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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
1
A jumble of brisk, era spliced items shows President Nixon's call with Eisenhower amid King family tributes from the Pope in Vatican City. Also recounted are a Milwaukee family’s tragedy after a crash, a Florida murder discovery, and Quaker peace vigil messages to Nixon, all reflecting late 1960s public life.
Police report a dynamite bomb with a charred fuse found Sunday by Patrolman John Ausderan during a security check at the West 100th Street station house. The device contained five inch sticks of explosives in a brown paper bag near two gasoline pumps, prompting a cautious examination of the area.
Two jet crashes ailed in wide seas off the California coast as investigators opened inquiries into United Airlines Boeing 727 losses and a Scandinavian Airlines System DC8 disaster. The United jet carried a theology school president, a college coed, and parents of Wisconsin children among others. Debris, wreckage, and a body were found amid fuel and sharks, while Coast Guard cutters battled six-foot seas. National Transportation Safety Board teams began joint probes into both crashes, with aviation experts noting potential coincidence rather than shared cause.
New Orleans presses report that state officials abandon delay motions in the Clay Shaw murder case. Assistant District Attorney James Alcock said the state is ready to go to trial Tuesday, with defense lawyer F Irvin Eymond noting readiness. The case involves Shaw, a 95 year old businessman, and claims of conspiracy to murder President Kennedy based on Garrison’s investigation.
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