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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1972

Page

4

Bombings in Hanoi Haiphong Stir North Vietnam War Efforts

Senior U S field advisers say North Vietnam may withdraw in some sectors to regroup while South Vietnamese forces push the enemy back. U S fighter bombers conducted 500 strikes in two days with 1250 tons of explosives dropped on troop concentrations from An Loc to the DMZ. An Army helicopter crash near the central coast killed six Americans and two Koreans.

U.S Cites Hue Saigon 7Th Division Lai Khe North South

Woman's body found on San Gabriel River Freeway

The body of a middle aged woman was discovered on the San Gabriel River Freeway near Valley Boulevard in the City of Industry area. Sheriff deputies said an anonymous caller reported the finding to Highway Patrol, with the victim apparently having fallen from a car or truck.

San Gabriel River City of Industry Sheriff's Office Charles Brown Valley Boulevard Highway Patrol Brown

Pilot corrects Apollo 16 flaw on backup guidance system

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who designed the guidance and navigation system work up new procedures to eliminate interference for the rest of the 12 day mission. Apollo 16 has a backup guidance system ready for use if needed.

Laird asserts bombings will not deter Vietnam war efforts

Laird tells Senate Foreign Relations that U S air attacks continue below and above the DMZ with authority to act as needed, while Fulbright attacks Vietnam policy. Officials say no American ground troops or nuclear weapons will be used, and Paris talks remain suspended amid the invasion cross DMZ claims. Moon mission shifts expected lunar descent if guidance fails.

Anotiuen Rogers J. William Fulbright D-Ark William P. Rogers U.S. Vietnam Nixon Fulbright Laird Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Dmz Mogers High South Vietnam Foreign Relations Committee Paris

Action Line and Apollo 16 Moon Mission Notes

An Advice column recounts a Lakewood reader seeking help with hospital overpayment refunds and insurance policy coordination while addressing Cosmopolitan magazine availability and Social Security benefits. The piece then shifts to a Glutin free bread request and sealing services, followed by a late night newsroom dialogue about Apollo 16 lunar mission status as Young and Duke prepare to explore lunar surfaces aboard Orion with the Saturn third stage trailing.

St. Vincent's Hospital Los Angeles T.B Lakewood Hartsfield Earth Young Duke America

Letter from Younger to judge is rapped

A March 8 letter from Atty General Evelle Younger to State Supreme Court Justice Marshall McComb urged him to write a dissenting opinion in the death penalty ruling and to incorporate the petition into a dissent if the court denied rehearing. The move drew sharp criticism from opposing counsel Jerome Falk as unprecedented and political. The matter, now before the U S Supreme Court, followed a February 1 ruling that the death penalty violated the California Constitution. The U S Supreme Court Monday rejected Younger’s bid to block the state court ruling pending its decision.

Younger McComb Consid Donald Wright Falk Palk Stanford University Anthony Amsterdam Court of Justice Los Angeles Daily Newspaper U.S Supreme Court State Court

Tugs strive to tow disabled Thetis off San Nicolas Island

Wind gusts to 50 to 60 knots hindered two tugs as they attempted to take the American oil carrier Thetis in tow after it lost power following its departure from Long Beach bound for Guam. The vessel anchored off San Nicolas Island to prevent grounding with a 45 crew aboard.

San Nicolas Island U.S. Coast Guard Thetis Long Beach Guam Lougboat San Pedro Los Angeles Harbor Bethlehem Shipyard Terminal Island Coast Guard Point Carrew Navy Wabash

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