas mainly fair then cloudier Monday. Tides and sun moon data follow with varying heights and sea state.
A 1948 Long Beach issue lists classifieds and notices, including phone numbers 435 1161 and 432 5959 for the Independent Press Telegram. The paper note shows publication details and circulation context for the Sunday edition.
Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower, both 20, will marry December 22 at Marble Collegiate Church in New York with 450 to 500 guests. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Norman Vincent Peale. The couple will live in Northampton, Massachusetts, as both attend college.
A local dispute pits Yorba Linda and Whittier about which town is Nixon's boyhood home. Whittier flags a sign naming it Richard Nixon’s boyhood site while Yorba Linda campaigns to preserve the birthplace as a historical site. The frame house is owned by the Yorba Linda school district and may become a museum.
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