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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1974
Page
6
Convicts demand transportation and four hostages as endgame while nine others are kept as shields. Prison officials report shifting deadlines, with Carrasco releasing new terms and family charges tied to the escape plan. Actions focus on safe transit and hostage release.
The Western Oil and Gas Association announced tentative plans to drill 5,000 wells off the Southern California coast while a state assembly committee urged delaying offshore drilling for years. Mayor Tom Bradley and regional officials met with industry reps about a federal proposal to open a 16 million acre area offshore. Offshore work is banned since the 1969 Santa Barbara spill that damaged the coast and wildlife.
California lieutenant governor Reinecke says he will serve out his four year term unless barred by law. He repeats he is not guilty of perjury and has ordered lawyers to seek reversal. Democratic Secretary of State Edmund Brown Jr. calls for immediate resignation. Offshore drilling plans advance but face local opposition and state constitutional questions on eligibility after conviction.
Turkish warships shelled Kyrenia and two Greek Cypriot towns less than a day after a Geneva ceasefire, with both sides trading accusations. Turkish troops pressed forward while Greek Cypriot guards retreated about a mile. Soviet Ambassador Malik urged expanded UN peacekeeping powers at the Security Council as Cyprus tensions flared.
White House attorney James D. St Clair disclosed a roughly five minute gap in the April 17 1973 Nixon Ehrlichman Haldeman tape. The missing portion stems from a 45 minute meeting as the cover up claims faced scrutiny. The disclosure was made to Judge John J Sirica in a public record with more tapes due.
In Muskegon Michigan a two inch pipe ruptured flooding a presidential area near downtown. City water head Louis Van Dinther said the water situation is critical as six million gallons poured out this morning. The incident follows a wider Watergate related probe noting AMPI charges and statements by executives about the lack of knowledge of political fund actions.
Laborers resume work across Southern California after a month-long construction dispute. Carpenters end San Diego County walkout with a three year contract raising wages and fringe benefits to 3.75 dollars an hour plus a 0.30 pay increase. overall effect about 4.05 an hour over the contract. Contractors anticipate final approval by the Associated General Contractors next Monday as unions decide on the package.
Two armed masked men abducted Dr. Robert Elliott in Cuattangana Tennessee after ransacking his house. They forced him into the car trunk and warned his wife not to contact anyone for over an hour. No ransom demanded and the FBI is reviewing jurisdiction. Police describe it as an abduction not a kidnapping. An escaped rapist and kidnapper, Lendell Hunter, was captured in Des Moines after FBI pursuit.
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