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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
1
Margaret China Lee, former Playboy playmate, files divorce petition in Santa Monica Superior Court. She says Mort Sahl, 44, and Lee, 28, wed Oct 30 in Beverly Hills and separated last Wednesday. It is Sahl’s second marriage and Lee’s first.
Imprisoned antiwar priest Philip Berrigan began a hunger strike after isolation in a segregated block. Twenty five inmates joined in the action with some taking only liquids since Monday. Outside, a rally with more than 100 people including David Dellinger called for broader release of political prisoners.
Assistant City Manager Robert C. Creighton rebutted a State Assembly subcommittee’s bid to revoke Long Beach tideland grant. He praised the Queen Mary conversion as prudent shoreline development and cited statewide support, noting no proven misuses and arguing for safer, profitable use of tideland funds.
John Edmonds 34 owner of Mr. Jazz Record Shop in Gardena shot and killed Wallace Sharrieff 25 of Los Angeles after the robber refused to leave and demanded money. Edmonds fired a 12 gauge shotgun after warnings, the blast striking Sharrieff in the head and killing him instantly, deputies reported.
New York reports steel production fell 51.8 percent in the week ending last Monday, dropping one million tons to 947,000 amid stockpiling before an anticipated strike. The 1959 week ends with a larger drop since the steel strike as industry sources link the decline to prestrike buildup. Atlanta notes Gov Maddox says he would campaign for Wallace if he seeks the presidency next year.
A third trial for Huey P Newton, co founder of the Black Panthers, in the 1987 police slaying was scheduled for October 12 after defense attorney Charles Garry pressed for delays. The hearing before Alameda County Judge William Hayes followed a mistrial declared when the jury deadlocked 11-1 after Newton’s retrial for voluntary manslaughter in the death of rookie officer John Frey. Garry sought an 11 day continuance citing other court commitments.
An agreement on a new three year contract for Bethlehem Shipyard workers was reached Monday night, with Local 9 ratification vote set for Wednesday. About 500 workers walked out July 1 when the old contract expired over untenable working conditions. A union meeting will be held at its Wilmington headquarters while talks with Todd Shipyards executives continue at the Holiday Inn, Tong Beach, where roughly 1,600 workers accompanied a July 28 strike over similar conditions.
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