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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1969
Page
2
De Gaulle defeated in polls sparks political alarm as crowds cheer and rioting erupts in Paris Left Bank. Poher and Capitant resign amid Cabinet changes. Poher to address nation. France contemplates new constitution and possible Communist participation in government. Bay Bridge project announced for 1971 start and 1975 completion.
Reactions varied as De Gaulle, the 78 year old French leader, retired. A London cook welcomed the move as a chance for better ties with Europe. News outlets warned of franc and pound volatility while praising his wartime resolve. In Oslo and Copenhagen, workers and freelancers praised his impact but doubted his long rule. A Van Nuys man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at his estranged wife's home and fleeing from police.
Pope Paul VI named 33 new cardinals, expanding the Sacred College to 134 and increasing non Italian representation from 39 to 46. American appointees include Archbishops Cooke of Detroit and Wright of Pittsburgh, among others from Italy, France, Spain, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Korea, Guatemala, Madagascar and New Zealand. The group reduces average age to 68 and shifts Vatican power toward diocesan bishops worldwide. A second note reports Los Angeles State College at Los Angeles expects 22,600 total students next fall, with 5,600 freshmen admissions planned after enrollment pressures.
The Navy trimmed the Sea of Japan task force after North Korea shot down an EC-121. Enterprise remains with seven destroyers as the core. New Jersey heads home to Long Beach May 5. Reports confirm added F-4 squadrons in Korea. defense plans stress protecting reconnaissance aircraft from South Korea bases.
A 22 year old Compton man Allan J Murray died when his car struck a center divider fence on the San Diego Freeway in the Carson area. He was speeding at 2:05 a.m. and pronounced dead at Harbor General Hospital at 2:42 a.m. Another accident left Warren Murphy, 67, dead from injuries at Anaheim Street and Sanford Avenue after being hit by a car driven by Raymundo Manipis, 38. Manipis faces felony hit and run charges and a Superior Court arraignment after a preliminary hearing on April 17.
U S and Vietnamese forces repelled a night assault by Vietcong and North Vietnamese troops five miles from the Laotian border near Khe Sanh and near Da Nang. Casualties included American and Vietnamese dead and dozens wounded, with 20,000 evacuated after a massive ammunition dump fire.
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