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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1971

Page

2

Nixon to meet Heath amid limited summit diplomacy

President Nixon flies to Bermuda to reassure Prime Minister Heath that no deals will be cut in Peking or Moscow that might strain Anglo American ties. The pair, joined by the Nixon family, spent a brief New York outing before private talks in London and forthcoming sessions with Brandt and Sato.

Edward Meath Peking Moscow Britain New York Pat Jule David Eisenhower Tricia Edward Cox Salvation Army Midtown Manhattan Norman Vincent Peale Nixon Heath Key Biscayne Fla Willy Brandt San Clemente Eisaku Sato U.S Group of Ten Washington

Pope Paul VI greeting opens Christmas week in Rome

Pope Paul VI began Christmas week with a greeting to Rome and promised broader spiritual talks later. He urged the world to celebrate Christmas and extended the holiday wish to all humanity including non Catholics and those who search, suffer, work, and hope. In Texas, Miss Margie Neal, a pioneering state senator, died at 96 in Carthage after a long illness.

Paul VI Rome Margie Neal Texas Senate Carthage Tex

Two Men Questioned in Abduction of German Tycoon

Police in Duesseldorf detained two suspects after intercepting a sports car on a main street and transporting them to Hssen. Theo Albrecht, chief of a German supermarket empire, was released last Thursday after 18 days in captivity following a ransom of seven million marks about 2.1 million dollars. Bankers organized the payment through intermediaries. the case marks the largest ransom on record.

Dusseldarf Germany Theo Albrechht Duesseldom Hssen Albrecht Go Betweens

Mayor Lindsay Won’t Testify At Police Corruption Panel

The commission chair said Lindsay will not be called to testify to avoid turning the inquiry into a political forum. If he seeks TV exposure, he should arrange it himself. Separately, John Lennon and Yoko Ono said they were denied a visit with Kyoko, Ono’s daughter by a former marriage, by her former husband Anthony Cox.

John V. Lindsay New York Lindsay Commission Whitman Knapp John Lennon Yoko Ono

Hanrahan weighs re election after Daley backed withdrawal

Atty Edward Hanrahan met with Chicago Democratic leaders led by Mayor Daley to decide if he should stay in the race while under indictment. The Chicago Sun Times said party leaders presented formal withdrawal papers. In Moscow the Kremlin mourned poet Alexander Tyardovsky, noting his literary advocacy despite controversy as a magazine editor.

S. Atty Edward Hanrahan Cook County Chicago Chicago Sun- Times Richard Daley Hanrahan Kremlin Alexander Tyardovsky

Edwards wins Louisiana governor nom with narrow margin

Congressman Edwin Edwards, a sharecropper's son, credited victory to farmers, negroes, and working people. Returns show Edwards 50.31 percent over J Bennett Johnston 49.69 percent as precincts nearly complete. Johnston’s camp plans to review tabulations while Edwards declares progress.

Edwin Edwards Bayou Louisiana New Orleans Edwards J. Bennett Johnston Johnston North Louisiana

World tensions flare as U S raids North Vietnam and Middle East clashes rise

U S planes bombed deep into North Vietnam near Hanoi while North Vietnamese claims of downed aircraft were denied. Saigon faced its first artillery strike since elections as rockets hit the city. Near the DMZ, mortars hit a South Vietnamese unit with casualties reported. In the Middle East, Israel's Bar-Lev warned of multi-front fighting with Syria and Meir forces, with Damascus defenses tightening. In Rome, Christian Democrats resist Marxist pressure over Malians presidency as electoral deadlock persists. At the U N, Security Council considers appointing a successor to U Thant and strengthens the Indo Pakistani cease-fire. In Aswan, five laborers drowned when a trailer fell into an irrigation canal.

Hanoi Taos Saigon Dmz Camp Puller Tel Aviv Israel Haim Bar-Lev Bar-Lev Meyotien Damascus Homa Harta Gattakia Rome Christian Democrats Amintore Wan- Jani United Nations General Assembly

Kidnap Drama Ends With Arrest Near Parkersburg

A 47-year-old man held his wife and six others at gunpoint for four hours, threatening to kill and discussing hijacking an aircraft. Russell Sharp was captured at a roadblock near Parkersburg and charged with kidnapping, felonious assault with intent to murder, and auto theft. He is jailed without bail in Kanawha County. Sharp claimed parolee status from Folsom Prison. Mrs Sharp reported his prior prison links to his first wife’s death.

Charleston W. Va Miami Algiers Russell Sharp Parkersburg Kanawha Sharp Folsom Prison California

Wine glass and barware sale described in fragmented listing

A garbled catalog item describes a 4 bottle wine rack, Pilsner set, old fashion glasses, Irish coffee glasses, tulip champagne glasses, oversized wine glasses, and a perfooted crystal punch set with cups, ladle and bowl. Order by mail or phone.

Pilsner

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