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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1975
Page
4
The bill raising interstate gross weight to 80 000 pounds passed Congress after a lobbying drive that included late campaign contributions to 117 House members. The act alters limits to offset fuel shortage impacts despite safety and road wear concerns.
A British diving team says it has located the wreck of HMS Colossus, a 1798 man of war sunk near Sampson Island in the Isles of Scilly. The find may recover Sir William Hamilton’s Roman marbles, once shipped to England and now valued amid dramatic art-world intrigue.
Houston Mayor Hofheinz disclosed that the Houston Police Department compiled dossiers on many residents including U S Representative Barbara Jordan. He asked Police Chief Carrol Lynn to purge the files and turn them over, promising punishment for those responsible. The files predated his term, and he noted a file on himself had been removed.
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