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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1973
Page
6
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports March prices up 0.9 percent, the largest since 1951, lifting the CPI to 124.8 and 4.7 percent above a year earlier. Meat, food, and fruit prices climbed, while earnings rose slowly, risking reduced purchasing power as inflation persists.
A long complaint mixes a refund scam involving Residential Interiors and White Front with a claim payment and a note about Expo 74 in Spokane. The letter mentions an unpaid refund, credit denial, and a receipt marked refund request. It also covers LRS bankruptcy and a bogus $10 bond, plus commentary from Expo 74 officials and a magazine subscription case.
A.R.T. and MB of Long Beach urge Carson city to fix a daily rush hour delay at the Carson and Alameda Street crossing where trains force travelers to switch trains, creating an undue bottleneck. The writer notes their husband also faces the delay on this route.
In Williamsburg Michigan county authorities evacuated fifty families after gas-filled craters appeared near Town Hall. Geyser like mud eruptions widened to 45 feet across, destroying roads including M-72, as wind kept danger at bay and residents fled to stay with relatives until the threat subsides.
The article details Mitchell being questioned by a federal grand jury amid ongoing Watergate investigations. It notes McCord seeks damages from the Nixon campaign for alleged harm while employed, and references statements about meetings involving Magruder and Liddy. Dean defends not being scapegoat, while Kleindienst recuses from the probe.
A state of emergency was declared as Gov. Hall was asked for help after tornadoes, snow, and heavy rain struck Ada and surrounding regions. Five people hospitalized in Ada, including a month old girl in critical condition, while many others were treated and released. A tornado funnel damaged a state school and injuries occurred across multiple sites. Police used emergency generators as half of Ada lost power. In Memphis area, a Lovgahatchie River levee breach caused flash flooding and evacuations for about 6,000 to 7,000 residents and workers near the naval base. Covington reported over five inches of rain in the storm, part of a widespread West Tennessee deluge linked to Mississippi River flooding. Authorities reported no serious injuries overall.
Miss Dunlop dispute over Longs murder claim details a box of candy sent by a Clayton man four days before his death. The letter notes Long grew weaker, could not drink water, and believed he was poisoned. Estate matters and possible embezzlement by Dunlop staff are also cited as probate and police investigate.
Five persons killed and four injured in a head on collision between a camper van and a tractor trailer on U S 71 near Sheldon Missouri. Victims include Caroline Faye McGlone 30 Palmdale California her daughter Shelly 4 and stepson Stephen Allen Lancaster 10 and Kenneth Webb 24 Independence Massachusetts and Dorothy Linder 62 Kansas City Missouri. Survivors include Mark 4 and Michael Lancaster and truck driver Ronnie Rawson 23 Kansas City Missouri and his wife Martha 21.
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