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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1971
Page
6
Health cost increases between 2.5 and 6 percent must be reported to the IRS and local Medicare, with higher rises needing IRS approval or Price Commission action. Governors to appoint advisory boards for >6 percent increases before IRS review. Guidelines for rental property and insurance not yet ready, but general price rules set.
Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approving the Maddin Hotel sale for 5.1 million but said three proposed buyers from Las Vegas Detroit and St Louis were unacceptable. Charles Goldfath his brother Irwin and George J George were deemed unsuitable due to past and present associations with unsavory characters and must sell their stock back before a license is granted.
Sen. Henry M. Jackson campaigning in Milwaukee says he fears the Russians are gaining permanent defense bases in India. The Democratic presidential hopeful criticizes the Nixon administration for its handling of the India Pakistan conflict and calls UN efforts ineffective in the region.
Governor Reagan signed a law increasing California disability benefits. Temporary weekly maximum rises from 87 to 105 dollars, permanent benefits up to 1? per week, and widow death benefits increased from 20,000 to 25,000 dollars.
Washington reports say Seventh Fleet task force slipped into the Bay of Bengal en route to India Pakistan conflict area. Tripoli carries 23 helicopters and 2,000 marines. Reports claim possible evacuation of Americans. India says it may strike any carrier. Demonstrations erupt in Bombay and Calcutta. Pakistan blames Soviet influence and U.N. inaction. Bhutto accuses superpowers, vows to return home to fight. West front reports bombing near Karachi and Lahore with civilian casualties.
The indictment names Theodore Isaacs William Miller Faith Melfiorf Joseph Knight and others in a wide case from Chicago area racetracks and state agencies. It accuses them of conspiracy bribery tax and fraud related to shares of CTE Chicago Thoroughbred Enterprises and transfers to Kerner and Isaacs. The case stems from a month long federal probe led by U S attorney James Thompson and colleagues.
Ri ard Feelean and Mary Ann Tarbert spoke at a news conference after 19 years confinement in Communist China prisons. Feelean described solitary confinement as his main challenge while Tarbert posed for photographers and declined questions. Both were hospitalized in Valley Forge Army Hospital, report says.
The Concorde builders disclosed a 31.2 million dollar price for the civilian airliner. Henri Ziegler of Aerospatiale said the first six planes could be ready by October 1974 and that China has decided to buy. With 16 airlines holding options on 74 planes, firm contracts may be signed by late April.
London. Lockheed chairman Daniel Haughton said the Tristar program is more than halfway to its break-even point with 150 orders so far. The first aircraft is due for training in March and service with Trans World Airlines and Eastern Airlines is expected in April.
Ronald K.R. Silverton, 39, was convicted Wednesday on two counts of perjury related to a personal injury suit. He faces sentencing January 6 by Judge Jack J. Goertz, who presided over a month-long trial.
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