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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
2
BERKELEY UPIJerrey Henderson 22 is arrested after a man fires a gun at a bus, shattering a window. Howard Bennett 2, a passenger, is treated for cuts. Police report ongoing investigation into firing the shot and possession of unknown drugs and white powder found in Hendersons apartment.
UPI reports four mental patients found dead within days near Napa State Hospital. Michael Wilddra, 14, drowned after wandering to a lake. Ernie Caldera, 17, and Patricia Conway, 2, found in a quarry. David Christman, 19, drowned in a small lake.
United Air Lines 727 skidded off the east-west runway at Stapleton International Airport on a rainy Monday. All 99 aboard evacuated within 90 seconds. no serious injuries. Pilot Capt Edward Raney said left main gear locked midway, causing the craft to veer left and collapse right gear into the wheel well. The jet toppled onto grassy shoulder and rested about 125 yards from the runway.
A Japan Airlines jet with 89 passengers and eight crew members was struck by lightning during a hail storm near Tokyo. The four engine aircraft rolled nose first under a hail barrage, radar dome shattered, air speed indicators knocked out. Capt William R Stanton of Oklahoma City guided the stricken LC8GL to a safe landing with assistance from a second JAL airliner that escorted the flight to Tokyo.
British aurists said police in Costa Brava fired warning shots as a car filled with hippies sped away. The incident followed a clash on Ibiza where police fired warning shots during mass arrests of hippies. No injuries confirmed.
The Spruce Goose flying boat designed by Howard Hughes won a one year reprieve from eviction as Long Beach Harbor Commission extended its lease to September 4. The commission had earlier said the property should be developed as a marine terminal for higher profits.
UPI report says U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts threw out the Nixon administration desegregation suit after finding the federal government uncooperative in seeking a compromise with local officials. The Austin School District plan for minimal busing and learning dealers was approved.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader charged Monday that foreign objects in canned fish sickened people and that national canners suppressed incidents to forestall federal inspection. He accused the National Canners Association of establishing an apparently illegal mechanism to influence policy.
Commerce Secretary Maurice E. Stans touts the rise in private housing starts to a 158 million annual rate in June as proof Nixon policies work. For the first half, starts reached 1.88 million, the fastest pace since 1951, with housing fueling economic strength despite unemployment near decade highs. Mutual fund redemptions exceeded sales by 18.3 billion dollars in June, the second straight month of net withdrawals.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Congress the FBI will intensify its drive against Communist Chinese intelligence gathering and revolution in the United States as Beijing calls the U S its chief enemy. The remarks came as the Senate weighed FBI funding and ahead of Nixon’s plan to visit the PRC. Mansfield and Scott urged restraint in discussing China while Javits warned of possible tacit understandings with Beijing on UN representation.
The Nationalist Chinese Foreign Ministry said President Nixon sent a personal letter to Chiang Kai-shek assuring the United States will honor its defense treaty commitments to the Republic of China and maintain friendship, despite Nixon’s plans to visit Communist China. The ministry did not specify where the letter was sent or the exact destination.
Washington discloses a campaign by Mrs. Ben Ruhlin and allies to gather 218 House signatures for a discharge petition to bring a constitutional amendment on school prayer to the floor. The group cites 178 signatures by Monday and argues the measure could bypass Supreme Court rulings.
The Senate narrowly approved an amendment to permit the Subversive Activities Control Board to spend its budget on actions following Nixon's order to empower hearings. Opponents warned the move could prompt a new administration crackdown on peace and civil rights groups. The vote came after a failed bid to abolish the agency with a 47 to 4 tally.
The House approved a 678 to 0 measure expanding VA treatment for all servicemen and veterans with addiction issues. The bill, sent to the Senate, authorizes treatment at federal facilities including Fort Worth Texas and Lexington Kentucky regardless of discharge status or legal violations.
Washington debate over economy measures continues as Rev. Wilbur Mills urges an investment tax credit and higher standard deduction while party leaders question feasibility. Mills proposes spending ceilings and an incomes policy to curb price and wage rises, with public opinion potentially pressured to back action.
Dublin Ireland AP Irishmen drank 48 pints one beer per capita in the year ending March 31 according to the Revenue Commission report.
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