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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
1
A Los Angeles committee examines the Watts riot aftermath noting 34 killed, $400 million in damages, and 1,000 arrests. The panel condemns early press leakage before indictments and calls for full punishment of leaders and participants.
West Berlin police report East German border guards fired four times today near Checkpoint Charlie to halt an escape attempt. No injuries were detailed.
Report notes Geleoram Fest Office at Leng Beark Coik with activity in a mall scene. The Geir press mentions Sivedeed Pim Averra and Leng Beach in connection with the public event.
The State Park Commission proposed 40.8 million dollars for new parks and additions with 60 percent slated for Southern California. The plan earmarks up to 12 million for a Santa Monica Mountains park, 3.5 million for San Diego County, and desert projects totaling 1.8 million, plus Gaviota Beach additions and Drum Barracks acquisition in Wilmington.
The Gemini 6 crew, led by Thomas Borman, and Gemini 7 with James Lovell endured extended tumbling due to vented water from suit cooling systems. Mission control guided attitude jets to reestablish stability as temperature normalized. The two spacecraft then planned joint maneuvers dubbed Spirit of 76, with hopes of a midflight rendezvous and in-flight photo session before separate returns.
Two convicts identified as John Michael Stelle and Gary Evan Smith escaped from the California Medical Facility near Vacaville after cutting through two heavy wire fences in dense fog. Guards reported missing sections of the 14-foot fences around 7 p.m. The pair, aged 25 and 24, are described with physiques and features, and both were serving five years to life for burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and robbery. Police said sightings near Sacramento have not been confirmed.
Marine Colonel Yunck recounts a helicopter mission near a landing zone where a round struck his leg, later amputated five inches below the knee. He earned the Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Distinguished Flying Cross, reflecting a long aviation career from World War II through Korea.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko arrived in Prague at the invitation of Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Vaclav David to hold talks on bilateral relations amid ongoing East Bloc diplomacy.
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