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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1970
Page
2
Rafferty seeks removal of UC Irvine chancellor amid campus speech dispute involving Chicago Seven protesters. He accuses administrators of risking disruption and treason by allowing the six to speak, citing April 21 letters to regents and Aldrich. Aldrich to decide on the speakers by Wednesday.
51 bombs planted at a U S Navy relay power station atop a San Juan mountain were located and dismantled before dawn. Two bombs had exploded earlier but caused only minor damage. Bombs were in the Navy office, police station, and Tel ecommunications building. set to explode at 3 am, which would have knocked out most island communications. In Finland, Lt Gen Kauko Poeyhoenen was killed by a helicopter rotor after a meeting in Norway.
Reagan denounces California abortion expansion funded by Medi Cal and urges emergency campus regulations to curb rioters. He asserts a 15 year old had third abortion with the same psychiatrist, and vows no resignation. He addresses GOP women and comments on UCLA firing Angela Davis.
A man, his wife, and two of their children died when a fire swept through their Trenton home early today. Adrian Collazo 35 Angelica 32 and sons Jose 10 Wayne 3 were pronounced dead at Mercer Hospital. Their daughter Yolanda 6 was treated at Helene Fuld Hospital after jumping from a second floor apartment with Luz 13 who was also injured. A separate Camden fire killed Joseph McCann 37 and his six children in a separate incident Wednesday morning.
A salvage effort failed to reveal the blast cause aboard the battleship. A U S naval board of inquiry concluded the initial explosion likely originated outside the ship, igniting the forward powder magazine and sinking the vessel with 260 lives lost. The New York Journal speculated a Spanish torpedo or mine without substantiation.
Notes on the rivalry between Adonlie The Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World fueling sensationalism and inciting war fervor that led to armed conflict a month later. A reader asks about a 1968 Hodaka motorcycle title and DMV ownership process in Long Beach. Esperanto movement remains active with over 10 million speakers. Vienna convention planned and a San Francisco national convention set for July. UN petition to urge international language adoption is mentioned.
Aktion finn ds members back proposals to adopt Esperanto as a second language with UN action on the petition. Esperantists plan a worldwide television course to promote understanding without replacing native tongues. Helmuth explains the aim to use common European language roots from L L Zamenhof in 1887. The nearest Esperanto Club is Covina Long Beach, with contact at Esperanto House Covina California.
Washington lawmakers scrambled over a $3.6 billion authorization for NASA space programs including $190 million for the shuttle. Rep. Karth argued the plan aims for a manned Mars mission while others noted NASA could shift funds between shuttle and planetary exploration amid budget increases and program ambitions through 1979. The debate touched on Apollo and space operations as Nixon-era planning faced scrutiny.
President Nixon endorses the all volunteer force and proposes ending the draft. He notes current deferments for students and workers, counts dependents and other categories, and outlines steps to reduce draft calls to zero while maintaining national security.
Claude Macey, an undertaker in Oroville, asks Butte County Superior Court to restore his license after he refused a blood alcohol test and was suspended under state law. He later pleaded guilty to drunken driving and paid a $306 fine. he says he needs to drive a hearse for his livelihood.
Administration proposals outline how registrants are affected by exemptions and deferments. Eligible for student deferments include college and technical program students, while those without deferments or applications on file lose eligibility immediately.
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