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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1975
Page
1
First Lady Betty Ford joins a group of 13 year old dancers at the Central May 7th College of Art in Peking, takes warmups, and performs with eight girls. Hostess notes Ford’s rapid learning. Ford worries films of the practice might reach the United States.
Susan Ford travels with dignitaries while her father hosts a dinner. Justice Blackmun’s ruling on a Nebraska pretrial gag order draws critique from Inter-American Press Association. Eunice Kennedy Shriver opposes reopening assassinations investigations. Warren Commission conclusions praised by Sargent Shriver’s wife. Charlie Daniels condemns KKK use of his song in Louisiana rallies. New York possibly facing fiscal distress if led by a female mayor. Mary Anne Krupsak promotes women’s agenda. Hugh Scott hints at political plans. denial of corporate funds cited amid questions.
Four hour Paris bank siege ends in gun battle near Champs Elysees. One gunman killed by police, another wounded and captured. Two women hostages in getaway car escape unhurt. others in the bank also safe. Spanish national injured, presumed North African dead man. Robbers fled with money sacks but car crashed. police fired over 100 shots during pursuit.
Egypt's Oil Minister Ahmed Hilal says Cairo will seek more than 2.1 billion dollars in indemnity from Israel for Sinai oil exploitation over eight years. He announced a revised estimate as Abu Rudeis oil fields complete turnover after Israel withdrawal in a Khal plan that included Ras Sadr wells. Meanwhile technicians from the United States are arriving to monitor the Sinai boundary. In Buenos Aires, a French anthropologist claims Viking ruins exist in Paraguay, suggesting Viking settlement in South America. In London, Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon warns Britain over arms sales to Egypt, stating it could intensify the regional arms race.
The Federal Power Commission staff reports the United States should have sufficient electricity this winter with capacity 45.2 percent above anticipated peak load. They warn shortages could arise in coming years due to nuclear plant delays and tighter fossil-fuel supplies, especially if electric load grows to historic rates.
A federal grand jury in Houston indicted 10 police officers including two former heads of the criminal intelligence division on seven counts of illegal wiretapping. The indictments allege tapping telephones at Houston residences in 1972 and 1973 and conspiracy to intercept oral or wire communications. Sources say the taps aided narcotics investigations.
Washington reports the winter census shows 48 adult and eight juvenile whoopers at Aransas Refuge Texas, the main overwintering site. Four more immatures, raised by foster sandhill cranes in Idaho, have moved to Bosque del Apache Refuge near Albuquerque. The growth marks the strongest population since records began in 1937.
Fragmented OCR reads as a shopping or service notice from Long Beach California. It mentions prices and delivery options, daily and Sunday rates, and a partial product or service description with unclear names and dates. The readable portion suggests a consumer offer or advertisement with monetary amounts.
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