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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1973
Page
7
More than three million railway workers walked out in Japan, halting commuter service and ferry links, as nurses, pilots and others joined in strikes. By mid day, many workers were advised to return, while transport, banks and stores faced disruptions nationwide.
A young chimpanzee named Lana is being taught to use a typewriter like device to communicate simple requests. Researchers from the University of Georgia Georgia State University and Yerkes Regional Primate Center supervise a project funded by the National Institute for Child Development. Lana punches symbols in sequence to ask for foods or entertainment and a computer grants or refuses based on grammar.
Irene Ryan known for Granny Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after a stroke on stage in New York. The actress, 70, had just won a Tony for Pippin on Broadway, and rose from obscurity to television fame in 1962 with the hit series.
A 6.2 magnitude quake centered near Hawaii shook the islands causing one building to collapse and landslides. At least 11 people were injured as schools closed and infrastructure broke across Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island, with residents reporting widespread shaking and evacuations.
In Saigon the 1387 prisoner exchange was stalled one day before the 90 day deadline. The first 200 prisoners released included no high ranking figures, signaling Communist objections. In Binh Dinh Province new clashes killed 15 Communists and wounded two South Vietnamese soldiers. Pierre Trudeau and family vacationed on Maui when the quake struck but caused no injuries.
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