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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1971
Page
2
A bandit team of up to six men wearing ski masks raided a Harlem Savings Bank on upper Broadway, firing into the building and the street as they escaped with $16,000. Eight people were injured, including police Sgt. James Upton and Patrolman Thomas O Neal in a gun battle.
Golda Meir arrived in Washington for talks with President Nixon. She stated Israel will discuss all issues, including an interim Suez solution and a final peace treaty, while voicing concern over renewed Middle East shooting but not about war outcomes. She flies from New York for a private visit tied to United Jewish Appeal.
President Nixon named Lt Gen Robert Cushman Jr to be the new Marine Corps commandant. Cushman, 56, will take over Jan 1 succeeding Gen Leonard Chapman Jr and will receive a pay increase from 31100 to 36000. He vowed to keep the Leathernecks lean and mean and stressed maintaining high professional standards amid the Corps tradition.
Michael Simon a 16 year old with a LY draft deferment was sworn in Tuesday as the walid s youngest local Selective Service board member. Simmons from Marysville Pa will serve on Draft Board 119 in Perry County and was sworn by Gov Milton Shapp who nominated him. He backs Nixon Vietnam policy and says former classmates appealing to Draft Board 118 will not sway him.
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