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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1970

Page

2

Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Law Challenge

Supreme Court will hear four cases starting October, including a challenge testing state laws that require a defendant to risk death to assert a right to a jury trial. The term also denies Mrs. Parham a larger share of Henry J. Kaiser Jr.’s estate, upholds a 1969 California Court of Appeal ruling, and declines to intervene in juvenile rights disputes. The court also rejects a bid to block a Florida county’s Christmas decorations featuring two crosses.

Guments Jane W. Parham Henry J. Kaiser Jr Parham California Court of Appeal Chicago Florida

Two Teens Rescued After Night in Canyon

Two 17 year old hikers, Stanley Clift and Richard Messina, spent a chilly night in the Angeles National Forest. A sheriff’s helicopter found them around 9:30 am in Wickup Canyon and transported them to Montrose Station in good condition despite 40 degree temperatures. They lacked coats, wearing only T shirts.

Angeles National Forest Montrose Wickup Canyon Stanley Clift Richard ‘Messina Bell

Jobless Increase Due in Bay Area

San Francisco report from the State Department of Human Resources Development predicts unemployment in the San Francisco Bay area will rise to over 72,000 by year end. The 4.8 percent rate marks a 20 percent increase from last year, with construction, auto, food processing, and military work hit hardest. Strikes threaten 40 contracts affecting 26,000 employees up for renewal.

San Francisco UPI San Francisco Bay Area State Department ‘of Human Resources Development

ACTION LINE answers readers questions on TV, comets, and delays

A reader asks about pay TV rollout, the Bennett comet distance and visibility, and construction delays with PreDesign Inc. ACTION LINE investigates the home addition contract, notes multiple delays due to personnel changes and mismeasured materials, and reports that shipments from the International Biblical Co. were delayed but eventually sent with apologies to Long Beach readers.

PreDesign Inc Norwalk Action Line W. B Long Beach Lee Robinson Presient Pre-Design Inc Robinson Asaured Bill Short International Biblical Co Chicago E.W W.S Long Beach A Chicago Better Business Bureau Ite

Russia launches eight Cosmos satellites in single rocket

Moscow reports eight unmanned Cosmos satellites launched on one carrier with scientific gear. Officials say equipment operates normally and no purpose details released. Orbit ranges include 932 and 869 miles with a 74 degree inclination. first time eight satellites aboard a single launch.

Moscow Soviet Union Spacefract United States Air Force Defense Communications Agency China Cosmos

Collision of Boats Kills Girl at Harbor Entrance

A 9 year old girl was killed when boats collided near Long Beach Golden Avenue launch ramp. A 38-foot cabin cruiser The Three Cis was taking on water and towed to safety by the Coast Guard after Coast Guard and Harbor Patrol received reports. A Costa Mesa man, Jack McClure, 30, was injured in another wake collision at 60 mph, treated for hand lacerations and chest injuries, and released from St Mary’s Hospital.

P. Sherill Cis Coast Guard Harbor Patrol Sherif Long Beach Golden Avenue Costa Mesa Jack McClure 21St St St. Mary's Hospital Gene Perle Ray Jaramillo Ue McClure

Bomb Hits Capitol in Louisiana Capital Damage and Fallout

Explosions rocked the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge as a bomb threat prompted a building sweep. Gov. McKeithen inspected the scene in dungarees and straw hat, calling the act unthinkable. No injuries were reported. damage to the Senate chamber and nearby offices is estimated at up to $50,000. Investigators search rubble for clues while another blast hits the Baton Rouge Country Club.

Louisiana John McKeithen Senate McKeithen Capitol John McKeithein Columbia, la Dungarees Senate Chamber Sargent Pitcher Parish Baton Rouge Country Club

Firebomb Strikes Boyle Heights Bank Branch in L A

A firebomb was tossed through a side window of a Boyle Heights Bank of America branch causing about 2500 dollars in damage to a teller area. Police report no link to prior Bank of America bombings or to February Santa Barbara rioting incidents 100 miles away.

Los Angeles Boyle Heights Bank of America Bank of American Santa Barbara

Tsien’s Controversial Path From Caltech To China

Chinese ancestry scientist Tsien trained at MIT and Caltech under Von Karman, later joining China after a long U.S. detainment. His wartime service included a colonel’s wings and study of German rockets, but his 1950s arrest as an undesirable alien sparked a five year detention. He later contrasted freedom in America with his departure for China.

Tists America China Tsien Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caltech Pasadena Theodore von Karman von Karman von Karman Swere Aeronautical California Sierra Madres U.S. Army Air Corps Germany Henry “Hap” Arnold Air Corps United States Red China FBI Grant Cooper Sirhan Sirhan Robert E. Kennedy Honolulu Eisenhower U.S. Defense Program State Department

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