09 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1972
Page
1
Entertainer Elvis Presley says he has consulted his lawyer and agreements are nearly complete for divorce from wife Priscilla. The couple, married in Las Vegas after an eight year courtship begun in Germany, have one child, Lisa Marie.
The Senate amended a hand gun control bill to permit sale of weapons suitable for personal protection and sporting use while maintaining weight length and frame criteria. The vote followed debate over enforcement and potential loopholes with amendments by Stevens and Bayh. The bill's fate remained uncertain as a final floor vote neared.
The 28 foot Pipe Dream 11 built and owned by AL Wolson of Colfax California was found by the British ship Liverpool Bay about 990 miles west of San Francisco. Coast Guard crews on a Mellon cutter and a C130 aircraft are scouring the area for life rafts or a companion vessel believed to be with the yacht. Reverend John Wicolic says Wolson his wife Yoshika and seven others left San Francisco on July 14 for missionary work in the South Pacific.
State planners report average peak hour speeds in Los Angeles and Orange counties rose from 27 to 37 mph since 1965. Santa Ana Pomona and San Bernardino freeways show the heaviest congestion with outbound Santa Ana at 18 mph and other lanes under ramp controls limiting entry.
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