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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1969
Page
1
Police in Los Angeles booked two 19 year olds, Robert Jordan and Steven Kirk, after a two man team pushed a large safe down a street and left a broken shoe store door nearby. Jordan was treated for a cut finger, while authorities investigated the burglary.
President Nixon grants American Airlines authority to fly from eastern U S cities to Hawaii and the South Pacific, finalizing a CAB backed plan tainted by favors claims. The move follows approval of Howard Hughes purchase of Air West and precedes CAB action on Hawaii Maitland routes.
In Southern California separate strikes by plumbers and operating engineers have halted construction across 11 counties from Kern to the border and parts of southern Nevada. The plumbers began July 1 and engineers joined after talks with three employer groups failed. Projects affected include the Feather River Project, a $30 million Lockheed facility in Palmdale, freeway work, and municipal jobs. The unions report employers refuse labor demands and sign contracts with non affiliated firms.
The Soviet Tass agency announced Luna 15 reached the moon and completed its work though details were vague. Observers questioned whether the craft gathered samples or achieved a controlled landing, noting a possible misfire and the timing ahead of Apollo 11.
Vallejo police and firemen returned to work after ratifying a labor contract to end a five day strike. During the walkout, services were covered by Solano County sheriff's office, Highway Patrol, and the U S Forest Service with no serious incidents reported. John Kolske, spokesman for both unions, said 168 members participated.
United Press International reports that four governments in Asia and Europe kept the moon landing news from roughly 1.0 billion people, blocking Apollo celebration in Communist China North Korea North Vietnam Albania and a portion of Eastern Europe. The article notes widespread blackout despite global broadcasts and public reaction.
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