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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1969
Page
3
A massive oil tank explosion and ensuing fire injured about 50 and killed one, destroying nearby structures as flames threatened nearby streets. Residents in the Tosti industrial area were warned to evacuate as fears of underground gas spread emerged.
A 105-foot schooner carrying five aboard took on water about 115 miles off the Guatemalan coast. Coast Guard planes dropped pumps to the vessel, while other crews responded as the rescueCoordination Center coordinated aid.
Rebuttal proceeds as Sirhan Sirhan shows no signs of intoxication says police detective. juror replacement occurs after enginee r Lawrence Morgan rushed to hospital with breeding ulcer. Prosecution calls three veteran officers to support claims Sirhan was sober and lucid during Kennedy assassination, while defense emphasizes diminished capacity and mental illness.
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a plan allowing Howard Hughes to guarantee a 4.5 million loan to Air West, financed by Bank of America. Air West stockholders had approved Hughes's purchase earlier, and CAB action remains needed for the takeover. The airline, formed by Bonanza West Coast and Pacific mergers, is in critical need of the loan to stay in business.
Cardinal Carberry of St. Louis, born 1902 in Brooklyn, rose to archbishop of St. Louis in 1968 after service in Lafayette and Columbus. Pope Paul VI to appoint 41 Italians and 10 Americans to a 136 member College of Cardinals in a late April consistory.
Sirhan Kin 37 oldest of Sirhen B. Sirhan's four brothers was arrested for assault and disturbing the peace early today at St Luke Hospital where Saidalla Was recuperating from an auto accident. Saidalla 36 serious condition with fractured skull and broken leg. Sirhan posted 125 bond and was released. arraignment set for April 3.
The eyewitness recounts a near blast in Carson on Sepulveda Boulevard as a massive fireball from burning oil tanks at the Pletcher refinery rolled toward vehicles. He survived with scorched hair and intense heat, describing a frantic traffic jam and sudden silence after the flame disappeared.
President Nixon announced the appointments of two Republican women to Treasury posts. Burdine Elston of McDonough Delaware becomes Treasurer of the United States and Mary Brooks of Carey Idaho will direct the mint. Both require Senate confirmation and were announced by Secretary Kennedy at the White House.
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