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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1967
Page
1
Victor H. Schiro defends firemen with moustaches after suspending Tedy Gibson for facial hair. He argues a clean trimmed moustache should be acceptable if kept neat. The incident highlights city politics over grooming standards and personnel discipline.
US Marines reported a tight cordon around remnants of a North Vietnamese battalion near Da Nang, claiming 194 enemy dead and 65 prisoners in a week of northern province sweeps. Air and sea strikes backed the effort, with B52s, Ticonderoga aircraft, and ground assaults targeting river passes and supply routes.
The Illinois Supreme Court was asked to strike down parts of Judge Herbert Paschen's 16 point guidelines for the Richard Speck murder trial. The Chicago Tribune sues, claiming the rules amount to judicial censorship and prior restraints on press freedom as juror seating proceeds and reporters are barred from certain trial materials.
In Washington, Solon and Stanford affairs are in the spotlight as jurors face delays and a high profile case. The state signals possible death penalty while a pool of more than 2,500 prospective jurors is to be drawn for the 10th Congressional district matter, with Stanford officials and officials blaming press coverage for tensions.
American Motors Corp announces price reductions up to 23 percent for Rambler American models to regain leadership in the compact car field. Chairman Roy D Chapin Jr cites design simplifications and expected higher sales as reasons, with the 220 series two door sedan at 1839 dollars and nine Rambler body types reduced accordingly.
Officer J. P. Shadduck said women aboard a tugboat informed police at about 8 a.m. just as her husband filed a missing person report. Herold L. Newendorp, an accountant at the Long Beach Navy Shipyard, told officers his wife had been missing since 4 p.m. Monday.
The Nizam of Hyderabad, once among the wealthiest men, lies gravely ill at his palace in south central India after a recent influenza attack. A 24 hour vigil is kept at his bedside as doctors report he is very weak.
ROMF reported former Italian minister of justice and United Nations delegate Antonio iAzara died Monday aged 84. He served as minister of justice and represented Italy at the UN. The obituary notes his long public career and international involvement.
Bernard Fall, noted writer and Howard University international relations professor, was killed by a booby trap in Vietnam. He had long reported on Indochina, interviewed Ho Chi Minh, and lectured at the Pentagon. He leaves a U.S. wife and three children.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey spoke to 1,700 at Stanford on eradicating poverty in rural America while facing hecklers and a planned antiwar protest. Governor Reagan condemned the disruption as disrespectful as 2,000 students gathered outside with chants. Stanford President J. Wallace Sterling apologized for the disruption.
The Air Force reports 12 jets used in Moody Air Force Base pilot training in Valdosta Georgia were tampered with over the weekend. Grounding of all aircraft pending investigation followed a preflight inspection reveal. T38 jets and two T37 jets are involved.
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