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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1969
Page
6
Engineer Thurlow Morrow proposes a foolproof credit card check using a fingerprint image embedded in the card. A reader compares the card imprint to the holder's finger, triggering alarms if they do not match. He notes the imprint cannot be erased and is patent pending with talks to a manufacturer.
Fresno Supreme Court action blocks a legal maneuver in a school integration dispute as a Superior Court judge denies a request. The ruling affects pending desegregation efforts and signals limits on procedural tactics in the case.
The Navy awarded Northrop Corp of Palos Verdes a 27.3 million dollar contract for development of a Joint Services In Flight Data Transmission System. Initial funding of 23.5 million covers a 27 month program to transmit reconnaissance data from air sensors to surface terminals for Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps use.
Russian cosmonauts Maj. Gen. Georgiy Beregovoy and Konstantin Feokistov toured the United States, describing a Flight to the Moon ride at Disneyland in Anaheim. They watched rocket launch visuals as Mickey and Goofy presented wrist watches, and Beregovoy welcomed the tour as he interacted with U.S. astronaut Eugene Cernan.
Viktor Beregovoy son of Maj. Gen. Georgy Beregovoy tours Disneyland with Kathy Birk a 20 year old hostess. They plan to attend a party at Kirk Douglas home in Beverly Hills and a Chargers game in San Diego. The scene includes a lunar landscape display and a George Washington submarine ride. Free ox cart rides mark a Paramount service station opening on Alondra Boulevard and Orange Avenue.
The California Association of College Professors challenged lawmakers concerns about tenure abuses. ACSCP argues focus should be on high faculty turnover and staff vacancies, noting four of about 3,500 tenured UC professors fired in five years, while tenure remains for protecting academic freedom.
Fresno State College President Frederic W. Ness cited a need to urge faculty to work together as a reason for resigning. He moves to lead the Association of American Colleges once a new president is chosen and says his departure affected campus morale. An outside report had blamed faculty polarity for diverting attention from education. Ness reported hopeful signs in recent days that splits may be diminishing.
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