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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
1
Councilwoman Dolores Zaccardi, missing for a month, slipped a resignation under the borough clerk door in Sayreville New York. A council spokesman said the signature on the letter is genuine and the police say she remains in contact though unlocated.
U S military spokesmen caution on whether lull ends as fighting intensifies in South Vietnam. Allied reports show more enemy and allied casualties since midnight Wednesday than in any period since June. Attacks include a major Viet Cong strike in Saigon and a commando raid at Cam Ranh Bay.
Joanne Rossi, 26, seeks Philadelphia Park Police mounted officer role but is blocked by gender. She can ride and shoot, plans to file with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission after counsel from the ACLU. Park superintendent says no such position and doubts a woman can perform the duties.
London officials unveiled rules mandating collapsible steering columns and doors that do not burst open on impact for all British and foreign passenger cars sold in Britain. The measures apply nationwide with a deadline of July 1, 1972.
In Independence Ohio the mayor council president and law director aided by police guarded City Hall after threats from the Hell's Angels. The raid on their headquarters yielded rifles a sawed off shotgun a revolver ammunition a billy club and pills. A condemned building eviction led to five men and two women being arrested and a 20 year old woman found nude in an upstairs apartment. Shots and firecrackers echoed near City Hall but no injuries were reported.
A confidential FDA panel report faulted federal policing of dangerous drugs tainted food and unsafe household products finding inadequate imports control and insufficient authority. The study warned millions ill from tainted foods and noted risks from medical devices and cosmetics while urging stronger enforcement and funding. The same day the Senate narrowly approved Pentagon watchdog powers to subpoena defense contractor records as part of a defense procurement bill, in a tight vote tied to ABM policy.
A dangerous nuclear test gauge containing radioactive material was stolen Wednesday night from a California Department of Public Works construction office near French Camp. The device measures dirt compaction for highway work and is enclosed in a metal box marked with the atomic symbol.
A fragmentary classified notice from Long Brack Calli appears in a postal record. It mentions second class mail, carrier delivery, Sundays and a copy fee of four dollars. The text is partial and lacks complete names or dates.
SUNLAND UPS report says Julian Padilla 54 was buried shoulder deep in a water filled 4 by 2 foot sewer trench after a ditch collapse. Firefighters used a resuscitation mask and oxygen, pulling him free after 30 minutes, with 96 more minutes to free him from dirt.
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