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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1972
Page
2
About 35 000 people attended the Calaveras County Fair finals for the International Frog Jump Jubilee where Turly Locs leaped 17 feet 11 3 4 inches to win 300 dollars. Foreman Denny Mastascie plans to release the champion back to the San Francisco peninsula.
Governor Ronald Reagan urges public support for a proposed state initiative to restore capital punishment citing California Supreme Court rulings and high murder rates on death row. He notes 107 inmates on death row for 116 victims and backs a broader drug treatment plan for offenders.
Tanya Wilson of Hawaii, 21, Miss USA, postpones homeward plans after two bombs explode at the Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado during the final pageant rounds. No injuries reported. police suspect anti American demonstrators outside the hotel. Wilson may miss graduation in Hawaii as she remains tied to Miss Universe duties and a Virgin Islands engagement.
The Angela Davis murder kidnapping conspiracy trial nears week eight as defense asks to shorten opening and wind up the case this month. Prosecutor Harris says state evidence, including 95 witnesses and 200 exhibits, is enough to convict.
A bearded man shouted I am Jesus Christ and smashed Michelangelo's Pieta with a hammer at St. Peter's Basilica. The attack damaged the Madonna and Child, with officials promising restoration, and recalling a 1969 incident at the same site.
Police outnumbered protesters as roughly 100 demonstrators gathered near the Pentagon after a bid to block access failed. Security was tight following a Friday bombing in a Women’s washroom that damaged water lines and an Air Force communications center. no injuries reported.
Dame Margaret Rutherford, famed for her quavery character roles and Miss Marple films, died today at her Buckinghamshire home at age 80. Her 40 year career included an Academy Award win for The VIPs and a damehood in 1967 reflecting her status in British theatre and cinema.
The piece argues 83 000 new households will need electricity this year and new facilities to meet demand. It warns delaying construction risks brownouts as population grows and notes the decade long process to site approve and build plants, urging agencies to act in the public interest. PGE
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