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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
3
Berkeley graduates stage a walkout during a commencement scene. Tom Parkinson condemns policy, while crowds boo and cheer. A counter commencement follows with bands, honorary degrees, and a controversial history course. Stanford observes small protests and antiwar stickers amid Willard Wirtz’s praised address.
UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young conferred 7,298 degrees at commencement with about 20,000 in attendance. He called the year a notable first for his tenure and reflected on student demonstrations last month. Linda Kay Galdenberg delivered the senior address defending student activism and urging deeds to accompany words.
In a tense Sunday night clash in Sacramento seven police officers and a newsman were wounded as sporadic battles erupted with a small band of youths in a predominantly Negro section. More than 40 arrests were reported as more than 10 officers pushed into the Oak Park area after raiding a Black Panther office to disperse the crowd. Police said the disturbance began after alarms and gunfire were reported, with tear gas used and windows smashed along several stores.
Markets remain aligned with union actions amid wage and fringe benefit disputes. Clerks demanded the right to honor other union picket lines without retaliation, a clause cut in 1964. Picketing of Food Giant stores began May 28, prompting an FEC strike against a chain and a local lockout. Some clerks expect to return only after a tentative contract is approved. A recent meeting produced the tentative agreement after nearly a week of talks, with prior FEC input suggesting Teamsters involvement to resolve the dispute.
ThePublicist Dickson faces a felony complaint over hotel expense claims tied to Long Beach Promotions funds. An audit by City Auditor Courson is under way as deputies discuss surrender options. Dickson cites a serious medical ailment and plans hospital admission, insisting funds were not spent for personal gain.
A senate subcommittee investigator testified that Black Power groups aided city and campus riots as steps toward a general revolution. He cited the Black Panthers and SNCC forming alliances with SDS and other white revolutionary groups. The panel noted ongoing splits within SDS between a revolutionary union faction and founders like Tom Hayden. The testimony linked many agitators in cities to campus disruptions.
The Supreme Court ruled Powell Jr. could not be expelled from Congress as he was duly elected by New York's Harlem district. The decision, issued a week before term end, said the House lacked power to remove him. Powell, fined and stripped of seniority earlier, was not at his office when the opinion arrived.
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