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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
5
Police uncovered 148 sticks of dynamite in a Pinole storm drain. Officers said a teenager, jailed three weeks earlier for stealing explosives, supplied the cache.
Betty Friedan urged presidential hopefuls to clarify positions on abortion at a National Association for Repeal of Abortion Laws briefing in New York. She framed abortion as a last resort birth control and emphasized that women deserve control over their bodies, with other groups including NARAL, the YWCA, and the American Medical Women’s Association contributing to the advocacy. Actress Marlo Thomas added that birth control information must be accessible and that women should decide their own destinies, not male legislators.
The bill allowing women to use the prefix Ms. on voter registration failed by 13 votes in the California Assembly. Sponsor Marek Fong and Senator Mervyn Dymally praised reconsideration efforts. On Monday, a separate measure by Assemblyman Ray Johnson to drop all prefixes from registration rolls passed the Assembly.
The FDA moves to prohibit sale of certain fireworks used to scare birds from crops. The plan extends the two year ban on cherry bombs and aerial bombs with over two grains of powder, ending farmer exemptions. The commissioner cites injuries and says inspectors will tighten enforcement before July Fourth.
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