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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1969
Page
1
A Massachusetts House member Driscoll was seen shredding and flinging paper in the domed chamber during a debate on public utility security deposits. The scene lasted about 15 minutes as he sent bits of paper toward colleagues, unnoticed by the speaker.
Former Arkansas governor Orval E Faubus wed TV commentator Elizabeth Westmoreland in a private Lisle Rock Baptist ceremony. The couple met in 1967 during Info 68 discussions. Faubus recently divorced Alla after 37 years of marriage. Westmoreland, 30, has two children and previously worked as a commentator critical of Republican leaders on the show.
William J. McCabe, 41, a twice convicted forger, was released from the District of Columbia jail after a judge signed a mistaken order he be forthwith released. Judge Gerhard A. Gesell questioned the signature while McCabe, awaiting sentencing, had pleaded guilty. Superintendent Rogers declined further comment as the release is probed.
Dearborn mayor Orville Hubbard floated inviting civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy to relocate to the all-white Detroit suburb after Abernathy’s Rotary Club visit. Hubbard praised Abernathy as “a good clean working guy” while residents recalled past harassment of Black families in Dearborn. Abernathy, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, suggested he might retire to the South or nation’s problems before facing Dearborn’s racial dynamics. Meanwhile, Harriet Atwood’s 1887 Edison recording remains a milestone as she turns 99, celebrated by Richmond Va residents and honored figures from Edison’s era.
Three California highway patrolmen vow to challenge a rule forcing facial hair removal after barbers cut their moustaches and sideburns in Sacramento. They plan appeals to the state personnel board then a possible court case, backed by the California State Employees Association. The inspector rejects negotiation while noting a 1938 policy.
Richard Charles Newell, 18, Oxnard grocer and Southern California’s first heart transplant recipient, is up and walking a month after the eight hour operation. He received the heart of 23 year old Mrs. Shurley Highhouse of Torrance, who died from a self inflicted injury. Newell is eating solid foods and rode in an automobile with his wife. Highhouse’s kidneys were transplanted as part of the procedures affecting other patients at Children’s and Wadsworth hospitals.
A brief note directs readers to inspect today’s classified section for loan offers and budget tips. It highlights available lending options and financial products with emphasis on practical borrowing guidance.
A conservative California assembly session criticized President Nixon and his policies. They condemned Henry Kissinger as security adviser, attacked former Lt. Gov. Robert Finch and HEW figures, and denounced Nixon's choice amid a two day gathering of about 14 000 members. The event also cited James Farmer as a HEW aide. A Chicago-Ups dispatch notes a post office auction offering oil paintings, a bearskin, and a dragonback rattlesnake.
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