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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1969
Page
1
Yorty McGavin, 18, and Scott A. Weaver, 19, both teens, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles U S District Court to possession and sale of 8213 LSD tablets. They had earlier pleaded innocent and face up to five years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine. Sentencing is set for July 28.
Astronaut James A. McDivitt resigns from the spaceman corps to head a new lunar landing planning office in the Apollo program. The 40-year-old former Gemini 4 flyer will oversee site selection, mission planning, requirements, and spacecraft modifications for future landing flights as Apollo 11 nears its July 16 launch.
Democrat John Melcher defeats Republican William Mather in Montana 2nd District with 45,190 to 43,168 votes, a margin of over 2,000 as Nixon era issues and anti ballistic missile plans shape early returns. Melcher notes occasional support for Nixon while stressing law and order themes.
Ley, noted rocket expert and author, died Tuesday at 62 in his Queens home. A space consultant and founder of the Society for Space Travel, he fled Germany in 1934 and became a U.S. citizen in 1944. He planned to witness the Apollo launch at NASA Houston before illness ended his days.
The House postponed a vote on President Nixon's surtax extension, delaying any early inflation curb. Head counts suggested defeat, no date set, and after the July 4 recess, leaders may pursue emergency measures to extend withholding at 10 percent and 5 percent surcharges for six months each through June 30, 1970.
The seven week hearing into reinstatement for Los Angeles County pathologist Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi ends with no immediate decision. Board president Richard Capen says the panel will review all testimony before ruling whether to uphold the firing by the Board of Supervisors or reinstate Noguchi. The verdict will be announced at a regular commission meeting after notices go to defense counsel and county counsel.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders Union Pacific to continue two passenger trains between Omaha and Logan, pending hearings into its request to drop trains to Austin. The decision follows claims of loss and declining patronage and initiates a formal investigation into the railroad’s plans.
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A youth led silent protest before Los Angeles County supervisors as several dozen children wore smog masks and held placards demanding action on air pollution. Parents from Stamp Out Smog urged stronger measures while Supervisor Warren Dorn noted plants moving outside county lines. the board voted to press APCD and urged state action.
The plan envisions Arab recognition of Israel, free passage through Suez and Gulf of Aqaba, and a strong U S and Soviet security guarantee. It rejects territorial concessions to Israel and demands phased Israeli withdrawal to pre war borders. The outline, from talks with Nasser, borrows features from prior American proposals.
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