21 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1970
Page
1
A sudden Gerce storm near Lake Stur in the Sudbury nickel area produced 90 mph winds for about 30 minutes. Six people are dead, scores injured, hundreds homeless as the city of 100000 is declared a disaster area. Armed forces search the wreckage for survivors.
Cambodian high command claimed a major victory near Phnom Penh after repelling three reinforced Communist battalions seven miles northeast of the city. Communist gunners later bombarded positions across the Mekong River from the royal palace. The report followed U.S. arms aid talks with Cambodia and a drop in U.S. air raids, while American casualties for the week reached 69 dead and 615 wounded.
A federal grand jury in Birmingham indicted nine people including two circuit judges and a sister of one judge for conspiracy and mail fraud in a weekend “quickie divorce” racket. Victims from Ohio New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Virginia and Alabama total at least 5639 couples across seven states.
Life magazine questioned Sen Joseph Tydings liberal Democrat of Maryland for using his Senate office to promote Charter Co interests where he was a director and major stockholder. It cited aid for a Charter housing project and a Panama loan while notingTydings denied the accusations as unfair.
Cellist Pablo Casals, 93, is recovering from a slight illness and will not travel from San Juan to Israel to conduct the final concert of the Israel Music Festival as planned. His wife announced the cancellation on Thursday.
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