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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1969
Page
1
Men of the 1st Infantry Division in South Vietnam were restricted to one neat tasteful pinup per soldier after a memo from division chief of staff Col Archie R. Hyle. The memo warned excessive displays were a distraction and violations of good taste, leaving obscenity judgments to unit commanders.
Israeli jets attacked guerrilla positions inside Jordan after guerrillas fired bazooka rounds on an Israeli patrol in the Beisan Valley. An army spokesman said ground groups resumed fire and a few planes were called up with no Israeli casualties. Sixteen people were injured in explosions in Israeli territory, and several other incidents were reported as tensions rise amid regional talks and diplomatic moves.
Douglas Allan Sr., a 55 year old insurance broker from Menlo Park California, is recovering normally more than 24 hours after receiving a heart transplant at Stanford University Hospital. The donor died at noon Saturday from a brain injury.
BERKELEY UP Young Americans for Freedom launches an active campaign against left wing radicals on California campuses. Harvey Hukari Jr. of Stanford accuses the silent majority of being cowed and urges action. Delegates gather in Berkeley, plan blue bumper distribution and rallies to promote the conservative viewpoint.
In Fort Meyers Florida a 12 year old boy Larry Bellanger was bitten on both ankles by a diamond back rattlesnake while hunting in a trackless cypress swamp. Doctors used antivenom and began small dose build up to develop resistance. Lee Bouchette Eagle Scout led first aid and four other boys found help after half an hour, while Sherman deputy Jin Bradley described the rescue and 14 mile trek to the nearest house and hospital.
Fragmentary OCR shows a local notice page with dates and partial place names, mentioning Lang, Bearns, Ranch, and delivery topics. The readable portions hint at an official notice or brief classified item but lack clear actions, dates, or parties to identify.
Nine men arrested over a Peninsula bombing spree were beaten in San Mateo County Jail. Donald Kay Smith 22 Palo Alto and two Redwood City inmates were injured while others including Joseph Cooney 50 and James McGee 34 with Donna 32 Brant McLean 20, Douglas Naher 18 and Jah Mirlo 4 Palo Alto faced charges. Authorities said a guard raid uncovered 73 pounds of black powder 30 guns Nazi flags and antiwar material. The group linked to a bible study circle called The Society of Man faces multiple charges and bail set at 12800 for Mirto.
Cellist Joseph Schuster, a solo performer with the Berlin and New York Philharmonics, died Sunday in Los Angeles from a heart attack at age 60.
Police report the nude, mutilated body of Dr. Francis X. Blechinger, a 55 year old chiropodist from St. Paul and Away reserve officer, found Sunday afternoon in his Nob Hill hotel room. Stabbing wounds and burnishing marks noted. Billfold, identification, and luggage missing. Coroners identified him via hotel registration and a call to his wife.
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