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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
7
Federal aid requested as Ohio tornado leaves nine mile path of destruction in Cincinnati and suburbs. Four dead and 264 injured with 4 families homeless. National Guard patrolling, Red Cross tally shows 25 homes destroyed and 350 apartment units damaged.
In Melbourne Florida, police found 18 year old George Perry Martin Jr and 17 year old Connie Truth Ballard shot to death in a car near Indian River. Investigators say both were fully clothed and the killings appear professional with no robbery motive. Both victims were Satellite Beach residents.
A University of California report finds most faculty oppose granting students broad influence over academic policies. Four percent want no student voice. 55 percent support on committees. 9 percent seek equal voting rights. For social matters, 65 percent favor strong or total student control.
Washington Senate unanimously approved the strictest limits yet on gas and germ warfare. The 91 to 0 vote backed an amendment to a $20 billion military program bill to set standards for transport storage and testing of chemical and biological agents. Defense Secretary Laird endorsed the move as likely to gain further approval.
UPI reports Jesse P. Riller, an English teacher at San Francisco State College, claims in Life Magazine he was arrested, clubbed, and abused during an hour-long detention by police near People’s Park in Berkeley in May. He says arrests targeted youth with long hair and featured a psychiatric patient and a postal worker among those detained.
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin Michael Collins released from quarantine and reunited with families after three weeks aboard lunar mission. They will attend news conference Tuesday, ticker tape parade in New York Wednesday, followed by Chicago and Los Angeles events, then state dinners and further celebrations nationwide.
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