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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
1
A bearded marathon runner interrupted a Buckingham Palace reception with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles by sitting on the British throne and chomping a chicken leg. The incident, described as informal, drew mixed remarks from a palace spokesman as the scene unfolded among 350 Olympic figures.
An L A man, Joseph F Byers 23, collapsed while fighting officers Richard Kasperson and Amando Miranda after a beer car was tossed from a car. Byers died at Central Receiving Hospital. Autopsy found plastic material in his mouth. cause of death ruled by pathologists. The driver fled the scene.
New York financier Louis Wolfson received an 18 month sentence and a $32,000 fine for perjury and obstructing justice in a case tied to Merritt Chapman & Scott stock. Judge Palmieri cited shock at Wolfson’s pre sentence statements and ordered costs, with Wolfson planning an appeal. Co-defendants Kosow and Staub also faced prison terms, while Gerbert was not present due to illness. further sentencings were scheduled.
Two Puerto Rican natives living in New York were arrested on hijacking and kidnapping charges in the Pan American flight 281 hijacking to Cuba on November 24. Alejandro Figueroa and David Gonzalez face potential death penalties if convicted, with other suspects named and warrants issued.
A medical technician Gary Wheeler, 28, was found dead on an operating table at San Gabriel Community Hospital, allegedly from an overdose of sodium pentothal administered via syringe. Investigators report rambling notes, likely written by Wheeler, found nearby. Wheeler hailed from South San Gabriel.
Lynda Bird Robb arrived in Hong Kong for a secret reunion with her husband Maj Charles Robb a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam. Two U S consulate cars met her at planeside and drove to an undisclosed location. She avoided details after a Tokyo layover saying the couple would have a nice time and hoped to reunite for their first anniversary Monday.
The Defense Department announced 15 500 U S troops will fly to West Germany to take part in war games near Grafenwahr 30 miles from the Czech border The 12 000 Army troops and 3 500 airmen will participate over several weeks at an estimated cost of 20 million dollars The main units are two brigades of the mechanized 24th Infantry Division at Fort Riley and Air Force squadrons from Holloman and Mountain Home AFBs The Army contingent will return after maneuvers while the Air Force units will stay in Europe for further training The one 5 000 man brigade of the 24th Division now in Europe will remain there indefinitely instead of rotating back home.
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