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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1969
Page
2
An interpreter for the US government recounts villagers’ claims of artillery and shelling deaths at Son My in early March 1988. He cites estimates of up to 300 killed, with some villagers saying Americans shot civilians in three locations. Some residents escaped and did not report the incident.
The officer promised a full investigation into the alleged mass killings near a village called Finkville, possibly My Lai No 4. Lt William L Calley Jr faces pretrial in the case as Ridenhour says others involved may speak out and that higher ups tacitly approved the action.
Police investigated a church gaming raid at a Garden Grove church on Lewis Street where gambling devices and a state-unauthorized bar were found. Eight patrol officers interviewed witnesses and seized four tables each for craps blackjack and chuck-a-luck while seeking whether charges would be filed.
About 7,000 demonstrators attacked Kadena Air Base near Naha using Molotov cocktails and sulfuric acid. Police and security guards repelled the crowd after fires started in Kadena village. Nine Ryukyus police were injured as missiles were thrown over the fence. In Washington, Prime Minister Eisaku Sato arrived to discuss Okinawa ties and the Vietnam War base role with President Nixon while Tokyo saw 15,000 police guard protesting crowds at the airport. Dec 1-31 North Vietnamese post office to handle Christmas prisoner gifts destined for U.S. POWs.
Fristoe, later Claude Willis, captured by Compton police after a lifelong string of escapes and adventures. Born Texan, he claimed escape from Nevada State Prison in 1923 for slaying two deputies near Ely and described a Keystone Kops style break with accomplices. He now faces a dis disrupting the peace charge in Municipal Court. Dr Karel Erban, a former Czechoslovak diplomat and Radio Free Europe organizer, died in Tucson at 73.
Apollo 12 astronauts Conrad and Bean transmit live color images from the lunar module in the Ocean of Storms as they prepare for surface exploration. They describe views of Earth and Moon, discuss tuna fish salad, and report no major issues during approach, with mission control canceling a tentative course correction.
Nixon urged a reversal of the U S Soviet arms race as SALT opens in Helsinki with ceremonial sessions. He called SALT one of the most momentous negotiations, seeking mutual confidence and a lasting accord. Real talks start Tuesday at the U S and Soviet embassies and may last months or years.
The U N General Assembly voted 71 to 29 with 22 abstentions to maintain U N forces and its commission in South Korea aimed at a unified, democratic Korea under a freely elected government. The U N forces are effectively American, with 55,000 U S troops in place for the truce. In California, Gov Ronald Reagan urged decisive environmental action at a conference, warning soil depletion in 64 years and highlighting air, land, water, and urban pollution panels. He noted record park acquisitions and policy milestones, while Interior Secretary Hickel outlined a nationwide river cleanup plan and a $10 billion sewer upgrade strategy.
Wesley Christenson tried a snowmobile outside Benson Tractor Sales in Clarendon Pennsylvania when the throttle jammed and the machine slammed into an air compressor. The compressor exploded along with the snowmobile gas tank and a nearby gasoline can. Christenson freed his leg with help from fire officials as the garage burned, causing about $28,000 damage.
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