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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
1
The young couple and the minister briefly lifted in a helicopter during a wedding at Greybull. Roald L. Binson and Rev. Gale Noweks descended by parachute as Elizabeth D Jerl of Los Angeles rode down the craft, witnesses say.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers met with the SEATO allies in London as two days of talks concluded. He sought a private up to date report on the Vietnam negotiations from Ambassador Bruce, but no new peace initiative was in the works. Rogers planned a multi country tour starting in Ankara and including four Arab states and Israel, while urging continued economic aid to Vietnam and defense support from SEATO and partners like Japan. He defended U.S. policy amid domestic antiwar demonstrations and reaffirmed that Nixon's doctrine does not signify U.S. abandonment of Asia or the Pacific.
Korea Park won a third term by a large margin today and said the next four years will be his farewell as president. With 93 percent of the 42.4 million votes counted, Park led with 5,998,684 to Kim Nae Jung’s 5,062,875. About AM,000 other votes went to three minor party candidates or were invalid. Kim conceded despite party alleging irregularities. In a separate note, David N. Graham, 10, was found on a desert road near Lucerne Valley, exhausted after a minibike disappearance two days earlier.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Commerce Committee Chairman Warren Magnuson urged quick Senate action on a bill to halt Amtrak operations for six months if needed. Mansfield warned of a national transport disaster if May 1 launch occurs, citing Montana service gaps and ignored cities. Amtrak named Roger Lewis acting president at $125000 yearly, announced by David Kendall.
The City of Los Angeles will arrive in Southern California at 1:30 pm signaling the end of Union Pacifics only passenger train in the region. AMTRAK will assume control of intercity rail travel on Saturday and plan new nationwide routes including Chicago to Los Angeles and Seattle to San Diego. several Santa Fe services will be discontinued.
Classified call for job seekers to place a Situa tions Wanted ad aiming for preferred employment. Includes contact number HE 2959 for responses and placement guidance.
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