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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1970
Page
1
City Judge Charles F. Graney dismissed six disorderly conduct charges against Eaton Yale & Towne production workers in Batavia New York. He ruled it would have been anatomically impossible for six men to throw a single snowball through a guardhouse window at the plant gate.
Bishop C Kilmer Myers of San Francisco announces he tires of being used by both the right and the left amid his pneumonia preventing him from officiating at Grace Cathedral as the Episcopals Peace Fellowship holds its national convention. He rejects church pressure to align on Vietnam policy or to endorse political figures while noting Garry of the Black Panthers may speak. he even suggests J Edgar Hoover could be welcome to share views.
The Supreme Court voted four to three to deny a request to bar the arrest of singer Frank Sinatra for contempt of a subpoena from New Jersey’s State Investigation Commission. The ruling leaves the agency free to decide whether to refer Sinatra’s case to a county prosecutor and pursue criminal contempt charges potentially leading to extradition.
Russell the 97 year old pacifist author and philosopher died Monday two days after writing a call for peace. The statement urged Israel to withdraw from territories and stop bombing Egypt. Tributes poured in from pacifists at his Wales home as Queen Elizabeth offered condolences.
Senate leaders and critics pressed for moves toward ending U S involvement in Vietnam as Senator Hugh Scott said renewed enemy attacks could lengthen withdrawals while the Nixon administration aims for a total end. Proposals seek a rapid U S pullout with plans for Vietnamese resettlement and continued peace talks. Several lawmakers urged passage of a resolution backing Nixon’s drive for elections and a cease fire, with costs estimated for resettlement and troop redeployment.
Fresno court upholds murder charge against George Wayne Barnett 28, who argues unborn child not a human under homicide law. Barnett faces trial March 1 in Tulare County Superior Court for allegedly beating wife Madeline, seven months pregnant, leading to the stillbirth five days later.
UPI reports from U.S. military sources say 41 North Vietnamese targets have been bombed since the halt 15 months ago, nine aircraft shot down, as North Vietnamese troops launch a daylight attack near the Cambodian border hours before Tet cease fire. The 1st Air Cavalry Division fought off two attacks, with 43 killed and four dead, while Bien Hoa base and 31 South Vietnam targets came under shelling. Terror incidents rise as the war escalates.
President Nixon's secret Vietnam War budget for the coming fiscal year is estimated by congressional experts between 16 and 17 billion dollars, well below the current year's unclassified 23.2 billion. Senator Fulbright denounces the secrecy, demanding disclosure to understand costs and timing of possible troop withdrawals. Secretary Laird cited 17 to 18 billion as a possible outlay if plans hold, while lawmakers debate budget transparency and flexibility amid expected withdrawals.
In Los Angeles UPI reports Suzanne Love, wife of Beach Boy Michael J. Love, was granted $14,000 and no alimony at the end of their four year marriage. The couple had sued for divorce last April.
Union ratifications end 100 day nationwide GE plant walkouts as 104500 members vote to approve a pact with pay raises from 61 to 82 cents an hour over 40 months. Local grievances linger in DeKalb Illinois and Trenton New Jersey as production teams prepare to return.
In Los Angeles a man, Vincent Minton, 54, was shot and killed after allegedly drawing a knife on a shop security guard who confronted him outside Shop-Rite Market for taking a half-pound of butter without paying. The guard fired when Minton advanced with the knife.
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