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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1968
Page
4
Air samples from the area where 78 trapped miners trained for disaster showed lethal carbon monoxide and methane levels far into the explosive range, said Consolidation Coal Co. Vice President Peter Ferretti. Tests were made of the air drawn through a bore.
In Mannington West Virginia the 78 trapped miners remain cut off after an explosion at Mountaineer Coal No 9 mine. A loading truck delivered aid to dependents in Richmond while experts warn of dangerous air with carbon monoxide at one percent and methane at 26.4 percent. A fifteenth blast in nine days further dims rescue hopes as drilling teams report air unsuitable for life.
UPI reports Marine Pvt. Kermit J. Neumann of La Crosse Wisconsin pleaded guilty to mailing an obscene letter to President Johnson. He earlier faced threats charges and accepted a lesser count. Judge Fred Kunzel set sentencing for January 3. The letter dated June 23 reportedly included several obscene words.
Federal officials move to curb undated border crossing cards used by Mexicans seeking brief visits. New rules limit undated cards to 25 miles of the border with a dated 15 day supplemental card for longer trips, aiming to reduce illegal employment and improve enforcement.
Police searched for Eldridge Cleaver the Black Panther leader and presidential candidate after he skipped a parole surrender. Officials called him a deliberate fugitive as rumors spread he fled to Canada New York Cuba or perhaps Sweden seeking asylum.
Mysterious underground gas pressures in Marshall Township cause evacuation of 13 families as police seal off streets along the Kalamazoo riverfront. Geologists investigate link to a Lee Township incident and the cause remains undetermined amid reports of a past explosion and home damage.
F Patricia Stock of the University of California at Santa Barbara teaches self defense for women with focus balance and momentum as core principles. About 200 students sign up each quarter for the course which mirrors similar programs at UCLA Purdue UC Berkeley Mills College and the Minneapolis Police Department.
The Democratic Party starts removing members who did not back the Humphy-Muskie ticket. Earl Goodwin of Selma Alabama has 10 days to appeal at a public hearing or lose his national committee seat. O'Brien cited party rules requiring clear affirmations for the nominees within 30 days after the convention adjourned.
A man claiming a falsified identity led police to believe his wife and three children were murdered. Estle Hawkins, 32, was hospitalized for observation after his wife Estle III, Hope, Lorna Kai and their 27 year old mother were found alive in a Santa Monica hotel. Police linked a call from a man identifying as Charles Williams to Hawkins and confirmed they were the same person.
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