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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1970
Page
1
In Flat Rock Indiana, residents armed with shotguns surrounded a service station after a window entry report. Two suspects fled a car, were trapped inside. four more were later captured as the car returned. Local sheriffs noted the incident as part of a broader crime response.
Acting President Peter F Hegan warns that martial law may be required if violence continues at State University Bullide NCY. Classes are canceled today for students and faculty to examine the issue amid four days of campus unrest last week. Regan calls for end to violence blamed on vandals, cites ROTC and contracts as roots of conflict.
A federal judge in Houston sentenced Dr Timeiy Leary to 10 years in prison for aiding marijuana transport to Texas. Leary, smiling, clutched his wifeMary as the verdict and sentence were read. He faces possible appeals after being convicted of possession and importation linked to his daughter Barbara’s trip.
In Salisbury Rhodesia proclaimed itself a republic with Premier Smith criticizing U S policies on racial barriers. Acting president Clifford Du Boul named as he defended independence declared last November while maintaining loyalty to Queen Elizabeth. Dialogue touched on the economic embargo and U S reaction.
Guerrilla frogmen blew up a 40 foot bridge seven miles south of Da Nang cutting traffic southward from Da Nang and Hue. US engineers soon restored light traffic and aimed to reopen heavy traffic by Tuesday morning amid air raids in Laos and on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
In Rome a guard aboard an Ethiopian Airlines jet to Addis Ababa discovered a live grenade in the lavatory and disabled it, then leaped off as it exploded harmlessly away from passengers. The Boeing 707 carried 87 people including Foreign Minister Juan Marie Ayane of Git dun en route to an African Unity meeting. Authorities intensified searches and security checks at Leonardo da Vinci Airport after the incident.
Beverly Hills women launch POOF Preservation of Our Feminity and Finances to protest below knee midi skirts. They plan a signature drive starting March to lobby manufacturers and retailers, urging reform against fashion designers in France and elsewhere. President Juli Flutner says the effort targets trends that burden women who cannot afford constant wardrobe changes.
In Santa Barbara, more than half the National Guard pulled back Sunday, leaving an estimated 200 to 300 troops to back up sheriff's deputies, police, and highway patrolmen. Maj. Gen. Charles A. 614 Jr. warned all troops could leave Tuesday if calm continues amid three nights of unrest with vandalism and clashes.
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