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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1971
Page
1
Report on an airliner crash near Kastrup Airport details a violent impact that shattered an air raft. Weather was windy with good visibility. five passengers believed Norwegian and others East European, with twenty three killed in a historic disaster era.
Reported by UPI, bombs damaged the California Prison and Rehabilitation System offices in Sacramento San Francisco and San Mateo. The August 21 1971 attacks followed the shooting death of George Jackson at San Quentin. Damages included collapsed ceilings broken pipes and severed electrical lines. Authorities cited vulnerability of public buildings to bombings and opposed stricter entry controls.
Washington based report says the Presidents Coat of Living Council ruled that car dealers resort owners and employers affected by seasonal patterns may raise prices or wages to peak 1971 seasonal level. The decision follows complaints about an out of season low price period and allows dealers to match price levels seen in 1971 for new models while limiting annual price increases. Labor groups criticized parts of the wage price policy as strategy meetings occurred in Minneapolis to oppose the policy. The story notes the dollar yen exchange shift as Japan allowed the yen to float reaching a 6 percent relation to the dollar in official markets.
A Greek ferry named He Joanna burned off the Italian coast killing 36 on Sunday with about 1, 특 1,900 aboard. Survivors numbered 1,086 and 256 in serious condition. 266 were in good condition. Authorities could not estimate the missing due to scattered survivors and varying figures for aboard passengers. The ship carried 980 people on a Patras to Ancona run. owners reported 97 crew and 83 tickets issued. Rescue efforts involved Italian navy helicopters, other ships, and volunteers. the scene drew boats from Venice, Brindisi, and beyond as winds hampered operations.
Fair through Monday with variable high cloudiness and patchy morning low clouds near the ocean. Light conditions today mid 60s near the coast and 70s to 80s inland. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
In a nightmarish cluster of notes a Black Panther banner honors George Jackson as a revolutionary leftist martyr a week after his San Quentin escape attempt ended in bloodshed. Across Northern California bombs target three state offices in tribute. Offshore Nixon enjoys a lengthy coastal yacht break as public unrest erupts.
Egypt will send its United Nations ambassador to New York to direct a diplomatic offensive aimed at securing a full scale Security Council debate on the Middle East when the council meets next month. Government sources say the meeting will address a Jordanian complaint about Israel's actions in Jerusalem.
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