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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1966
Page
2
A soldier at Fort Hood argues against Viet Nam service by citing Nuremberg trial rhetoric. He says he sought guidance from his commander, chaplain, and judge advocate to avoid deployment, while another case reports a similar conviction and dishonorable discharge for disobedience.
The State Water Resources Department Friday awarded a $95 million contract to Glendora firms to construct the 2.7 mile Angeles Tunnel on the State Water Project. Shea Raise Lockheed Healy, a consortium, expect to finish by July 1970. The west branch tunnel will carry water from Pyramid Reservoir to a power plant near Castine on Highway 99 as part of joint state city power development.
Reports from Saigon describe intensified Viet Cong terror as elections near. U S aircraft strafed infiltrating bands while troops clashed in the Mekong Delta and central highlands. Police uncovered plots to disrupt voting as monks protest Ky candidacy.
John’s Newfoundland voters reelect Premier Joseph Smallwood who led the province into confederation with Canada in 1949. The Liberal landslide captured 39 of 42 seats, gaining five. Conservatives won the remaining three.
In Rochester New York hundreds of delegates fled the Manager Hotel as dense smoke filled corridors from a small second floor storage fire. Assistant state attorney general Isadore Siegel and Earl Ostrander were hospitalized for smoke inhalation but listed in satisfactory condition. Governor Rockefeller remained at a different hotel during the blaze in the 14 story brick building.
A fragment from the Post Office announces changes in mail delivery services, noting class two rates and altered transit times. Officials emphasize efficiency and coverage for regular subscribers and local businesses.
Governor Brown calls for renewed dedication to the future and state betterment on the 116th anniversary of California statehood. He notes California's worldwide reputation as the land of good fortune but says full potential remains unrealized and urges attention to the state's achievements and future. Sacramento report.
Carmichael faces riot incitement charges in Georgia with a $9,000 bond. Officials described the case as a potential riot link while noting the legal ambiguities and the mayor accusing Carmichael and SNCC of instigating disturbances during the Tuesday events.
London based wires report China hints at taking over North Vietnam as Hanoi seeks peace moves. Diplomatic sources say Hanoi has held talks with Soviet leaders while Beijing presses for restraint amid regional tension. Carmichael aides Ware and Walton face charges in Minnesota over an incident linked to the Summerhill area.
President Johnson will receive the fourth annual Family of Man award at a New York dinner on Oct. 29, cited for his leadership in civil rights. Previous winners include Lester B. Pearson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy. In Moscow, Brezhnev met with Le Thanh Nghi and others amid talks on Hanoi’s ideological alignment and continued guerrilla warfare with Peking pressuring North Vietnam.
Reports from Damascus claim the Syrian coup attempt was crushed with assurances that those responsible were liquidated. Observers note ongoing power struggles within the Baath regime as armed workers and officials resign from state firms amid purges.
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