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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
1
Sgt. Al Ford, flying over Tampa, timed a train blocking a crossing for 11 minutes. He radioed traffic reports, landed to write the ticker, then cited yard conductor A. Simpson for violating a city ordinance by blocking the intersection.
About 404 people gathered on the Arkansas Capitol steps to demand higher taxes. Governor Winthrop Rockefeller and lawmakers greeted the crowd as he urged that public opinion supports tax increases, citing a January poll showing broad justification for higher levies.
Several hundred National Guardsmen stood by at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill as a dining hall remained closed after student clashes. Brandeis Brandeis University, Geneseo, Sarah Lawrence, Rochester and Colgate campuses faced sit-ins and protests. Governor Scott urged reopening and law backing. Brandeis issued trespass charges. Brandeis and Geneseo demanded structural changes. Sarah Lawrence students criticized tuition hikes and called for broader student representation. Other actions occurred at Holyoke Community College, Rutgers, Minnesota, and Colorado amid broader campus disputes nationwide.
Police sought The Doors singer Jim Morrison amid six warrants for indecent exposure open profanity and public drunkenness tied to a Miami Dinner Key auditorium concert attended by about 12 000 people. Promoters said the group earned 25000 while audience members surged the stage before police halted the event.
Raymond L. Patriarca was in federal custody on the way to prison after U.S. District Judge Francis J. W. Ford sentenced him to five years for conspiring in the 1966 murder of Willie Matteo. The Supreme Court had refused to review his case while he was free on $25,000 bail.
Navy probe shows Cannon died from carbon dioxide buildup during a 27 February dive to repair helium leaks in the Sealab 11 habitat on the ocean floor. Officials cited rushed schedules and aging hardware as factors, with future projects suggested to use nuclear submarines instead of sea-floor habitats.
A 490-foot freighter carrying 1800 tons of ammunition for Vietnam rammed Pier 27 on the Embarcadero to avoid a collision with the M. M. Dant. No explosion occurred as Coast Guard and tugboats freed the ship and secured the area while ammunition was unloaded.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower continues to progress slowly but satisfactorily after abdominal surgery and pneumonia. Doctors at Walter Reed said daily bulletins would be discontinued as his condition improves, with the latest report noting ongoing gradual progress.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia said he would release four American fliers captured after their SAR mission if he received a message from President Nixon. The four men, identified as Laird P. Osburn, Maj. Querin Herlik, Sgt. John Fisher, and Sgt. Roly Pryor, were shot down Feb. 12 and are being treated as guests of the state. Cambodian officials noted no deal on recognizing borders, while Sihanouk cited threats from Vietnam Laos Thailand and the United States as surrounding Cambodia.
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