14 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1973
Page
1
Space age sighting reports Skylab 2 astronaut Jack Laus on a dawn over Mt Shasta 270 miles up. The scene shows the sun lighting the peak while surrounding areas remain in shadow.
Mayor Bradley staff backed David Cunningham for a City Council seat while George Taket distributed an endorsement on Office of the Mayor stationery. In Philadelphia, a lie detector test suggested Mayor Frank Rizzo lied about offering favors to Dem chair Camiel regarding meeting on February 27. The Daily News sponsored Holmes, testing Rizzo, Camiel, and Deputy Mayor Carroll, with mixed truth results amid broader corruption probes.
The California Senate voted 29 to 6 to divert 12 million of annual liquor tax revenue toward alcoholism programs next year, with plans to raise the diversion to 20 percent by 1975. Senator Arlen Gregorio says the move would fund local treatment centers via Short-Doyle. critics doubt rehabilitation can curb drinking. SB 204 faces Assembly review.
Police say three teenage suspects, two 17 and one 16, launched a violent crime spree in Highland Park. A 13 year old sheriff's sergeant's son died after being assaulted en route to Glen dale Adventist Hospital while another man, Edward J. Dezso, 23, was critically injured at a Glendale hospital. Victims include Larry Page, 20, forced into a car, robbed of six dollars, then released, and a service station attendant beaten during robberies.
Reagan opens the National Association of Real Estate Brokers convention as Black land brokers from 31 states gather in Los Angeles. He advocates selling government housing to tenants who cannot afford private ownership, calling privately owned homes a path to pride. The event runs through Friday with seminars and lobbying reports highlighting minority real estate issues.
The White House stated President Nixon wants federal investigators to take all appropriate steps in probing bribery and kickback allegations involving Vice President Spiro Agnew. Deputy press secretary Gerald Warren said Nixon is not intervening, has not asked for a status report, and rejects reports of discussions about Agnew’s resignation. Warren emphasized the president’s confidence in Agnew and said no statements from the White House would influence the investigation.
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