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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1969
Page
2
Witnesses describe the night of the Kennedy victory speech and a gunfire incident. Guards, bystanders, and reporters recall hearing shots, feeling wounds, and witnessing chaos as Sirhan Sirhan’s role is examined and damages sought in pending suits.
Police clashed with about 2,000 demonstrators on the Berkeley campus injuring 26 protesters and 14 officers while 15 people were arrested. War gas and tear gas canisters were deployed as fires and broken windows marked the campus. At Stanford University, minority students disrupted a bookstore and cafeteria, stealing items but with no injuries reported.
A controversy surrounds Los Angeles County coroner Noguchi as two supervisors urge hiring a nationally renowned figure while the department faces internal criticism. Noguchi, born in Fukuoka, trained at Orange County General Hospital and Iowa University, has served as deputy medical examiner since July 1961. The board’s vote to appoint him was unanimous despite questions about qualifications.
A spectator describes slipping away to a pantry area to escape the heat and grab a sandwich when he met the senator and heard popping noises. He says TJ stepped over a fallen person, a bullet shattered the wall near him, and he felt a wind and a bullet strike his thigh before crashing into a wall.
A shotgun killer shot two women and wounded three in a Washington rooming house siege. He held police for over an hour, then set the three story building on fire with tar cameras exploding. Firemen extinguished the blaze as the back tower and body were found inside. One woman lay dead in the house, another died outside on a sidewall.
An instructor at the university said Richard Barton will take time off from front movies to teach Shakespeare at Osford for a few months next year.
Amid four party talks, mutual troop withdrawals are considered possible. Lodge urges military de escalation as the business focus and backs a settlement aligning with the 1954 Geneva spirit. He cites sovereignty and independence for Vietnam. North Vietnam and NLP spokesmen showed less acrimony after sessions.
Lloyds of London announced that women will be admitted as members for the first time in its 200 year history. Entry requires wealth verification with a $170,000 display and a $48,000 deposit, plus birth and residency qualifications.
Superior Court Judge Herbert V. Walker faced misconduct charges amid the Sirhan Hishara Sirhan murder trial after he acknowledged discussing sealed proceedings with a reporter. Defense counsel Grant Cooper said the conduct could be grounds for appeal, while prosecutors denied any DA involvement.
Ronald Evans of Qne Pacific Telephone Co says he heard about the story and doubts the plex was offered to convict. The fragment references a second degree murder and a male slaughter, indicating a contentious case with unclear details.
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