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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1969
Page
2
U S infantry engaged 47 enemy losses with 10 dead and 12 wounded 200 troops used pile on tactic in rear exposed fight. The clash 28 miles north of Saigon followed a helicopter strike on enemy soldiers signaling a major base camp discovery.
Welfare Secretary Robert Finch says President Nixon asked to double the appropriation for elementary and secondary school drug education programs. Finch quoted Nixon saying to boost awareness of LSD dangers after Art Linkletter testimony.
Richard Burton purchased a 69.42 carat flawless diamond at Park-Bennet Galleries for over $1 million from Cartier Inc. to gift Elizabeth Taylor after a bid by her agent failed to top Burton. Cartier plans to display the stone in Chicago November 1 to 8. Also, Robert Evans and Ali McGraw wed in Palm Springs in a private ceremony.
Crowds fill St. Jean Baptiste Church in Lowell for a High Requiem Mass honoring Jack Kerouac as poet Allen Ginsberg John Cleland and Jimmy Breslin attend. Samuel Beckett withdraws to wait in absentia for the Nobel Prize in literature. Brigitte Bardot injures hip in a horseback accident near Paris. SIU Homecoming Queen clash ends with a disputed crown and accusations of racism.
Secretary of Health and Welfare Robert Finch says his 19 year old daughter Maureen participated in Oct 15 Moratorium Day activities speaking with housewives near her Occidental College campus in Los Angeles.
Thousands of demonstrators in Tripoli battle Lebanese troops across the city. At least five dead and nine wounded as mobs seize police posts and an ancient fortress. Syria pressures President Helou for a tougher stance while Tel Aviv warns of possible Israeli intervention. Al Fatah and Iraqi broadcasts claim the crisis could invite American troops to Lebanon.
Ohio Democrat Sen. Stephen M. Young, 80, says he will not seek a third six year term citing age. He did not endorse a successor as Republican contenders include Gov. James Rhodes and Rep. Robert Taft Jr. Democratic speculation centers on John Gilligan. Gilligan flew to Camp David to prepare Vietnam and Latin American policy speeches.
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