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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1971

Page

5

U N Peking win shifts China seat in General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly voted to seat Beijing and expel Taiwan after a long battle. President Bush expressed dismay at the expulsion of the Nationalists, while Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Reis Malile hailed the vote as a victory for freedom and for Communist China.

Assembly Peking Taiwan Bush U.N Nixon Henry Kisger Chow General Assembly U.S Chiang Albania Washington Reis Malile China Malile United Nations

Pole Jumps Ship Seeks U S Asylum In Boston

A 26 year old Polish fisherman Wojciech Ostrowski deserted the M T Krezelwa trawler after sailing from Boston. He handed a note to police chief stating he did not wish to return to Poland and said he defected due to crewmen being sent to labor camps. He was taken to U S Immigration headquarters in Boston for processing.

Boston Poland Ostrowski Dgynia U.S. Immigration Headquarters

Brezhnev Signals Direct Western Ties Shift in Moscow

Brezhnev reportedly told Willy Brandt that he has assumed full responsibility for Moscow's relations with the United States and Western Europe. The move signals Western leaders they may deal directly with him, bypassing traditional channel limits, as Paris talks and the Crimean discussions shape a new European security effort.

Washington Leonid I. Brezhnev Moscow United States Europe U.S Brezhnev Willy Brandt France Brandt Nixon Kosygin Canada Arctic Nikolai V. Fadgorny North Vietnam Politburo China Japan Andrei A. Gromyko

Violence mars end of Kosygin's visit

Violent disturbances marked the end of Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin's eight day Canadian tour in Toronto. About 400 police controlled a 6000 strong demonstrator crowd near the Ontario Science Center as protesters shouted anti Soviet slogans. Police charged into the crowd and 12 to 15 people were taken into custody. Kosygin later left for Cuba after discussions with Canadian leaders and a speech at a Toronto dinner was interrupted by protesters.

Georges Pompidou Leonid I. Brezhnev Communist Party Paris Montag Versailles Brezhnev Gus Hall U.S Evezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin Kosygin Brandt Middle East Canada Cuba Toronto Ontario Science Center Kousygin Soate Free Bulgaria Kesygin Ontario Hygra Defense Donald S. Macdonald Luuch Torgether

Agnew Leads Vet Day Fete Amid Rainy Protests

Vice President Agnew led Veterans Day observances as a rain-soaked crowd attended a short address praising support for President Nixon's war policies. A planned antiwar march near Washington was delayed by weather, while arrests were reported at Ft. Hood and in Killeen Texas as demonstrators clashed with authorities over permits. In San Francisco a Veterans for Peace memorial service at the Presidio was blocked by MPs, ending with a wreath ceremony and emotional appeals from veterans and relatives.

Washington Agnew Nixon Ft. Tfood Tex Killeen Army Base United States Servicemen’s Fund U.S. District Court Austin White House San Francisco UPI Veterans For Peace Presidio

Two Die in Separate Southland Car Crashes

A Long Beach man, Alderidge, 66, died when his van left a San Diego street, hit an embankment, and overturned. A Tustin man, Plummer, 57, died at Santa Ana Community Hospital after his daughter's car collided with another on 1th and Lynwood streets in Santa Ana around 3:45 pm.

Long Beach Southland Tra KR Alderidge Sunrise Blvd San Diego Tustin Santa Ana Community Hospital Lynda Knack Ith and Lynwood Streets Santa Ana

British jail bank student ends high-flying spree

Richard G. Smith, 21, of Frederick, Maryland, a University of Maryland student, was fined 1450 and imprisoned for 90 days at Brixton for defrauding Pan American Airways of 450 dollars. He admitted four fraud charges involving stolen tickets and stamps and attempted to fly free from London to Minneapolis. Det. Jones noted a lengthy, costless globe trotting pattern with 68 boarding passes and 6 blank tickets in his possession.

London UPS Richard G. Smith Frederick, Md Uxbridge E.N. Meal Smith Heathrow Pan American World Airways Brixton The University of Maryland Washington Minneapolis David Jones Jones American Express

Meany accuses Nixon of politicizing labor data

AFL-CIO President George Meany criticized the Nixon administration for injecting politics into the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He cited stopping special unemployment reports for poor neighborhoods and discontinuing quarterly employment condition reports in 1972 as alarming moves in an election year.

Washington Afl-Cio George Meany Nixon Bureau of Labor Statistics Apl-Cio Meany Secretary of Labor J.D. Hodgson

Thieves Steal Cigarettes And Cash From Long Beach Stores

Thieves took three cases of cigarettes valued at 300 dollars from The Kwikcheck Market at 301 EH South during business hours. Separately, burglars broke into Winter's Texaco Station at 301 West Ocean Boulevard and took a cash box with 100 dollars, police said Monday.

South ‘Sl Long Beach Texaco W. Ocean Blvd

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