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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1969

Page

2

Inquest Delay in Kennedy Chappaquiddick Case

The medical examiner found Kennedy's death a drowning. The court delayed the inquest, with Boyle ordered to hand over documents to the Supreme Court and to halt further action until full Court review. Justice Reardon warned officials to avoid extrajudicial statements to prevent prejudice while the parties await the Oct 1 full-court hearing.

Boyle Supreme Court Mudge Boyle Mary de Kopechne Reardon

POW Frishman Reveals Torture and Release Details

Lt. Frishman described long forbearance under torture after his 1967 North Vietnam crash. He said North Vietnamese doctors removed his elbow bone, festered wounds, and provided minimal meals. He also cited other POWs held in hundreds, and his plan to seek treatment at San Diego Naval Hospital.

Prishman North Vietnam Oel Hegdahl Frishman Whiel San Diego Naval Hospital al Bethesda Naval Hospital Negdahl Hanoi Harry Frishman Bethesda Channel 4 Huntley

Runaway GIs Seek Sanctuary at Episcopal Meeting

Two AWOL US servicemen, Airman Louis Parry and Marine Corp. Louis Jones, appeared at the Episcopal Church convention in South Bend Indiana seeking sanctuary. Delegates largely backed the stand while many sympathizers remained wary as officials indicated no arrest requests had been received yet and could be acted on if one came. The incident underscored a rare denominational debate involving a 3.6 million member church. Parry is 21, Catholic from Mountain View California. Jones is 23, Baptist from Charleston South Carolina.

South Bend Ind Episcopal Church Convention University of Notre Dame Dar Louis Parry Mountain View Marine Cor Louis Jones Charleston S.C Hawaii

Governors push for federal funding of welfare and health care

At the National Governors Conference in Colorado Springs, governors urged the federal government to cover full welfare costs and back a universal health insurance system. Vice President Agnew warned of money shortages, while Rockefeller pressed for expanded federal funding and social security boosts as estimates of future revenue were cited.

Colorado Springs Colo UPI Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Agnew Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Toener Truman Rockefeller Congress Paul Oa Lok

Nixon Pushes Plan to Reorganize Post Office Into Corporation

President Nixon urged Congress to turn the Post Office into a government corporation to remove politics from mail service. He spoke at the Western White House in San Clemente with support from Blount O'Brien and Morton and forecast a vote within two weeks.

Nixon Post Office Ue Western White House San Clemente Winton M. Blount Lawrence O’brien Democratic National Committee Thurstan Morton House Post Office and Civilg Service Committee

Minuteman ICBM Launch creates sky scribble over Southland

A Minuteman 11 intercontinental ballistic missile lit up the evening sky Tuesday over the Southland. The launch from Vandenberg AFB at 7:20 p m involved a Grand Forks AFB crew ND. The glowing contrail formed a scribbled turkey as ice crystals reflected sunlight above darkness.

Southland Turkey Vandenberg Air Force Base Grand Forks Air Force Base

Pike Leaves Church to Found Center for Religious Transition

Continued overview of Pike, a 34 year minister and bishop since 1858, who announced last April his move from organized Christianity to establish the Foundation for Religious Transition in Santa Barbara. The article traces his legal background, wartime service, and rise to dean of St John the Divine before leading the California diocese, noting controversy over his liberal theology and third marriage.

Iyself Pike Wile Organized Christian Church Santa Barbara Foundation For Lock Magazine C. Kilner Myers Myers San Francisco Oklahoma City University of California Yale Securities and Exchange Commission Inington George Washington University Naval Episcopal Church Union Theological Seminary Poughkeepsie N.Y Vassar College Columbia University St. John the Divine New York Californis

Homemade Machine Guns Outlawed in California

Sacramento California Gov Ronald Reagan signed a bill outlawing do it yourself machine guns by expanding the definition to include parts designed to convert a firearm into a machine gun The measure aims to curb stockpiling by extremist groups while another Reagan bill provides survivors of Californians who died trying to prevent a crime or catch a criminal up to 5000 dollars.

Sacramento UPH Ronald Reagan California Thomas Lynch Reagan

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