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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1969
Page
1
Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, valued at 300 to 400 million dollars, told a planning conference that as a member of the minority group of millionaires he faces discrimination. He called it a tough row to hoe and noted most people would join his minority if given the chance.
Robyn Smith, a 24 year old Australian nurse, has ridden 40 175 miles across 23 countries in two years on the bike Auésie Anne. She began in 1968 from Cromila near Sydney with $100 and a boat ticket to England. She earned by odd jobs including nursing in London Paris and Rome and babysitting US families. She plans to reach Latin America Mexico Asia and the Middle East before returning home in 18 months.
Mrs. Miles Stewart plans a private ceremony at Ft Benning Georgia to receive her son Wayne Woody Stewart’s Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart. She will use the moment to critique the Vietnam War and the government, likening it to an alcoholic waste. Wayne Stewart left for Vietnam on his 22nd birthday March 12 and called his mother from California before deployment.
An Ohio woman denies buying Podunk Center, Iowa, a one acre village with a store, service station, cafe and motel. Reports said Elsie M. Frinzi bid 1250 but was told to wire 100 earnest money. she never sent funds and says she is no longer interested. Separate item: Cassius Clay signed to star in a musical version of Big Time Buck White opening Dec 1 at George Abbott Theater.
Viet Cong sunk the Panamanian tanker Kin Wah at Nha Trang killing three crew and two dockers after a mine created a 19 foot hole. The ship sank quickly but 26 others were rescued. In Saigon, two bombing plots failed and police disarmed a high school charge near the presidential palace. US planes struck guerrillas in the DMZ as combat activity continued.
William Charles Lane a Pepperdine College security guard pleaded no contest to manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 16 year old Larry Donnell Kimmons on campus after stopping him and other youths who were leaving the gym. He appeared before Superior Court Judge James Healey Jr in Torrance, sentencing set for November 28. Lane on leave from work remains free on a 6250 dollar bond and faces a possible one to 15 year prison term.
New York United Press International reports Pamela Brown sponsor of The Free Life balloon flight across the Atlantic postponed due to adverse weather for the coming weeks. The launch was planned for today or Friday with pilots Kurt Runzi of Zurich and Jim Stewart of Manhattan stock broker fame.
Nashville celebrates the Grand Ole Oprys 44th birthday with about 6000 guests from around the world. The event blends a disc jockey convention and a country music festival as Opry taps into Music Row with 57 acts and 200 sidemen. Country Music Association awards air tonight with Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell up for top honors.
The Senate passed a bill to raise monthly benefits for widows and dependent children of servicemen killed on active duty. Widows of recruits would receive 167 dollars, rising with rank to 26 monthly for a general. The measure also includes a 1 percent interest guarantee for banks on government backed student loans.
The storm Kara intensified to a hurricane with top winds around 75 mph as it moved east from the U.S. mainland. Its projected path would bring it near Bermuda with no immediate landfall threat to the United States, though advisories urged near shore operators to stay cautious.
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