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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1970
Page
1
Four of Antonio Petrone and wife Mrs Petrone’s sextuplets in Rome died within 12 hours of birth. Only two infants remained alive, both under two pounds and in oxygen incubators. Doctors warned recovery improbable, as the mother, aged 35, had conceived after years of infertility with fertility drugs.
Joseph Mobutu sought American business backing for the Congo. President Nixon praised Congo as a good investment and spoke of a desire to learn Mobutu’s secret for a balanced budget and favorable trade. Nixon also hoped to become the first U.S. president to visit Central Africa, though not this year.
Dewi Ratna Sari Dewi, Sukarno’s Japanese born third wife, barred from leaving Indonesia with her young daughter and a nurse, received clearance to fly to Hong Kong after Foreign Minister Adam Malik intervened. Officials said BAKIN blocked boarding a Japan Airlines flight in Jakarta for six hours until Malik provided a note permitting travel. Dewi, a naturalized citizen, said she would leave Thursday.
A 14 year old French boy Charles Todman Jr. dodged international inquiry by stowing away on multiple planes from Sydney to Paris over three days. He followed other children to board, traveled via Singapore Bangkok Colombo Athens Los Angeles, then hitchhiked to friends in Paris. He plans to stay in France to study medicine rather than return to Australia.
An all year old high school student from Epping NH was chosen Miss Coast Guard 1970 from ten contestants at the Coast Guard pageant in Newburyport MA. She will appear in boat shows throughout the year as Miss Coast Guard.
Chemistry professor John Stolnes will remain on the University of Oregon faculty after his acquittal in the Chicago 7 riot conspiracy trial. University president Robert D. Clark said no campus charges will be filed against Froines, an untenured faculty member on leave without pay to stand trial in Chicago.
The FDA chief Charles Edwards announced stricter labeling for amphetamines to curb overproduction and misuse. He cited 2 billion pills made in 1999 and said industry must cooperate with the FDA and Justice Department to stop unnecessary production and diversion to illicit channels.
Two men, George McCann and George A. Doppler, were arrested in Cheswick Pa for burglarizing a drug store and stealing Dilaudid along with other narcotics. A third man, Edward Bauer, was jailed for selling the drug to teens. Police traced stolen warrants to Loyalhanna field. A separate report notes a giant alligator shot in Red Hook New York after neighbors spotted it in a pond.
Sen. Mike Mansfield warned that U S air support for Cambodian operations could pull the United States into a full fledged war and questioned President Nixon's awareness of current actions. He recalled Nixon’s June withdrawal deadline and pressed for clarity on policy as interdicting raids expand.
Ronald Reagan faces criticism as Columbia president-designate and California officials accuse his administration of exploiting campus unrest for political gain. William McGill, chancellor at UC San Diego, testified in Philadelphia about California’s handling of student protests and urged reconciliation, while UC Medical School student body president Alex Stalcup urged Reagan to resign and explain the use of unrest to postpone hard decisions.
In Montevideo leftist terrorists freed a judge after eight days of captivity while demanding amnesty for all political prisoners in return for two more captives, American Dan Mitrione and Brazilian Aloysio Gomide. Foreign Minister Peitrano and President Pacheco Areco met to discuss a possible release, amid ongoing government uncertainty and a bill by the National Party to grant broad amnesty.
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