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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1969

Page

3

Nixon Visits Britain and Talks with Wilson in London

President Nixon met Prime Minister Harold Wilson at No.10 Downing Street for three hours and assured U.S. backing for Britain's bid to join the Common Market. He also held talks at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, addressing NATO, East-West detente, and European security.

Claridge’s Nation — Liberation Front Harold Wilson No. 10 Downing St North Atlantic Treaty Organization Xan United States U.S Charles de Gaulle Europe Wilson Queen Elizabeth II Duke of Edinburgh Buckingham Palace NATO France Britain Nixon

Mudslide Buries Buildings in L B Area Disaster

From 4 1 area reports indicate a mudslide engulfed a station and a nearby building, burying several people under mud and debris. Fire crews and Irvine Lake volunteers struggled to reach the site as Silverado Canyon roads remained closed. One person recovered, three rescued from the mud and rock wall, while others were swept from the site.

Irvine Lake Silverado Canyon Wagner

Jan Zajie Self Immolation Shocks Prague Crowd

In Prague a young man identified as Jan Zajie burned himself to death near Venlus Square on the 21st anniversary of the Communist takeover. He left a note calling himself Human Torch No. 2 in support of Dan Palach's reform protests. Witnesses reported the scene and the note mentioning Palach's earlier sacrifice.

Prague UPI Dan Palac Palach Venlus Square Jan Zajie

Washouts Close Roads Across Long Beach Area

Flash floods cut water, power and roads in Silverado Canyon and neighboring communities. Red Cross and Marine Corps units aided residents. shelters operated at local eateries as authorities warned travel was hazardous and many streets remained shut. Lone trailer-park evacuees in Capistrano Beach reported landslide threat.

Red Cross Marine Corps Santiago Road Southland Pacific Cost Torrance Calle Mayor Sepulveda Boulevard Crenshaw Bouleard Highway Patrol Capistrano Beach

Floods and mudslides devastate Southern California towns

Flooding and earthslides sweep Kern and Ventura counties as residents evacuate thousands. In Santa Paula 3,000 spent nights in high school buildings while Red Cross provided meals, water, and beds. Rescue teams searched for missing Scout groups as schools closed and highways temporarily shut down.

Santa Paula High School Red Cross Riverside San Bernardino Orange San Luis Obispo Riverside County Corona Temesval Wash Oak Street Channel Parsons Big Hear San Bernardino County Antelope Valley Los Angeles Glendora Box U.S. 395 Inerstate 10 Santa Paula

Envelope Plot Tied to Sirhan in Kennedy Case

Testimony links handwriting on back of an envelope, found at the Sirhan home in Pasadena, to a plot to kill Senator Robert Kennedy. Prosecutors show notebooks alleging similar plans, while defense fights admission as evidence. Defense and court scuffles punctuate proceedings as medical testimony recalls Kennedy’s hospitalization and surgery.

Robert J. Kennedy Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Sirhan Pasadena Kennedy Laurence W. Sloan New York Los Angeles Sirti Michael McCowan Counsil Grant Cooper Herbert V. Walker Cooper Henry M. Cuneo Good Samaritan Hospital

Teacher Sentenced for Falsifying Tax Returns

Los Angeles court sentenced Dorothy Wild, 49, for preparing false income tax returns as a sideline. The U.S. District Court judge William P. Gray ordered 130 days in jail after finding that she had assumed about 3,000 dollars.

Los Angeles UPI Monny Dorothy Wild 49 U.S William PL Gray

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