Mao reshuffles China leadership under Mao power
Mao Tse-tung elevates Tina Kue-leng to premier and party first vice chairman and pushes out Teng Hsiao-ping as Chou En-lai's successor era shifts toward radical faction dominance. Jia Qingshi becomes premier while Hua Guofeng faces pressure to mediate between radical and moderate camps amid Tien An Men Square clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roderick
TOKYO
Mao Tse-tung
Tina Kue-leng
China
Hua
People’s Republic of China
Mao
Teng Hsiao-ping
Jia
Hunan
Chou En-lai
Teng
Chou
Itua
Ife
Lin Piao
Chiang Ching
Ringo game ruling stirs fear of broader gambling move
A three judge panel in Long Beach left in limbo whether the Pike game Ringo is illegal while upholding a narrowly tailored ruling that may let the game slip through a loophole. State prosecutors say Las Vegas style games remain prohibited. Federal and local officials weigh next steps as defense argues the ruling could open California to new gambling forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Herb Bond
Ringo
Las Vegas
Sse
Bond
Edward Nagen
Marvin Kabey
Pike
C. Ray Shira
Long Beach City
U.S
Robert Parkin
California
Parkin
Patkin
Superior Court
District Court of Appeal
Three Contenders Converge On Pennsylvania Demo Contest
Three Democratic hopefuls Udall Carter and Jackson press toward the April 27 Pennsylvania primary as momentum shifts post Wisconsin and New York results. Carter faces questions over momentum while Udall loses rural precincts late but claims wins on earlier tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Morris K. Udall
Henry Mi. Jackson
Jimmy Carter
Wisconsin
Ford praises Kissinger after Wisconsin win
President Ford in the White House Rose Garden praised Henry Kissinger as one of the greatest secretaries of state in U.S. history and said his Wisconsin primary victory fully justified faith in Kissinger. Ford, meeting Michigan business readers, called the Wisconsin win good news and a lift for his foreign policy. Rockefeller suggested a Kissinger ouster is a campaign tactic to appease conservatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Wisconsin
Kissinger
White House
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
Henry Kissinger
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Power failure blacks out 720000 in California
A pair of Oregon line failures caused a statewide outage. Southern California Edison reports 200000 customers blacked out for 9 to 12 minutes in Los Angeles and surrounding counties, while Los Angeles DWP affected 100000. PG&E serves 230000 in Northern California, with 500 Oakland customers out about 40 minutes. San Diego Gas & Electric reports 90000 affected. PG&E lines failed at 3 24 a.m. in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Southern
California Edison
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Riverside
Orange Counties
Los Angeles City
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
San Francisco
Pg&e
Hughes Buried in Simple Rites at Houston
Howard Hughes was buried in an unmarked grave beside his parents in Houston after a brief Episcopal service attended by about 25 people. The FBI confirmed fingerprints matched Hughes, as questions lingered over his vast estimated estate and possible tax implications for medical research beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Howard Hughes
FBI
Hollywood
Mughes
Howard
Dean Robert Gibson
Christ Church Cathedral
Hughes
Secretary of the Treasury
Tex
Mr. Gibson
Internal Revenue Service
Iran hit by 6.9 quake near Iran Soviet border
A strong Central Asia earthquake near the Iran border, reported by the USGS, measured as high as 6.9 in some accounts and 4.4 on the Richter scale. Reports place the epicenter near Ashkhabad region with potential for severe damage if inhabited. Berkeley seismographs logged related activity within minutes, but officials cautioned only one quake occurred and immediate effects were unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Colo
Central Asia
Soviet Union
Iran
U.S. Geological Survey
National Earthquake Information Service
Ashkhabad
UC Berkeley
Berkeley
Food prices hold steady in first quarter
The Agriculture Department said U S consumer food prices were flat in the first quarter of 1976 marking the first quarterly leveling off in over four years. Officials cited meat price declines as the main factor while cautioning that overall food costs may rise again later in 1976 as crop production develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Don Paalberg
USDA
Long Beach Bar Shooting Leaves Woman Wounded
A 35 year old woman was shot in a downtown Long Beach bar by a 42 year old man, Earl Levings. He bought drinks for the women through the evening and became angry when advances were resisted. The victim Lucy Boyce was treated at St Mary Medical Center with a right side wound and described as in good condition. The Old Mexico Bar at 297 Elm Ave was the scene at 11 40 p.m. Levings was booked for attempted murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Earl Levings
E. Third St
Levings
Lucy Boyce
W. Oceans Blvd
St. Mary Medical Center
Old Mexico Bar
Elm Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tanjug
Peking
Tien An Men
Tso
Tien An Men Square
Gov. Brown
Sacramento
Brown
AP Wineshate
L.A
Tom Willman
R.W. Apple JR
New York Times Service
Independent
Hey
Carter
Georgia
Fred R. Karris
Oklahoma
Today 10
Udall
Arizona
Ford Hails
Associated Press
L.B
Bar
Anaheim
Wallace
Action Line
Classifien
Kolleari Financial
LifesStyle
Beatles Shipping
Todd Thorney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!