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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
1
President and Mrs. Nixon hosted a holiday gathering for Congress and families but a late Capitol session limited attendance to about 250 guests, with only 59 there at peak. The White House served eggnog and cake as lawmakers wrestled with tax reform and funding bills.
In Sherman Texas two men killed a police officer and a station attendant then abducted Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson and their 2-year-old Bradley to Dallas. Police seek two suspects as the victims learn of the earlier slayings after the abduction.
A tractor-trailer rammed a bus carrying about 30 migrant workers at an intersection in CORFU NY today. Police reported roughly 30 people injured, with conditions not yet released.
Stephen Dennison, now 60, appeals to the Supreme Court for 115000 as partial compensation for 34 years of imprisonment for stealing five dollars worth of candy bars and marshmallows. His attorneys say a jury trial was denyed and the extended confinement violated rights, with Dennison described as mentally deficient and subjected to harm while confined at Dannemora State Hospital.
Randall Pomier, 17, wounded attacker after assailant broke into the Pomier home killing Austin Pomier, age 40, and Isa Pomier, 36, who were in nightclothes. Police held two men, one suspected of murder. the other in protective custody as investigation continues.
United States will not pursue criminal charges against Senator Thomas J. Dodd after a Justice Department inquiry into his financial dealings. Attorney Edward Williams read a formal no prosecution letter from Attorney General Mitchell at a Capitol news conference. Dodd, who faced tax and criminal divisional reviews linked to a Senate censure, said the outcome clears him of wrongdoing and he plans to seek reelection. Joseph von Sternberg, long noted for Dietrich films, died at 73 after a long career in Hollywood.
A painting resembling Mao Tse-tung was found hanging in the Vatican press room near a Pope Paul VI portrait. The work, signed Carnevali, was donated by Sanfranco Carnevali’s father, Luigi, who painted it last March from sketches. Vatican officials say they will not remove it.
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