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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1969
Page
4
Thieu argues Vietnam can handle the Communist threat with enough U.S. economic and logistical support and access to more sophisticated weapons, including atomic weapons. He avoids specifics on troop withdrawals in 1970, tying any action to the level of U.S. backing.
Police in Tucumcari report three dead and four ill after a family meal in a car on U S 66. The victims include Myrtle May Parker of Fontana and two Parker children aged 15 months and 3. The parents from Arkansas and two siblings improve in hospital. An inquest was planned. authorities suspect food poisoning from homemade sandwiches.
A 50 year old Los Angeles man was shot to death after an apparent argument at a closed cafe in Southwest Los Angeles. Reuben Adams was killed by a .38 caliber pistol aimed at close range. Samuel Lee Mosely, 26, was booked on suspicion of murder. Detectives found a hammer near Adams body, possibly used in the 11 45 a m fight.
A Northridge industrial commercial building housing at least seven businesses burned Sunday night. Flames were visible across much of the western San Fernando Valley. Damage expected over $50,000. Seven fire units contained the blaze in about 30 minutes.
State Poll shows Nixon favored over Reagan among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. About half of Californians say campus disorders are worse under Reagan, with Republicans and Democrats sharply divided on campus problems and Reagan’s handling. A majority approve of Reagan’s approach, though many think it should be tougher.
Cesar Chavez told 2,000 supporters at the National Cathedral that the Defense Department and big agricultural interests keep alive the California grape pickers strike. He urged Pentagon purchases stop to end the four year dispute while noting a 30 percent drop in table grape sales since September 1965. Chavez backs six weeks of East touring for congressional testimony and public rallies.
Final returns show CDU 46.1 percent, SPD 42.7, FDP 5.8. Brandt urges coalition with FDP, while Kiesinger contemplates post vote options. Von Thadden’s NPD campaign criticized amid unrest, elections marred by violence but voting proceeded. CDU favors hard East policy. SPD seeks flexibility and monetary policy changes.
About 200 demonstrators in Berkeley held a mock funeral for a gasoline engine at People’s Park Annex to protest smog. The "smog-free day" included a four mile march with unconventional conveyances. In Oakland, 2500 attended an antipollution conference as leaders urged reduced car use.
New York widow of Martin Luther King Jr sharpens critique of President Nixon for pursuing a middle course on civil rights. She argues there is no middle path and urges stronger federal action and commitment to equality.
About 65 of 74 Justice Department civil rights division lawyers plan to publish two confidential statements criticizing the Nixon Administration's desegregation policies. They will hold a news conference led by Asst. Atty. Gen. Jerris Leonard on reorganizing the division, set to take effect Oct. 6. Coretta Scott King and others condemn inequality, urging strong moral action and continued funding for civil rights initiatives.
Sen. Philip Hart urged a federally funded medical study of marijuana, arguing stricter laws won’t end use. He said the surgeon general should determine if marijuana is truly dangerous or merely a cocktail substitute, comparing to the cigarette study. He cited LSD declines after medical danger proof and urged documentation of marijuana’s effects.
The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department executive board urged Judge Clement Haynsworth Jr. to withdraw from Supreme Court consideration. If he refuses, the board said President Nixon should withdraw the nomination and Congress should not confirm it. The group repeated objections voiced by AFL-CIO President Meany.
Julius Bond, a Negro member of the Georgia legislature, accuses the Nixon Administration of insensitivity that he says returns the nation to Eisenhower era civil rights retreat. He criticizes Republican leaders including Strom Thurmond for stalling progress and warns of intensified opposition from a well-armed political climate.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that an underground intermediate yield nuclear test will be conducted at the Nevada test site on Tuesday.
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