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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1975
Page
2
Dozens of ex inmates streamed through Atlanta stations as Georgia began a mass parole program to ease prison overcrowding. 340 released in the first step with 1,000 more planned in weeks, and 1,000 over the following six months.
President Ford visited Arlington National Cemetery to honor veterans and the war dead. He conducted a dawn wreath ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and followed with the standard Armistice Day ceremony two hours later in the 11 a.m. slot.
China announced via Hsin hua that an underground nuclear blast was conducted as part of a defensive program to shake off superpower control. It marked its 17th test since 1964 and its second underground detonation, with a 20 000 ton yield reported by an Indian seismic station in Sinkiang desert test site.
An Air Force Convair 440 crashed into an Andean peak near Tomonoco en route to La Paz. Fifty five aboard were killed, including two Banzer cousins, with no survivors. Banzer called it the worst armed forces aviation disaster and canceled college ceremonies.
King Hassan announced a "march of conquest" for about November 7 led by 350,000 volunteers. Tens of thousands would assemble at Tarfaya to enter the Sahara despite ongoing Spain Morroco negotiations over sovereignty. Algeria backs Sahrawi self determination while Spain favors divided transfer to Morocco and Mauritania.
A New Jersey judge said a decision on Karen Anne Quinlan's fate will come in 10 to 14 days after final arguments by lawyers for her parents who want to remove life support and for doctors and officials who oppose ending treatment. The case centers on a coma in a persistent vegetative state and the question of euthanasia versus continued care.
A Puppet Show runs 20 minutes on Saturday at 12:00 noon in the Toy Department. On Monday the store hosts Rhoda Village for a Wok Style Cooking demonstration.
Mayor Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia remains hospitalized and in physical therapy after injuring his thigh while fleeing an October refinery explosion. A Boeing 707 once owned by fugitive Robert Vesco, featuring a dance floor and sauna, sold in Newark to Pan American World Airways for 650000 dollars.
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