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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
5
Ford Motor Co announces price increases averaging 108 per car on 1970 models and adds 15 to cost for a five year 50,000 mile power train warranty. GM had raised prices of 125 per car and Chrysler pending further announcements as dealers prepare for 1970 showrooms.
Sen Hugh Scott says he has 22 votes to win the three way race for Senate Republican leader. Baker and Hruska dispute the count as Senate Republicans gather for the election next week after Dirksen’s death. Ralph Smith was appointed to fill Dirksen’s vacancy.
Sacramento UPI Municipal Judge Earl Warren Jr presided from a bar stool as two women faced indecent exposure and lewd conduct charges in a go go ta venue. The trial moved from a courtroom to the Pink Pussy Rat Tavern with dancers performing topless and bottomless acts.
The confirmation hearing on Judge Haynsworth grows heated over whether he owned about $18 000 in Brunswick stock and how that would affect a ruling on Brunswick rights to seize equipment. Roy Wilkins was blocked from testifying as scheduled after an uproar led Eastland to adjourn. Sen Birch Bayh then pressed for Wilkins to appear later amid shifting testimony.
The draft reduces U S military manpower with Marines cutting 18 457 spaces and 3rd Division pull back. Army loses 14 263, Navy 5 239, Air Force 2 541. One Marine division remains near the DMZ as South Vietnam’s 1st Division fills the gap. Overall force drops by about 20,000 to 3.39 million by next July, bringing total reductions this year to 150,000.
Reagan addressed CFRW delegates in Anaheim pledging a businesslike government and tax relief as core themes for his 1970 re election bid. He defended his economic measures against critics, cited credit card reforms and local spending, and lauded allies while stressing economy over expansion of state government.
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