13 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
1
Actress Natalie Wood ends marriage to film producer Richard J Gregson by Santa Monica court settlement. She receives half of community property and support for their eight month old daughter Natasha. Gregson, 41, and Wood, 33, wed in 1969. she was previously married to Robert Wagner.
Sgt Donald L Fryer of Alhambra California wins permission to bring Vietnamese orphan David Mathew to the United States after White House intervention. Immigration red tape and misidentified drug abuse records delayed passport plans but Nixon ordered officials to straighten the case. The Army and other agencies had previously corrected the drug test error, but adoption hurdles persisted until presidential involvement.
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe warned against drunk driving at a National Council on Alcoholism dinner in Kansas City and minutes later his limousine dodged a head-on collision with a car driven by a intoxicated driver. The driver tested .20 percent BAC. Volpe cited 800,000 alcoholics in two million yearly US crashes.
Senate Democrats threaten to defeat Richard Kleindienst as attorney general unless Peter Flanigan testifies on ITT settlement involvement. Sen. Byrd and Sen. Ervin demand testimony amid White House refusal. judiciary panel deadlocks 6 to 6 with Eastland abstaining. Byrd proposes closed hearing.
In Belfast and other towns, a new wave of explosions killed an elderly woman at Ballmoney and wounded two policemen. A 30 pound gelignite blast damaged buses at a major depot, a firebomb struck near Belfast University, and a car bombing wrecked shops in Castlederg injuring two officers. Security forces report no clear motive.
Fragmentary ad from a local paper lists daily and Sunday hours for a beach area store. Mentions a carrier and partial product references with unclear branding. Only scattered readable items remain.
An appellate court ordered the murder trial of Juan Corona moved from Sutter County to an urban venue to avoid publicity. Corona, a farm labor contractor, is accused of killing migrant workers and burying bodies near the Feather River north of Yuba City. The motion was granted unanimously by the Third District Court of Appeal based on claims of an unfair local trial.
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