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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1969
Page
1
Penny Franks at Plains National Bank in Lubbock described a would be robber handing her a note demanding ten thousand dollars. She laughed when the robber’s fake mustache threatened to slip, causing him to flee as she collapsed to the floor.
A US Navy C2A Greyhound supply plane crashed into the sea in the Tonkin Gulf off Vietnam. All 26 aboard were Americans. The aircraft, from Cubi Point in the Philippines, was on a flight to an aircraft carrier. a board of inquiry has been formed.
Saigon reports the weekly U S combat toll at 93 killed in action, the lowest in two years, with 1 315 wounded, while South Vietnamese losses rose to 306 killed and 696 wounded. Enemy fatalities dropped to 2 282 as North Vietnamese divisions pulled back near the Cambodian border.
Border city tourism may fall by two million in first 30 days of Operation Intercept as U S customs tighten checks at San Ysidro. Ten day counts show crossing declines 559,442 with long waits and shifts to foot crossings. Kate Smith undergoes kidney stone surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
Washington report says the Nixon administration aims to reform marijuana penalties, treating some users as medical cases rather than criminals. Health officials and Justice Department aides discuss flexible sentences, arguing current penalties are disproportionate to the harm, while federal and state laws impose 2 to 10 years for first offenses and up to $20,000 fines.
A California Superior Court judge invalidated a state rule for calculating Aid to Families with Dependents, affecting 28,000 families. The ruling cites conflict with the 1967 federal standard, potentially raising welfare costs by about 9.85 million dollars in the current year. The judge ordered enforcement stopped and left individual reimbursement claims to be processed by the Social Welfare Department.
A Sacramento municipal court jury acquits two bottomless go-go dancers on indecent exposure charges after a five week trial. The case moved through venues including a bar, a theater, and a movie house as jurors visited scenes tied to the dancers acts and a controversial Swedish film.
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