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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1972
Page
2
Lucretia Clark age two of San Lorenzo died after a fall from an apartment window at Memorial Hospital. Police say she climbed onto a suitcase and storage chest then slipped from 1499 Elma with apartment manager Karen Verarde 21 and Verarde's two sons nearby. The incident occurred while Verarde was in another room.
Two 11 year old boys walked into Morro Bay police Sunday night carrying a metal box and said they wished to turn themselves in. The box contained 20 sticks of dynamite blasting caps and fuse. The boys said they took the dynamite from a mine and dumped it into the ocean. They were held at San Luis Obispo on multiple charges.
In Mayfair London a trio wearing howler hats and pinstripe suits robbed the Chase Manhattan Bank on Mount Street. They shot two guards, escaping with 37500 dollars as tourists and workers fled. Police pursued. a helicopter assisted tracking as gunmen split up. One guard was shot in the leg and the other in the shoulder.
Four people died and four were seriously injured in a rural intersection crash near Hanford. Authorities identified the dead as Henry Lofton 47 Doris Corcoran 42 Zona Sloan 25 and Johnny Ranpos 15. Allen Cypert 24 of Hanford drove the other car and was listed in serious condition along with three Lofton passengers Staci Lofton 7 Renee Beckham 1 and Laverne Sloan 21.
Big rock festival at Pocono International Raceway drew over 200000 fans despite rain mud and limited facilities. Police reported orderly crowds with minor accidents. Marijuana and hard drugs were present but not widely used. Raceway manager Bill Marey praised the event as a first time success expanding a one day lineup.
Jochen Robiller, 46, a German native, and his wife along with their 2 year old adopted son Christian left Sanday in their cement-hulled homebuilt ketch Shlange on a five year voyage around the world. Their first stop is Morehead City Beach North Carolina to install a self steering system and stock up on fuel and supplies.
Police clashed with more than 200 youths in a beach community after breaking up a fight between rival gangs. At least one youth was treated for stab wounds, one officer was injured, and a patrol car was damaged by a fire bomb amid the 1 am disturbance.
Kansas City dispatch reports doctors plan x rays of former President Harry S Truman's gastro intestinal tract this week at Research Hospital and Medical Center. The 68 year old remains in satisfactory condition after a lingering colon irritation prompted earlier delays. A hospital spokesman noted Truman woke early Sunday, had breakfast, read the paper, and joined his year old guest.
A Sunday football game in the San Quentin recreation yard ended in a jail riot. Two inmates suffered mirror cuts from a sharp instrument. Six prisoners took part. guards quickly broke up the scuffle while about 200 inmates watched.
Brig. Gen. Richard Tallman, 47, native of Connellsville Pennsylvania, killed by North Vietnamese shelling at An Loc with three other U.S. officers wounded. Tallman had been chief of staff for the 3rd Regiment Assistance Command and was promoted to brigadier general the day after arrival. The North Vietnamese also attacked Quang Tri and faced heavy clashes as U.S. bomber forces logged over 300 strikes.
Elephants have killed at least 24 people in five villages around Chandka Forest, 720 miles southeast of New Delhi, according to United News of India. More than 20,000 villagers are neglecting farming due to the danger. The cause is unclear but theories link it to a drought and heat wave this summer.
In Nha Trang harbor the 10,678-ton British freighter was rocked by two explosions and partly sunk while unloading a rice cargo. Officials suggest sabotage by Viet Cong agents posing as stevedores. no crew were hurt. The ship settled stern first and remained partially submerged.
A fire broke out early today on the U S S Forrestal attack carrier in Norfolk Virginia port. Navy officials said the blaze is isolated to a flag officer area one deck below the flight deck and is contained but burning. Five naval fire units responded and there are no reported injuries. the ship has been in port since June 28.
US command reports a minor slowdown in Vietnam withdrawals while overall American strength rose by 100 in seven days. Soldiers shifted to Thailand and Guam, with Marines, Air Force personnel, and sailors counts detailed. no cap exists on bases outside Vietnam as Nixon timelines extend to late August.
The Remember Pueblo Committee chair Paul Lindstrom claimed a U S mercenary force has formed the international Douglas MacArthur Brigade to free American POWs in Southeast Asia. He said the group has no volunteers and includes some Marines plus mercenaries from Sweden Britain France and Belgium.
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