20 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1970
Page
1
The reader asks if ACTION LINE can settle an argument about who is oldest among the Gabor sisters. Using old clippings, Eva is youngest at about 45, Zsa Zsa is 47 born February 6 1923, and Magda is the eldest at 50.
In a candid exchange Eva Gabor shows a decorator license to prove she is qualified while reacting with shock at being asked her age. The scene underscores how her age is treated as a guarded secret in Hollywood.
A reader notes long lines and turnout confusion at Belmont Plaza pool. City official Bob Cotter confirms expansion due to demand adding three new two week sessions with multiple class times. Registration dates are set for July 25 August 8 and August 22, while free daily lessons run 11 30 a m at Alamitos Bay Colorado Street and Appian Way Marine Park and no sign up is needed just show up.
A reader reports paying 10.48 dollars to Na turé Foods Center at 292 Main St Cambridge MA 02104 on March 28 and not receiving the goods. The store says the original order mailed April 6 was undeliverable due to address issues and a mix-up with the label.
The Presidents Commission on Campus Unrest reports a difficult task ahead to craft lasting peace on college campuses. Scranton cautions against expecting a final thesis in ten weeks, as witnesses urge more specifics while noting tragic campus incidents and ongoing investigations.
South Vietnam’s President Nguyen Van Thieu said the war will continue at least another year. He expects U S troops to be in supporting roles by end of 1971, with more than 50 000 Marines and Army personnel needed in that period. Thieu favored continued U S aid for social and economic needs and refused a coalition government, pledging to honor a free international supervised election.
More than 700 passengers and crew abandoned the burning liner Fulvia after an explosion ripped the engine room 100 miles north of the Canary Islands. The French liner Anderville rescued 448 passengers and 273 crew, bringing most aboard to port Sunday night while Capt. C B Fasting and four officers stayed aboard the tug Tamaran.
A chartered West German BAC-111 operated by Bavaria Airlines failed to lift off at Gerona Spain’s airport and crashed at the runway end. Officials said most of the 85 aboard escaped injury though at least five were hospitalized. A passenger said many hurt suffered leg injuries. This was the second northeastern Spain crash in three weeks following a July 3 British charter crash that killed 112 aboard.
Aircraft from three nations searched the icy North Atlantic for a missing Antonov 22 cargo plane with 23 aboard. The Soviet ferry flight had refueled at Keflavik and Halifax and carried emergency aid to Peru amid dense fog and icebergs hindering radar visibility.
A United Airlines jet with 56 passengers lost power about 50 feet above the runway at Philadelphia International Airport and belly landed. Twelve were injured, with the most serious a Canadian passenger’s broken ankle. Captain J X Lobczynski of Washington led an emergency evacuation.
At the Sahara Tahoe Hotel in Stateline Nevada the money machine malfunctioned spraying 2 000 dollars in small bills into the lobby. Guests and guards fought to grab notes as a staffer inside the machine caused a swirl of cash to fly out. A hotel spokesman estimated 600 to 1 000 dollars lost. Mrs Susan Alford of Modesto tried the machine and kept 57 dollars.
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