16 May 1969
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1969
Page
1
James Roosevelt, former U.S. congressman and son of the late president, was stabbed in the back by a mentally unbalanced woman near his villa in Vesenaz Geneva suburb. He was in critical condition after emergency surgery. Police said the attacker was apprehended and taken to a clinic.
VALLEJO Calif A submarine of the Sturgeon class sank in 35 feet of water at San Francisco Bay shipyard Berth 10. No casualties were reported as crew were accounted for and salvage began. No explosion occurred and no fissionable material was on board.
MEMPHIS police say murder suspect Jesse James Gavin. 2, wounded in a gun battle while officers responded to a card game robbery. Det. Lt. Carly Watson was lightly wounded by a ricocheting bullet. Gavin hostage during the robbery. officers exchanged fire and captured him.
Florida Governor Claude Kirk signed the wiretap bill into law at midnight along with a crime control measure allowing warrants for searches in drug violation cases. The act, effective Sept 1, permits electronic eavesdropping with court order. The package, approved by the Legislature, drew debates over rape inclusion and bail appeal provisions for state prosecutors.
Western officials see Nasser cooling tensions at the Suez Canal though violence persists. Shelling less intense with no canal raid for weeks, said to reflect Israeli warnings and a prior commando action. Officials note Egyptian restraint stems from fear of Israeli reprisal and pressure from major powers.
U S Secretary of State William P. Rogers met with South Vietnamese leaders for three and a half hours to discuss Nixon’s peace program and land reform. No settlement prospects emerged. Thieu pressed for timeline and terms of elections while U S officials kept troop withdrawals as a separate issue.
Senator Proxmire claims the Air Force manipulated figures to hide large cost overruns on the C5A cargo plane. He cites a briefing showing costs rising from earlier estimates to about 5.2 billion dollars, with allocations masking the true price and suggesting deliberate misrepresentation to Congress and the public. The secretary of the Air Force says the 5.2 billion figure covers revised costs and includes upgrades, while noting the initial order and pricing adjustments.
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