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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
7
The article outlines Muskie’s aborted presidential bid in 1972, noting the clash between labor union liberals and antiwar factions. It describes how Muskie, seen as a unifying figure, failed to adapt to the replay primary battlefield, appearing shy, sensitive, and ill suited to the vigorous primary contest.
U S forces press with heavy fighting near Quang Tri while peace talks resume in Paris after a five week halt. Washington accuses Hanoi of bad faith as a U S reconnaissance plane is shot down and casualties mount in South Vietnam. In Washington the Democratic race for 1968 shifts as Muskie gains, polarizing the party between Mc Govern and Humphrey amid rising campus activism and intra party tension.
The Senate Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly approved Richard Kleindienst to become attorney general after six weeks of hearings on the ITT antitrust settlement. The panel's 11 to 4 vote, with four Democrats opposing, sets the stage for a full Senate confirmation likely in May.
Columbia University students clash with protesters as a group ousts demonstrators from a campus building in a brief confrontation. Cornell suspends about 73 occupying students. Kent State and others staged sit downs and road blockades as antiwar actions spread nationwide.
Combined Wire Services report hundreds of parched acres burned in Central and Southern California as fires near Fresno Riverside and Escondido were contained. About 130 men fought a 200 acre blaze near Mammoth Pool Reservoir and air tankers aided another near Riverside. Winds of 15 mph fanned flames consuming 180 acres near Escondido. Authorities probe a blaze that destroyed 200 acres near Wild Animal Park Escondido.
Two people died and five were injured in separate crashes on Orange County roads near Santa Ana Huntington Beach and Lawndale. Victims were Carol Marie Urich 23 Huntington Beach and Steven Robert Whipps 18 Garden Grove with other injured including teens tied to a Santa Ana collision involving a semi truck.
Burglars pried open a locked door at Lakewood Village Community Recreation Hall 4919 Centralia Ave and stole stereo equipment valued at 450 dollars. Police report minor property loss and no injuries. The incident date is not specified in the readable text.
A gunman and two accomplices, including a woman, entered Cole's Market on a Thursday after a pistol whipping of a 16 year old clerk. They demanded the register cash, hitting the clerk, then fled with the money while being treated for a minor abrasion. The clerk, Robert McDowell of Deanside Street Wilmington, gave police his account.
Dr George Lowe of NASA lauds Apollo 1 despite earlier doubts and problems. He credits the Apollo engineering team and scientists on Earth for salvaging the mission as Casper lands, astronauts return aboard, and the crew reflects on discovery and future benefits.
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