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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1971

Page

5

Oscar Winners Honor Hayes Mills Beatles and Bergman

The Oscars honored Helen Hayes and John Mills for best supporting performances Miss Hayes accepted her award from Rosalind Russell as she prepared for a Catholic University stage production The Beatles were cited in absentia for Let It Be with Quincy Jones accepting For All We Know won best song Ring Lardner Jr earned best screenplay for M A S H Bergman received the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award while Frank Sinatra received an honorary Oscar

Helen Hayes John Mills Miss Hayes Madelon Clandet Rosalind Russell Washington, D.C Catholic University Mills Hayley Juliet Mills Ryan Ireland Hamlet Quincy Jones Music Center Orchestra Fred Karlin Rodd Wilson Arthur James Ring Lardner Jr Lardner Scott Daniel Taradash Academy Frank Sinatra Jean Hershall Gregory Peck Orson Welles Citizen Kane Lillian Gish Miss Gish Dorothy Ingmar Bergman Irving Thalberg Bad Hope Oscar Patton Parton Douglass Williams Don Bassman 20Th Century-Fox Ryan's Daughter Freddie Young Faraway Productions A. Mgm John Longenecker University of Southern California Department of Cinema Nick Bosusrow Lester A. Schoenfeld Ims Francis Lai Paramount Apple United Artists A.D. Flowers L.B. Abbott 2Th Century-Fox Lal Joseph Strick Laser Film Corp Bob Maurice Wadleigh Vauche Ltd Cromwell Nino Novarese Irving Allen Ltd Columbia Arie McCleary Gil Parrondo Antonio Mateos Pierre- Louis Thevenet Vera S.P.4 Italy Hugh Fowler Robb Wilson ABC Pictures Irving Thatverg Sweden Burt Lancaster Bergman Franklin J. Schaffner Ring Lardner

Bomb terror in Laos sparks debate during refugee visits

McCloskey accuses the American embassy of misleading on bombing effects after interviewing refugees in Laos. He questions press reporting and cites eight refugees who say villages were destroyed by bombs, with one claiming Pathet Lao occupation. A priest translator defends bombing as a necessity against the Ho Chi Minh trail.

Ban Na Nga Laos McCloskey Matt Menger Father Menger North Vietnam South Vientiane Imprompu Nixon U.S TF O Pathet Lao Waldie Indochina United States Waidie McMurtrie Godley Monteagle Stearns Stearns Luang Prabang

Explosion destroys Marin County home in garage

A blast and fire leveling a $35 000 home in San Rafael was blamed on a leaking propane torch in a car trunk. Patrick and his wife escaped unharmed as damage to a neighboring house reached 3500. Fire Chief Franzel said investigators continued to probe the cause.

San Rafael UPI Marin Battalion Robert Franzel James Patrick Patrick Franzel

Americans Welcome by Red China Army in Shanghai Table Tennis Demonstration

In Shanghai the U S table tennis team feeds a 5000 strong crowd as 15 Americans are cheered by Chinese soldiers. Tim Boggan, Dick Miles and George Ruben play a friendly match while Premier Chou En Lai greets the visitors. Miles wins 23 21. Braithwaite, the only Black player, draws applause. The delegation later tours and prepares for exhibition matches.

Shanghai China U.S Peking Chou En-lai Tim Boggan Merrick N.Y Dick Miles New York City George Ruben Detroit Miles

Yanks sweep Giants in four to reach fourth straight World Series

The Yankees defeated the Giants in five games to reach a fourth consecutive World Series, with a lineup featuring DiMaggio Gehrig Dickey Lazzeri and other stars. Ruth had left the team two years earlier in this era of baseball history.

Charles Gehringer Detroit Brooklyn Dodgers Ebbets Field New York Giants Polo Ground Pittsburgh Pirates Forbes Field Boston Braves Braves Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals Sportsman’s Park New York

Economy Rebounds After GM Strike Boosts Output

The Commerce Department notes a first quarter GNP rise to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.018 trillion driven by large gains in auto and steel production and housing and government spending. Personal income rose in March but remained below administration targets.

General Motors Harold C. Passer Commerce Nixon Department

Regents panel backs atomic ties with UC

The Atomic Energy Commission AEC partnership with the University of California for Livermore and Los Alamos projects won renewed support from a regents committee in Los Angeles. If approved by the full board, UC would renew its five year contracts with the AEC set to expire in about a year.

Regents Atomic Energy Commission University of California Livermore Los Alamos Mittee Los Angeles AEC N.M

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