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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1976
Page
1
Jimmy Carter lauded a strong popular vote and a surprising edge for delegates in Pennsylvania as the race for the Democratic presidential nomination narrows. He called the state the last gasp of organized opposition and warned against arrogance amid ongoing results.
With 97 percent of ballots counted Carter leads the Pennsylvania primary by popularity and delegates as Humphrey contemplates a national bid. Jackson places second in the popular vote and fourth in delegates while Udall and Wallace trail. Ford rests in Texas ahead of the May 1 Reagan showdown as Carter gains 65 pledged delegates from 39 percent of precincts.
In Washington Humphrey supporters led by Robert Short planned a nationwide drive to draft Hubert Humphrey for 1976. A New Jersey breakfast to discuss the June primary also surfaced but was canceled after complaints that the event looked like a gathering of losers.
The U S Court of Appeals denied seven presidential applicants' bids to release federal matching funds. The court said Supreme Court rulings left it without power to grant the release as funds totaling over 2.3 million await FEC action. Congress would need to pass a restructuring bill signed by President Ford, unlikely before the primaries.
In Charlotte Amalie American Airlines flight from Providence to New York crashed on a 4568 foot runway. Officials reported 37 dead or missing and 55 injured, with the pilot and copilot surviving but two flight attendants among the missing or dead. Survivors fled past a blazing wreck as heavy smoke rose into the sky. The airline says the runway meets FAA standards though is shorter than jet runways elsewhere.
San Francisco faced its first acute crisis in the four week atl workers strike as pickets blocked repairs on a major water main break at Garden Gate Park. Thousands lacked toilets while residents heated water for washing. officials suspected sabotage or maintenance lapse amid the walkout. Mayor Molvone and Supervisor Molinari surveyed the site early, a contractor walked off as 20 to 30 pickets gathered, and water pressure aimed to return by afternoon. The Veterans Administration Hospital shifted to a 100,000 gallon reservoir and portable toilets were used at Washington High School which reopened with trucked water after the disruption.
San Diego based tuna seiner Bold Producer was fired upon by a Panamanian warplane about 70 miles off Panama inside the 200 mile limit. Crew refused to slow and left the area, now at Balboa under U S jurisdiction. Panama seeks seizure and fines against other U S vessels, amid ongoing disputes over the 200 mile limit.
The Marine Corps orders three drill sergeants and a captain to general court-martial on charges including negligent homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the training death of 20 year old Pvt. Lynn McClure at the San Diego recruit depot. A colonel and a captain face nonjudicial punishment for dereliction of duties. The actions follow McClure's head injuries during padded pugil stick training and echo past criticism of Marine recruit methods.
Senate Rules Committee voted to strip budget and oversight powers from a proposed spy oversight panel and adopt a Cannon substitute creating a weaker group. Sen. Dick Clark said the move repudiates Senate Intelligence findings and favors forming a single independent standing committee with legislative and budget authority to keep intelligence agencies within legal and ethical bounds. Cannon defended the plan as a practical remedy avoiding jeopardizing the intelligence community. Senators Byrd Scott Griffin Allen supported the substitute. Pell Williams Hatfield opposed.
In March economists report the first index drop in five months, flagged by the Commerce Department. The brief notes a continuing downward trend in economic indicators as page references point to related coverage.
Tonight and Thursday forecasts show morning low clouds with mainly sunny skies. LB area: low about 50 and high near 72. Mountains: windy, low around 35 and high near 85. Deserts: fair and windy with a low around 5 and high near 88.
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