09 May 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
1
Prince Philip lands at Den Pasar Bali greeted by Balinese dancers and cloaked in modest attire. He piloted his own plane in cloudy weather and will continue to Australia and New Zealand after a two day stay. He is the first royal to visit Indonesia.
President Johnson tested the White House putting green during a visit by professional athletes discussing citizenship in Washington area schools. The surface has decayed since Eisenhower kept it for his pastime, with Johnson missing several eight foot putts while observers watched.
The coroner ruled actor Albert Dekker's death accidental after an autopsy showed suffocation with a rope around the neck. Los Angeles deputies said no evidence indicated a suicide, and the 62 year old was found in his Hollywood apartment shower. Dekker will be cremated in North Bergen New Jersey.
Barnard College president Martha Peterson told Linda Leclair the 20 year old sophomore that no useful purpose is served by her continued enrollment after admitting to living off campus with her boyfriend. A May 29 date will determine final marks and future status. A public letter from Barnard’s president surfaced in New York. Leclair’s 26 year old boyfriend Peter Behr said he planned to drop out of Columbia, with plans undecided.
Incumbent state representative known as OP Ben Williams filed a Miami court action to stop Joe Chapman's mother Gladys Chapman from tallying 786 absentee ballots in Bay County for the Democratic primary. Williams claims the absentee vote was procured through fraudulent inducement or affidavits. A Monday hearing was set.
Vicki Drake won the preliminary Stanford student presidency with 1,575 votes to 1,232 for Dennis Hayes, while rival Mom slogan candidate Miss Bonint had 175. A runoff is set for May 14 as Drake seeks final office amid campus controversy over provocative campaign photos.
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, renowned heart surgeon, told a Providence news conference that artificial hearts for humans could be developed within five to ten years if funding is available. He urged cautious use of human heart transplants and said such procedures are justified only in capable institutions with competent teams.
A seventh F111A fighter bomber, a five million dollar aircraft derived from the TEX program, crashed 60 miles north of Las Vegas during a routine training mission. Both pilots—Maj. Charles Van Driel and Maj. Kenneth A. Schuppe of Las Vegas—parachuted to safety as the camouflaged jet, carrying top secret combat gear, was destroyed in the desert.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a California matter and a county context with numbers and names partially readable, mentioning a court or hearing and local interest. The text is incomplete, but reads as a public notice style snippet with potential legal or civic references.
Rev Ralph David Abernathy chief spokesman of the Poor People Campaign urged nonviolence as he led a Birmingham rally and predicted the effort may be the last peaceful push to address racism and poverty. He plans to travel to Boston as Midwest contingents converge in Indianapolis en route to Washington.
Washington police announce extra patrols ahead of the Poor People’s Campaign with fulltime coverage 20 percent above normal. Public Safety Director Patrick Murphy cites security concerns as lawmakers fear demonstrations by poor people and possible unrest after MLK Jr. assassination. Several hundred demonstrators expected Sunday, with potential to exceed 100000.
Van Nuys police report that George Perry also known as George B. Piscitello 36 a former associate of underworld figure Mickey Cohen was killed in a Wednesday night apartment gun battle. Eugene Massaro 29 a Florida man with a prior theft and burglary record was critically wounded. three other men Ivars Apinitis Peter Eden and Brian Jones were injured or fled. Officiers say Perry Massaro entered Apinitis Eden apartment and after pistol whipping the trio a gunfight followed with one assailant firing a .25 caliber pistol. Eden and Jones escaped through a window while Apinitis lay wounded in the kitchen. Perry died at the scene Massaro later died on the street. The three other men were taken into custody. A prior 1959 case related to Jack The Enforcer Wielen is noted but charges were dropped.
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