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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1969
Page
2
The report outlines runoff pairings and margins in multiple districts. Incumbents led voting with varied support while challengers and new-politics candidates contested key races. Corbett and deals faced notable margins amid health issues and district reforms debates. Kiesinger to visit Washington in late February, spurring international attention.
Washington reports Congress heard that congressionally ordered employee cutbacks saved the Treasury $23 million but caused $540 million in revenue losses due to IRS limits on audits. Deputy Ernest C. Belts Jr. estimated $30–40 million more from Customs delays, and Secret Service reassignments reduced counterfeiting activity. House Appropriations subcommittee testimony noted three of four vacancies filled last year and cited the measure as a mistake.
A July incident on the Riverside Santa Ana interchange left Jimmy Alan Henry, 22, of Cypress, shot and crushed after a scuffle with off duty Detective Frank Spencer 44. Henry was taken to Orange County Medical Center in critical condition. Spencer required 12 stitches at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim.
A 10 rocket salvo struck Da Nang killing 12 and wounding 29 as the Communist offensive widens in South Vietnam. Five civilians died in An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon, while Da Nang civilians accounted for 16 dead and 24 wounded. Hanoi Radio boasted of a general offensive as U.S. bases faced nightly shelling and one significant ground attack near Saigon. Secretary Rogers arrived in Saigon urging peace talks and denouncing attacks as senseless.
The secretary testified that Dr. Noguchi was kind to her chauffeur as she and counsel Martin Weekes faced the star prosecution witness. Herbert McRoy, Noguchi’s former assistant, jumped to her aid. She recalled being in Noguchi’s office on the day Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and hearing him say Kennedy would die so he could perform the autopsy and become famous.
A House floor debate notes possible impeachment actions against Fortas amid rumors of resolutions by members. Fortas weighs resigning after Wolfson family fee offer and meets with allies to decide whether to quit or stand firm.
City health officials raided an apartment in San Francisco after a mouse explosion incident. Clarence J. Gon stated two people may have been involved in February but escaped detection.
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