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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1973
Page
2
A Massachusetts court probes F Lee Bailey for alleged failure to file briefs amid ethics review. Sam Ervin forms a fan club amid Watergate scrutiny. Narcotics suspect Frank L Matthews flees bail in New York. Paris-Miss Gentry contract dispute ranks over royalties. Romulo defends Philippine U S ties after martial law proclamation.
Commissioner Walter Purdinski warns Memorial Day could bring the state’s largest traffic jam with up to a million vehicles from mountains beaches and deserts. Holiday travelers risk overheating and fires as gas lines strain supplies. officials urge against carrying extra gasoline and to keep tanks half full.
California unveils a patriotic license plate design in red white and blue to debut next year for 1976 bicentennial celebrations. Gov. Reagan says millions of California plates will feature the new colors while blue and gold and black and gold plates remain valid through their lifetimes. The state seeks bids for 7.5 million reflectorized plates with silvery white backgrounds blue lettering and red California text, with plates starting to appear next summer.
In Bartow Florida UPI reports Charlie Smith, believed oldest living American, turned 131 amid modest celebration. Born into slavery in 1854 he was adopted as a child and has received visits and praise from prominent figures after a long life, though he shows signs of aging.
Sen Tiward Kennedy and Alabama Gov George Wallace will appear together in Decatur Alabama for a Spirit of America award ceremony. Wallace, paralyzed since a May 6 campaign shooting, will accept the patriotism award on a special platform. Kennedy’s remarks praise Wallace’s courage and determination, with a fourth of July celebration featuring pageants and other events drawing over 12 000 attendees.
Elizabeth Taylor announced a separation from Richard Burton in a two page note written on Regency Hall stationery. The actor couple, married in 1964, have said they will remain in contact while Burton stays with their lawyer in Quogue New York. Taylor plans to return to California to be near her mother and friends, hoping separation will lead to reconciliation.
A state health study finds California’s divorce rate rose after the 1969 Family Law Act but did not exceed national trends. Provisional 1972 data show California with 110,800 divorces, a rate of 5.4 per 1000, while 1971 national totals were 7,6810 divorces and 4.3 per 1000.
California Public Utilities Commission launches an investigation into possible energy shortages. PUC President Vernon L. Sturgeon and Examiner Burt K. Banks announce public hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco in July to establish facts, assess fuel supply and future needs, and consider remedies including regulatory relaxation and conservation measures. Utilities PG&E, Southern California Edison, and Southern California Gas will testify. other agencies and suppliers urged to provide data.
Governor Marvin Mandel announces plans to divorce his wife of 12 years to marry a divorced mother of four. Barbara Mandel expresses disbelief while noting the couple had shared their bed for 32 years and that the governor feels strain from his public role.
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