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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1969
Page
4
A 15 year old boy known as Gary H. testified at a sub committee on narcotics that he began using pills at age ten in sixth grade and remained addicted for five years. He described a 30 hour hallucinatory retreat, later recovery and three months clean.
President asserts opposition on campuses will not affect his course, labels critics defeatist, and warns against withdrawing troops. He urges continued support for Thieu in Saigon, notes slow progress in Paris talks, and expects possible Hanoi policy shifts after Ho Chi Minh's death. He denies inflating draft calls and cites Laos as strategic to Southeast Asia.
Sen. Harold E. Hughes told the California Democratic Council anniversary dinner in Los Angeles that the Nixon administration has offered unfounded press tolerance, pursued tactical Vietnam moves, and retreated on civil rights and tax reform. He warned against a new era of bossism and urged party reform.
The article criticizes Operation Intercept as a public relations ploy while noting limited seizures. It reports two Southern Californians arrested with 652,000 amphetamine and seconal pills hidden in a truck tire, and 200 kilos of marijuana found in Sonora. Mexican officials accuse U S agents of mistreatment of the El Paso consul as Intercept investigations unfold. San Diego Chamber of Commerce urges federal action citing border congestion and travel discouragement.
Brumley Marasco Williams stand trial Oct 20 with Bailey among defense counsel. Boyle and Smith held in abeyance on other cases with immunity claimed. Alleged CIA role against Thai Khac Chuyen stated. body reportedly weighted and dumped in the South China Sea. underwater search failed to locate remains. Rothblatt denounces release as inflaming public opinion and prejudicial.
Nine participants in a Sept. 16 sit-in at the U S marshal's office pleaded guilty to loitering violations. The group, seven men and two women, faced General Services Administration charge handling. They were released on their own recognizance until sentencing October 16. Bobby Seale's Chicago trial continues on conspiracy to incite riot tied to last year’s Democratic National Convention.
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto and 52 passengers were evacuated and the jet was searched after an anonymous call claimed a bomb on board. The aircraft was towed to an empty airport fringe and no device was found officials said.
The Nixon administration announced an additional $8 Medicare payment for about 20 million beneficiaries starting Jan 1 1970 as hospital cost rules rise. The move follows Nixon's social security message and changes the daily patient share for 60 90 and over 90 day periods and adds to a planned rise in supplementary benefits.
Evangelist Billy Graham opened a 10 day Southern California crusade at Anaheim Stadium in a star studded ceremony. Governor Reagan welcomed him as a 6 000 voice volunteer choir filled the stands. The event carries a budget over 500000 dollars and echoes Graham long running ministry beginning in 1949 in Los Angeles.
Judge Hoffman presided as eight defendants including Abbie Hoffman and Bobby Seale faced jurors amid clashes over alleged conspired acts to provoke riots during the Democratic National Convention. Prosecution framed the case around nonnegotiable demands and planned attacks while defense argued protests were peaceful and aimed at ending U.S. war.
New York jurors awarded Alan Schachter $125000 after he claimed neck injuries and knee aggravation when a hospital bed caster broke and he fell at Doctor's Hospital in Spring Valley four years ago.
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