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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1969
Page
6
In dense fog off the Golden Gate the carrier USS Coral Sea dumped a tugboat and barge, sending about six sailors into the Pacific. One civilian, Jukin Tohstadt, suffered broken ribs and was hospitalized. Coral Sea, lightly damaged, proceeded to sea. barge to Mare Island for repair.
Pablo Hernandez, a 30 year old Los Angeles cafeteria employee, was rescued after his leg became caught between an iron beam and a dumb waiter at the County Museum of Art. Workers freed him after about 30 minutes, and he was found in good condition with a knee injury.
Crowley, a 34 year old artist producer, staged Mountain Composition for Xenogenetic Phenomena No 1 amid pyrotechnic synths and horn blasts. Thousands watched from Twin Peaks and homes across the Bay as City Hall, the Kerry Building, and other towers flickered in sync with the noisy performance broadcast on two radios and one TV channel.
In Visitacion Valley a family of four adults and two children die of carbon monoxide poisoning after a car left running in the garage. Howze and Howze relatives, including 13 year old Candance Lewis and two year olds Michael Jones and likely others, die as investigators note a pattern of fatal exposure. Police theorize a spouse lured from home before engine fumes spread. coroner orders autopsies. The husband, Wowze Howze, returned after a Friday quarrel and found the scene.
A hopeful shift at Republic Steel Corp in Buffalo as women millhands begin training and entering the workforce. The move marks new hiring practices expanding job opportunities for women in a heavy industry setting.
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