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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1972
Page
3
AP report says four small earthquakes struck San Bernardino and Riverside counties at 5 55 p m Sunday. Seismologists at Caltech place the epicenter in the San Bernardino Mountains with a Richter magnitude near 4 and no damage was reported by authorities.
A Saturday night blaze at Fairbanks International Airport leveled an interior airways hangar and destroyed three planes. Firemen estimated damage at 2 million dollars as water had to be hauled over a mile through four feet of snow to fight the fire.
Federal agents say Donald Ferdinand and Donald Manis, two inmates who escaped from Ohio Penitentiary by scaling a 30 foot wall, were arrested near Newport Kentucky and jailed in Kenton County. Ferdinand, serving an armed robbery term, and Manis, a life prisoner, were among three men who fled last week.
Israel postponed for at least a week a decision on indirect negotiations with Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal under a partial Middle East settlement. Cabinet discussions focused on the format and role of U S mediation as Rabin and Sisco plan further meetings this week.
Washington United States Senate Nutrition Committee urged a pilot program to test universal free school lunches in several areas. It urged expanding aging funds to cover 10 million needy children and argued universal meals combat deficiencies, lowers costs from nutrition related issues, and supports national effort to end child hunger with government action. McGovern led calls to press ahead, stressing hunger elimination and the obligation to feed every child.
Southern senators said the federal government should not dictate state and local hiring, arguing the EEOC backed bill to cover more than 10 million public employees violates states rights. The measure would extend EEOC coverage to state and local workers including teachers, with court action possible via the Justice Department. A cloture vote was set for Tuesday.
A demonstration led to the detention of sixteen persons, one protester shouting that the handcuffs were too tight as police moved to restrain participants.
Rev Ralph David Abernathy of the SCLC told Finnish TV that Nixon must be removed from the White House or black Americans will be lost. He urged action this year and said the party should present a candidate who represents all people, possibly Senator Edward Kennedy.
In Oakhurst Sierra foothill community a pre-dawn 8000 gallon propane storage tank fire at Yosemite Kleen Burn propane bulk plant prompted fears of evacuation for residents. Investigators say a leak led to the 90 minute blaze as deputies reported potential explosion danger near a building shared by the propane firm and a novelty shop between Fresno and Yosemite National Park.
San Mateo yachtsman Wallace Charleston, 41, was rescued by a coast guard helicopter after his four foot sailboat Little One caught fire and sank about a mile from shore. He was cold but in good condition after being flown to Peninsula to spl tul at Sailingame. The cause of the blaze will be investigated as shore bystanders watched the boat sink following the rescue.
Quebec prison guards at six facilities ended their revolt as Justice Minister Jerome Choquette promised to begin contract talks on Wednesday. About 450 guards at Bordeaux Provincial Prison were among those voting to end takeovers and return to normal schedules.
The estate of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson is estimated at $1 million with about $500,000 in assets and $500,000 in cash deposits. Attorney Chauncey Eskridge said the exact value will be determined after filing to appoint her eldest brother Wilmon Tf as interim administrator.
Washington AP reports senior members plan to dilute the House voting reform adopted a year ago. The reform records members on amendments and has sparked bipartisan friction. Proposals to raise the requirement for recorded teller votes circulate quietly as critics say the plan stirs controversy and could curb participation.
Washington AP Secretary of the Treasury John B Connally asked Congress for the largest single raise in the national debt ceiling since World War II. He said the borrowing limit must rise about a year from now to cover immense deficits. He blamed overoptimistic forecasts for fiscal 1972 and noted tax collections were falling short across major categories. Connally and Budget Director George P Shultz defended the 1975 budget as necessary to stimulate the economy and move toward balance, despite an estimated 25.5 billion deficit.
Sacramento UPS reports the mock bill legalizing marijuana for adults 18 plus was killed by the California YMCA Model Legislature. The youth governor Chris Ceballo veto override failed in the Youth Senate by eight votes after Assembly passage 79-8. Ceballos, 17, Pleasant Hill, defended his stance while Reagan called legalization the most ridiculous move.
Ten demonstrators from the Group for Action and Resistance against Militarization, posing as workers, were arrested near Lyon after displaying a banner opposing arms sales and the atomic command post. They carried cameras and audio gear and called the security system ridiculous and vulnerable while criticizing the project’s social cost.
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