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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1970
Page
1
In a Miami case the prosecutor asked prospective jurors about being robbed or victimized. Marin Beach real estate man George Mccalling admitted he once had four air conditioners stolen and said he was a policeman who stole them.
Black Panther Party chief of staff Terrie David Hilliard and minister of culture Elmer Douglas received six month sentences after a scuffle with sheriffs deputies during a pretrial hearing for party members charged in a murder case. Hilliard, free on bond in an alleged threat case, was reading papers when deputies ordered him to stop. The incident occurred as a court banned demonstrations in the Panther cases. Actress Jane Fonda staged a 36 hour fast for peace in Denver and planned protests with GI soldiers in Colorado. Sally Stanford lost her bid for Sausalito City Council as Earl Dunphy and Stephen Fraser won seats. Stanford, 64, ran under the alias Maresha J. Owen.
Protests against the Vietnam War spread from Boston tea party re enactments to tax rallys timed with today’s income tax deadline. Organizers led by Sam Brows and groups like Vietnam Moratorium Committee sponsored demonstrations in New York Chicago Des Moines and other cities with figures such as William Kunstler Jean Genet Jane Fonda and Senator Charles Godel among speakers.
British pop stars dominate U S tours with multi million earnings. Tom Jones embarks on a four month visit, earning about 48 million. Engelbert Humperdinck plans a nine month run, expected to gross 4.8 million, sharing with Lulu. The Baalles previously set British record for dollars.
US District Court clears objections to releasing the Mary Jo Kopechne inquest transcript while freelance stenographer Sidney Lipman plans an appeal. Lipman claims sole distribution rights and seeks a temporary stay as he challenges the ruling. Public release timing remains uncertain pending further court action.
Vice Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr, 49, chosen to be chief of naval operations, succeeding Admiral Moorer. His father recalled early signs of his career, noting Zumwalt's schooling at Long Beach’s Rutherford Academy in 1938 38, and the family described him as happy humble and proud.
The House Armed Services Committee temporarily shelved the administration’s request for a third nuclear aircraft carrier. It removed funding authority from the $20.3 billion military procurement bill, a move likely delaying initial construction by at least a year.
Navy figure Admiral Zumwalt, born 1920, Tulare High valedictorian, served in WWII and Korea, commanded USS Dewey, led reforms cutting Vietnam role to advisory by summer. Career included Pentagon posts and Navy leadership in Washington, shaping naval policy.
President Nixon nominated Adm. Thomas H. Moorer to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, citing his stature as a leading Navy strategic thinker. Navy sources doubt he will press blue water doctrines, while some fears of Navy parochialism persist as the new lineup includes Zumwailner, Chapman, Westmoreland, and Ryan. Moorer favors sea based forces, centralized reserves, and greater reliance on mobility and limited foreign bases as the Nixon doctrine shapes a lower forward defense posture.
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