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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1969
Page
1
A Minnesota doctor's talk links female fat to curves, while UK and US headlines cover actors, protests, and the Beatles wedding chaos. Chamberlain’s Hamlet debut, FBI arrests at antiwar vigil, Ali praising Wallace, and Beatle arrests draw attention.
A second whale washed ashore near San Francisco amid fears the Santa Barbara oil slick is causing mass whale deaths. A third carcass appeared near Half Moon Bay, with Dr. Robert Orr noting oil in the first body’s mouth and baleen. Scientists warn of a potential migratory-season catastrophe if the trend continues.
The 1968 Grammys honored Glen Campbell as Album of the Year for By the Time I Get to Phoenix and Bobby Russell for Best Song with Little Green Apples. Feliciano and Warwick led male and female pop categories, while Simon and Garfunkel won for Mrs. Robinson and Otis Redding shared song and score honors.
The 165000 member California Teachers Association blacklisted Lawndale Elementary School in Los Angeles County and Ukiah Unified School District in Mendocino County for inadequate educational programs. The boycott means the association will not recommend these districts to members seeking teaching positions.
An experimental winged jet powered helicopter exploded and crashed into the sea near Ventura County Airport killing its pilot David Beil 32 of Thousand Oaks a former Navy test pilot and Vietnam veteran who was alone aboard the craft He leaves a wife and two children The Lockheed California Co aircraft built for the Array was on a flight test out of Ventura County Airport.
Former mayor Arthur B Hanes said Ray told him of a conspiratorial contact in planning the assassination. Senator James Eastland questioned whether the King killing was the work of one man, citing possible inside information and a blond Latin funder. Ray, serving 99 years, weighs appealing after pleading guilty. A separate note reports paintings from Robert Kennedy’s New York apartment offered in Washington Gallery of Art at prices from 900 to over 6000 dollars.
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