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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1969
Page
1
A tentative contract ended a 28 hour marathon between railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen averting a nationwide rail strike. About 13,000 signalmen were ready to strike at GO a m today as talks yielded a retroactive deal from last July with substantial pay increases for skilled workers.
Mickey Rooney Jr 24 and Mercy Monteleo 21 wed Sunday in Burbank in a small ceremony with family and close friends. Rooney is in a rock group and is the son of actor Mickey Rooney and B. J. Baker. The elder Rooney has six marriages. The chaperoning performers and details reflect a traditional family press interest.
London telegraph reports a 470 mile polar ski attempt failed after 51 days on the ice. The party led by Dr Hugh Simpson and his wife Myrtle, joined by Ronald Tull, were picked up near Ward Hunt Island, Canada, when their re din generator broke down and they returned to base camp.
Five charred bodies were recovered from a Cessna 330 crash on Cucamonga Canyon slope. The craft, en route from Albuquerque to Riverside, struck a pine tree two miles southwest of Cucamonga Peak, ripping through heavy fire. Victims include Robert McMillan, 54, citrus grower, his wife Ruby, their daughter Julie, 24, pilot Klopfenstein, 67, Palm Springs, and his wife Ann, 53. The crash halted radar and was located by Coast Guard helicopter. Ontario International refueling stop noted.
King Hussein of Jordan met with UN Secretary General U Thant in New York as the Big Four peace talks on an Arab Israeli settlement neared a third session. Hussein warned of a grave danger of explosion if peace efforts fail, and urged progress toward a just and durable peace. Israel voiced low expectations for the Big Four outcome.
Los Angeles Retail Clerks Union Local 770 calls off a strike vote after Local 899 in Santa Barbara rejects the latest contract proposal. Voted down were a 10 cent hourly increase for 27 000 LA members and a 7 4 5 4 6 7 vote in Santa Barbara with 60 members in the local. Negotiations continue across California as workers remain in contracts.
Israeli and Egyptian forces exchanged heavy fire across the Suez Canal in the busiest outbreak in weeks. Each side claimed shooting down one enemy aircraft as jets, tanks, and artillery fought near Port Said and Port Tewfik while Jordan warned of danger of wider conflict.
A Pan American 727 was diverted to Cuba from Puerto Rico to Miami as four armed men hijacked the flight. Hostess Janet Hoffa collected a dollar from a hijacker who paid 50 cents change for a drink. The crew remained calm while Cuban guards detained the four hijackers after they surrendered at Jose Marti Airport.
An unidentified man, attempting to move a frightened dog from a Santa Fe Railroad track near Orangethorpe Avenue in the Atwood area north of Anaheim, was struck by a freight train traveling about 55 mph and killed Sunday afternoon. Deputies said the man, estimated at about 65, died around 3:30 pm at the scene.
A public notice from the Sixth Street and Pine Avenue area outlines a March 21 decree issued by a superior court in Los Angeles County. The document references a daily and Sunday edition by Mall Daily and Sunday Sy Melle.
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