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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1974
Page
1
Third wife Mary Alice Firestone, 38, will receive 1.2 million over 40 years even if she remarries, per lawyer Joseph Farrish. Renegotiated 1990s settlement calls for 30,000 yearly for life. 1987 divorce had 16,000 annual plus 750 monthly for their son.
Israeli warplanes bombed suspected guerrilla targets in southern Lebanon in two raids today, killing three and wounding 15. A Lebanese spokesman named two villagers and one Palestinian among the dead, with 16 wounded all from Lebanese villages. Planes damaged farms and infrastructure as 11 villages were hit. The attacks followed a border clash and came as Rabin signaled openness to peace with Jordan, while vowing not to concede territory before elections. Meanwhile in San Diego, Millmen Local 2019 voted 248 to 146 to accept a three year contract with wage and fringe benefits gains, despite ongoing picket lines from a Teamster strike. In Washington, Rep. Al Ullman won the House Budget Committee chairmanship on a 113- vote within the Democratic Caucus.
New York violinist New York Eugene Fodor, 24, receives a gold key to the city after becoming the first American since Van Cliburn to win top prize at the Tchaikovsky competition. He entertained officials with Paganini Caprice No 24 on a 1726 violin loaned by an admirer.
Incumbent congressman is defeated in Idaho as Democrats and Republicans gear up for political rematches. United Press International reports the primary results show new alignments ahead of November races involving Michiziin and Missouri factions.
Circus star Emmet Kelly said the Los Angeles International Airport bombing initially felt like a joke to him and his wife as they stood over 50 feet away. He described the moment of realization and his relief upon arriving in Honolulu with the International Three-Sting Circus. The report also notes political upsets in Idaho and Kentucky, including Orval Hansen losing renomination and Sen. Marlow Cook on the November ballot after a ballot-designation dispute.
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