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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1969
Page
2
South Vietnamese navy gunners fired on a suspected Soviet spy ship near Da Nang and saw smoke as it slipped into international waters. The incident marks a rare clash in the Vietnam War with unclear damage. American aircraft losses neared 6,000 with three helicopters and a jet shot down this week, raising total losses since 1961 to 5,993 as combat continued into its fifth week.
In Seoul President Chung-hee Park won a landslide in a Friday referendum to seek a third term, with over two to one margin as about 75 percent counted. Belfast sees protests over pubs and policing intensify concerns ahead of a tense weekend. Egypt protests U.S. stance on Israelis joining their forces, while Italy faces a broad strikes wave. Sweden hints at aid for Vietnam prisoners as asylum rises. Kennedy predicts a mild 1970 downturn and urges restrained pricing. Nixon heads to Camp David for weekend talks with top officials. FBI witness recalls Dellinger urging draft card burn at San Diego State and “See you in Chicago.” Mississippi desegregation case pressed for immediate action. Labor Secretary Shultz touts nationwide job-bank expansion. Nixon creates Urban Renewal Task Force to evaluate programs.
Federal grand juries in two cities probe Martin Sweig McCormack administrative aide and Securities and Exchange Commission mention of interceding in a stock matter. Nathan Voloshen named. Sweig suspended after 24 years of service. McCormack absent. spokesperson says he will not return until Monday.
Rev Charles Damien Boulogne 58 died at Broussais Hospital Paris where he had received the heart of a customs inspector on May 12 1968. He had been the longest living transplant recipient since August 18 after Dr Philip Blaiberg died in Capetown.
The United States and South Vietnam plan to release ten fishermen who were rescued after a July storm. They will be set adrift in a junk and directed toward the coast while escorted by U S Navy craft fourteen miles from the North Vietnamese shore.
Michigan State University selected Clifton Reginald Wharton Jr., a New York economist, as its president on a 5-3 board vote. Wharton becomes the first Black leader of MSU, which has about 40,000 students, and will assume the post January 2.
Buckingham Palace said Theo dora widow of Margrave Berthold of Baden and sister of Prince Philip died at a Lake Constance sanatorium Friday night from a heart attack.
President Nixon selects Arthur F. Burns a scholarly, pipe smoking economist to replace William McChesney Martin Jr. as chairman. Burns, 65, will inherit a tight money policy aimed at curb inflation, with Martin stepping down January 31 after 18 years at the helm. The Fed remains an independent agency shaping loan money and credit conditions.
Classified page from October 18 1969 issue of Independent Press Telegram showing carrier delivery and mail options for Sixth Street Pine Avenue area with pricing and circulation note. Local classifieds include notices and small ads typical of this market.
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