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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1969
Page
2
Nationwide moratorium mobilizes support and opposition as politicians split over Vietnam war policy. Across cities from Ames to Boston, peaceful vigils, prayers, readings of war dead, and campus rallies unfold while officials weigh permits and civic actions.
Spokesmen for almost two dozen organizations announced plans for Vietnam Moratorium Day demonstrations at California State College Long Beach and nearby campuses. Activities include pickets, rallies, films, a candlelight parade, rock concerts, and a symposium. Organizers include the Long Beach Peace and Freedom Party and campus groups.
Analysts tie the rally to growing expectations of progress toward peace in Vietnam as large institutions return to the market. Long Beach brokers note sustained 800 level of the Dan Jones averages and heavy volume, while campus protests and teach-ins mark a day of antiwar activism nearby.
SEOUL The South Koreans say they sank a North Korean infiltration ship near Huksan Islands about 260 miles southwest of Seoul after a fierce battle. All hands presumed lost. A destroyer escort and jet fighters returned unharmed. the 71-ton vessel reportedly carried saboteurs and had a high speed hull and fishing boat like superstructure.
Brown, a Kennedy fellow at Harvard, helped organize nearly 500 campuses for a nationwide moratorium on Oct 15 as a peaceful pause in business as usual. He says the move targets policy change, not Nixon personally, with aides MIXNER and Hawk coordinating a nationwide network through long phone lines.
The chief designer said the weekend launch of Soyuz 6 7 and the third craft, described as a workshop, aimed to explore new potentials of the three spacecraft. The report notes the group flight as the second task in the program and references the flying space station concept under construction.
A fragmentary play by play from a World Series game details Orioles and Mets actions across innings. Notable events include Belanger, Harrelson, Harrelson, Belanger, Buford, and Robinsons with scattered outs and hits. Mets lead after a late homer by Keenan? and a dramatic centerfield catch. The report mix includes fielding plays, base advances, and pitching shifts.
A girl jockey reported a kidnap attempt after a man forced her and another rider into a car at the track. The pair were driven to a dirt road near Bald Mountain area where the man dragged Court from the car and abducted Miss Bacon into the woods. The girl broke free along Interstate 81 and ran, while the suspect fled. The second portion covers space news with Tass reports on the Soyuz mission, commander Shatalov and technicians discussing manual control maneuvers, cold welding, and plans for experiments in orbit.
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