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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
4
The Apollo 7 crew Schirra Eisele Cunningham arrived aboard the USS Essex, reporting a soft reentry and minor wrist scrapes. President Johnson congratulated them by phone as they enjoyed comforts after 11 days in space.
James R. Gourlay, 23, an escaped Nevada prisoner, was shot and killed by an FBI bullet in Col. Ralph Hansen’s home as authorities surrounded the scene in a San Jose siege. Gourlay had escaped Carson City prison and abducted victims during a 290 mile drive, later robbing a market before being killed.
The poll shows high disapproval of dissent among non graduates and older voters, with Protestants and Catholics more critical than Jews or nonreligious groups. Women are more skeptical than men, and minorities less critical than the electorate overall. It also explores causes behind hippie dissent and approaches to handling them.
Campus authorities investigate whether Eldridge Cleaver pressured students to sit in at the registrar and seek credit for his course Social Analysis 139X. Regents had limited guest lectures for credit while keeping Cleaver involved noncredit, amid ongoing student protests at Sproul Hall.
Long Beach councilmen lauded astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham on the successful 11 day Apollo 7 flight. They approved a resolution urging continued support and recognizing the mission.
Edwards Air Force Base reports the first powered flight of the HL-10 lifting body was postponed minutes before launch aboard a B52 eight miles high. A helium leak in the fuel pressurization system delayed Air Force Major Jerauld Gentry’s attempt to fly the craft under its own power.
A few hours old baby named Michelle Ann was left on the steps of Dominic Savio Church in Bellflower. Sister Alvira found the infant around 1 20 p m and deputies reported the baby in good health at County USC Medical Center. The note requested that she be cared for.
In Athens Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss said Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis will travel to New York in about two weeks and reside there. The couple’s honeymoon on the Christina yacht drew heavy news coverage as John Jr and Caroline Kennedy returned to school from Greece.
Hanoi acknowledged the return of 14 released sailors and rebuked U S for piracy while signaling near cease fire. Paris rumors said Johnson would halt bombing within 48 hours and Debre praised the new U S policy as Thieu pressed for direct talks alongside de-escalation efforts.
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