Nixon Sets Brisk Pace in Newport California Visit
President Nixon held a brisk press briefing at the Newport Beach villa, announcing a slate of appointments including Donald E. Johnson as VA administrator and John Reese Stevenson as State Department legal adviser. He formed a 15 member Arms Control and Disarmament Agency advisory committee and a Vietnam veterans committee, proclaimed Flag Day and Flag Week, and discussed troop withdrawal possibilities with Thieu. Johnson, Johnson’s wife Mary, and the new Vietnam veterans panel headlined the announced changes. Johnson, a WWII infantry veteran and former American Legion leader, will chair the new committee with key cabinet and agency heads. Nixon noted lower college benefits applications from veterans and pushed for new motivation pathways. Stevenson succeeds Meeker, and the arms control panel includes McCloy and a dozen notable figures from government and industry.
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Newport Beach
White House
Washington
Nixon
California
Donald E. John
West Branch
Iowa
Veterans Administration
John Reese Stevenson
New York
State Department
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Villa
San Remo
Newporter Inn
San Clemente
West Coast
Ronald Ziegler
South Vietnam
Nguyen van’ Thien
Midway Island
Thien
Johnson
Mary Jéan
American Legion
President's Commission On Civil Rights
Alsx
Office of Emergency Preparedness
William J. Driver
Korea
Defense, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Economic Opportunity
Civil Service Commission
Arms Control Advisory Committee
John J. McCloy
Abel
Steel Workers Union
Harld Brown
Pasadena
Caltech
Air Force
William J. Casey
C. Douglas Edie
the Treasury
William C. Foster
The
Arms Control Agency
Kermit Gordon
Brookings Institution
Jamies R Killian
M.1t
Skipper Recalls Melbourne Collision Night
Skipper McLemore recounts confusion after the Melbourne collided with the Voyager and later with the Evans. He and Stevenson exchanged tense, serious words aboard the Melbourne as rescue and debris details unfolded under a moonlit sea. Lt. Cmdr. George L. McMichael also described watching the forward half of the ship sink in silence.
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Melbourne
Voyager
Stevenson
Evans
McLemore
George L. ‘McMichael
Compton
Calif
Sailor Shot Dead Fleeing Burglary at Long Beach Shop
A 21 year old sailor Lorenza R Saunders was shot and killed by Officer David W Drake after fleeing a burglarized thrift store at 638 Alamitos Ave in Long Beach. He was found inside wearing only women's stockings and other apparel. The value of stolen items was under $1. Saunders died at 3 41 a m at St Mary's Hospital.
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Lorenza R. Saunders
David W. Drake
Alamitos Ave
Drake
James Burtrum
Folice
Saunders
St. Mary's Hospital
Naval Station
Dead Candidate Wins Primary Race in New Jersey
A deceased candidate, Douglas E. Gimson of Lambertville, won the Republican primary for the New Jersey State Assembly. Officials have not decided on a November replacement ballot for Gimson, who died May 15 after ballots were printed, having defeated two opponents in Tuesday’s primary.
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Trenton
UPI
State Assembly
Douglas E. Gimson
Lambertville
Plan Airlift of Survivors in Ship Crash
Subic Bay Philippines AP The U S carrier Kearsarge brought over 190 survivors of the destroyer Evans to the base and a special airlift was arranged to fly most home. Only those needed to testify regarding the Evans Melbourne collision remain aboard. Seventy four Evans crew were lost in the predawn crash.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S
Kearsarge
Frank E. Evans
Evans
Melbourne
South China Sea
Sick Bay
Coroner Employee Praises Noguchi Handling of Cases
A Los Angeles County coroner office statistician testified that operations under Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi were better than under prior coroners. She cited December 1968 as a record workload but noted cases were closed within a month to ease survivors’ hardship.
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Los Angeles County
Coroner's’ Office
Thomas T. Noguchi
Marguerite Linnecke
Noguchi
Toshi Yamamoto
GOP
Ronald Reagan
State Barbers Board
Dr. Noguchi
Rodger Young Auditorium
Lewis J Bullock
Los Angeles County Medical Association
USC
Bullock
Arbitration Board
Mark Joseff
Noguchu
Other Wife Announces She Has Other Mate
Reports from Ft Sill Oklahoma detail a complex marriage web involving Sgt Gregory reported missing in action and later said to have escaped Viet Cong captivity. His first wife Pat and daughter arrived for a reunion, while another woman Mrs Shaw claimed to be his legal wife and fought for her reunion. Further twists include a possible remarriage claim and a radio report of Gregory being released.
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Gregory
Ft. Sill
Oklo
U.S
Pat
Colorado Springs
Michelle
Shaw
San Diego
Jackson County
Altus
Eva I. Smith
Gregory Shaw
Red Cross
Independent
Press-Telegram
Navy
Navarro
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Bob Houser
Bureau of the Budget
Leonard C. Meeker
Lauris Norstad
USAF
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
Peter G. Péterson
Bell and Howell
Jack Ruina
Indistute
Dean Rusk
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Cyrus Vance
John Archibald . Wheeler
Palmer Physics Laboratory
Princeton
Skipper
Sorat
Ronald Ramsey
Ramsey
John P. 'Stevenson
Gimson
Coroner
Mary Neiswender
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
State Republican Central Committee
Gerald Skinner
Joseph J. Favatella
Uptown Optimists Club
University of Southern California
County Civil Service Commission
Lineal
Ryans
SUN
Oei
Long Beach
Compton-Lynwood
Long Beach Blvd
Sears
Lakewood
Lakewood Blvd
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Bat
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Fatire
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