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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
1
Cambodian boys aged 12 to 15 joined local fighters in a daylong clash with Communist troops at Saang, south of Phnom Penh. US Navy handed eight river patrol boats to Cambodia to clear waterways, while incidents in Saigon and Moscow added to a day of regional tension.
A fierce Arctic storm battered upstate New York and southern Canada, stranding thousands in motels and shelters. It closed a 260 mile New York thruway stretch, halted buses and trains, and brought 75 mph winds and heavy snow to London Ohio. Cap Kennedy preparations for Apollo 14 continued amid tightened security after bomb threats, while satellite work and health cost hearings also featured in the day's national briefings.
A string of blasts wrecked a row of houses on the 109 block of Frank Street in West Conshohocken. Wind gusts up to 540 miles per hour spread sparks and hindered firefighting. At least one man was killed and about 48 others were injured. The explosions were blamed on a gas leak and caused fires to rage through the neighborhood Wednesday night.
Former FBI agent John Shaw sues FBI Director J Edgar Hoover in Manhattan federal court. Through ACLU Foundation he seeks reinstatement back pay and removal of a permanent black mark after Shaw was suspended and transferred to Butte Montana for writing a confidential letter critical of Hoover. Shaw, then a seven year agent, had been preparing for an FBI faculty role and faced retaliation after the letter circulated.
Ann Muilenburg a 19 year old UCSD student in La Jolla is elected as the church elder of La Jolla Presbyterian Church. She notes the surprise and says she is a teacher's aide at La Jolla High School and active in church affairs.
Matthew Winkler of Lima Ohio celebrated his seventh birthday after recovering from a documented rabies case. Doctors say he is free of symptoms and shows no residual effects though he initially suffered arm neck weakness and speech difficulty. The boy, who was bitten when a bat clung to him in October, has since returned to normal activity.
Julie Shepard, daughter of space pioneer Alay Shepard, will attend the Apollo 14 launch at Cape Kennedy. The Arkansas student recalls not knowing of her father’s 1961 flight until a policeman arrived. now she follows NASA closely and plans to join family in Houston to listen to astronaut conversations.
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