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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1971
Page
2
Ray Seeley, 69, a Blythe Republican, won a humorous calf milking contest in the California Assembly on Thursday. He joked that he has not milked a cow in years yet claimed the win, saying he may not have his touch but still has his grip.
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako visited Hiroshima Memorial Park to observe a minute of silence for 92,088 people killed in the 1945 atomic bombing. Crowds lined the street as the royal couple arrived, with tears seen among elderly mourners.
Louise Mitchell filed a domestic relations petition in Houston alleging a 20 year marriage to Navy Captain Mitchell who she says left her in 1971. She seeks custody of two children, a Nassau Bay home, and a prompt final disposition of the suit amid alleged conflicts of interest. Mitchell once flew to the moon with Apollo 4 and has been described as in the news for personal and public life.
A judge in Adams County sentenced two teenage girls and a fifth teen to short terms after a hitchhiking incident. Debie Min Marshall, 19, of Stepling, and Theb- Hie Nie Radivi, both of Galesburg, were found guilty after pleading donoventi. The court considered 90 days out of the are china as a possible sentence, with a $500 fine noted in the record.
UPI reports Maj. Gen. Ngo Dau in the Central Highlands announced captured Communist soldiers described U.S. 3362 strikes near Fire Base 6 as nearly destroying three North Vietnamese battalions totaling 1,500 to 1,000 men. American officers confirmed the claim amid cautious notes on remaining forces around Fire Base 6 and suspected resupply efforts.
Heavy rains up to five inches drenched West Texas easing a seven month drought feared to rival the Dust Bowl. Six died in a light plane crash and a car wreck as floods hit San Angelo and surrounding counties. Agriculture losses were already mounting, with livestock and crops at risk, though rainfall offered some relief to farmers and ranchers statewide.
Smoke from uncontrollable Everglades blazes shrouded Miami during the morning rush hour closing a 40 block stretch of the Palmetto Expressway and leaving thousands stranded. The Florida Highway Patrol reported heavy congestion and a temporary closure from NW 36th to 79th Streets, reopening about 8 o'clock. Wildfires scorched over 60,000 acres as Air Force and civilian crews fought two major blazes in Everglades National Park amid the drought’s worst stretch in 25 years.
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