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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
1
Richard Gordon says the space program costs Americans about 178 dollars per year while liquor costs 5 dollars per person. He spoke at the International Newspaper Promotion Association convention in Vancouver, arguing space costs are lower than perceived.
The Daily News reports Nixon praises Tricia for bristling at attacks on her father and defending him. In a La dies Home Journal interview, he notes her privacy, reserved nature, and occasional political clashes with Eisenhowers. Also covered are the Eisenhowers moving from Northampton, a Judy Garland slippers auction, and ongoing tornado recovery in Lubbock with Suharto’s U.S. visit plans.
Attorney General Mitchell told a House subcommittee that the Nixon administration’s crackdown on organized crime has yielded a rising arrest and conviction pace for Cosa Nostra figures. He noted 59 indictments in 1969 versus 24 in 1964, with 29 federal convictions in 1969 and a plan to widen strike forces to 20 cities.
Bochum Germany. The Bochum Space Research Institute failed to receive signals from Communist China's first satellite for the sixth straight day. Director Heinz Kaminski said the orbital body's batteries appear exhausted. The last signals from China 1, which broadcast the song The Bal Js Red, were heard Friday at about 10 p.m.
The Official Catholic Directory reports a national drop in Catholics to 47,072,009, 24.5 percent of the population, with declines in infant baptisms, converts, and enrollment across Catholic schools, seminaries, and colleges. Schools and colleges also fall, while infant baptisms and converts reach 24 year lows.
Former Atty. Gen. Ram sey Clark testified against the Nixon anticrime proposal stressing the danger to liberty and due process. He warned that preventive detention and aggressive policing threaten basic rights, liberty, and human dignity even amid public safety fears. The Senate subcommittee considers nationwide pretrial detention up to 60 days if a judge finds danger to the community.
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In New York Students and union members staged a noon rally near City Hall to protest the Indochina war. Police estimated 20,000 attended, far below the 60,100 to 150,000 figure. The crowd carried antiwar and civil rights banners and included notable figures such as Howard Samuels Basil Paterson and Paul O Dwyer. The Labor-Student Coalition for Peace organized the event. Police reported a $180,000 overtime cost for the security ring around City Hall Park. Victor Gothaum spoke as a leader of District 37 AFL CIO. The crowd was largely ignored by local workers and contrasted with Wednesday’s parade.
President Nixon ordered American flags flown at half staff for Memorial Day to honor those who died in Vietnam. He extended the tribute beyond noon, calling for a marked show of reverence and a hope for a peaceful world free of conflict.
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