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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1969

Page

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Communists Break Own Cease Fire Amid 14-Hour War Burst

Across Saigon and the South China Sea a 72 hour cease-fire fractured as Communist troops attacked two U.S. field positions and mined the USS Noxubee. In Hanoi Tan Duc Thang named acting president amid the power shift following Ho Chi Minh's death. Israeli commandos claimed five Egyptian torpedo boats sunk in the Gulf of Suez as attacks linked to embassy bombings raised tensions. In Belfast Protestant vigilante killings spurred Cabinet talks, while Syria reported three Iraqi spies executed for Israel and the U.S. }

Saigon U.S Metuty Ho Chi Minh South China Sea Dong Ha Tokyo Tan Duc Thang Ia Chi Minh Thang Hanoi Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia Sihanouk Tel-Aviv Gulf of Suez el al Israel Gulf Ras Sadat Sez Canal

Admission Sought for Communist China at UN

Fourteen member nations urged the General Assembly to admit Communist China and expel the mythical Chiang Kai-shek clique in nationalist China, in a formal request presented Monday.

United Nations General Assembly China U.N Chiang Kai-shek Chaina

Kidnap Suspects Arrested in Brazil Probe

In Rio de Janeiro 41 people were arrested in a broad crackdown on suspected subversives tied to the kidnapping of U S Ambassador Charles H. Elbrick who was released after nearly 78 hours. Elbrick called his captors intelligent fanatics and said they blamed American imperialism for the nation’s troubles.

Rio PE Janeiro Jraall U.S C. Hurke Elbrick Elbrick Iaati

Hurricane Gerda Threatening New England Hit Land Risk

Hurricane Gerda formed near Cape Hatteras and moved toward Cape Cod with 80 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center warned of a very serious threat to populated New England within 24 hours as a slight shift in its path could bring landfall.

Gerda Cape Hatteras Cape Cod National Hurricane Center New England

Apollo 12 set for November moon landing launch

Apollo 12 astronauts watch Saturn V roll to the launch pad as Conrad declares readiness for the November mission. If all goes well, Conrad Bean and Gordon plan to lift off at 11 22 a m on November 14 with a lunar module landing in Ocean of Storms about 2 a m on November 19.

Cape Kennedy America Charles Pete) Conrad Conrad Alan L. Bean Richard Gordon Tunar

Brown denied motion in Santa Monica assault case

Superior Court Judge in Santa Monica denied Jim Brown 33, former NFL star, a motion to dismiss the felony assault charge. He was ordered to return January 12 for trial setting.

Santa Monica Jim Brown

Gavin Maxwell dies after long illness at Inverness

Gavin Maxwell author of Ring of Bright Water died Sunday in Inverness Scotland after a long illness He was 1 The book, based on the life of an otter he cared for while in Iraq, was adapted into a movie Tests were conducted Monday to determine if fashion photographer Eva Gesloot was under LSD when she fell to her death Sunday from a pine tree in Hurley NY

Gavin Maxwell Inverness Scotland Iraq Eva Gschoot Hurley

Bud Collyer Dies at 61 in Greenwich Conn

Bud Collyer famed master of ceremonies for Beat the Clock and To Tell the Truth died Monday night in Greenwich Connecticut from a circulatory disease. He was 61 and had entered Greenwich Hospital three weeks earlier for treatment. He began in New York on June 18 1908 planning to study law but chose radio as announcer host and commentator. He earned A B from Williams College and LL B from Fordham University, married Meloise Law Green in 1936 and had three children. He hosted Weather Your Nest Break the Bank and Winner Take All and played Superman early in his radio career.

Bud Collyer Greenwich Conn Greenwich Hospital Collyer New York Clayton Bud) Collyer Williams College Massachusetts Fordham University Meloise Law Green Collyhe Superman Eacly

Soul Singer Laughs at Bedroom Tale Court Testimony

The Sacramento case concerns James Brown described as the idol of a fan club president’s son conceived during a champagne tryst in a motel. Mary Florence Brown, 20, sues for paternity of Michael Dean and $5,000 monthly support, claiming Brown was present and involved during a hotel stay.

James Brown Sacramento Burline Mary Florence Brown Michael Dean Brown Miss Brown Paulette Jones

Minutemen Leader Faces Bank Robbery Conspiracy Case

Robert B DePugh 45 chief of the rightening Minutemen appeared in federal court on charges he conspired to rob four Seattle area banks. His lieutenant Walter Peysam 27 allegedly helped plan the 1967 bank raids to fund the paramilitary group's private army.

Robert B. DePugh Rightening Minutemen Seattle Area DePugh Walter PL Peysam

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