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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
2
Police report an 85 year old man Victor Hartman, wearing makeshift waist bindings, was found inside a street garbage can after falling while attempting to get food. His landlady Mrs. Ronnie Blanchard, who had boarded him, was charged with false imprisonment.
Baltimore records indicate the Agnew grand jury inquiry remains shrouded in secrecy amid high level talks between federal investigators and the Justice Department. Atty. Gen. Beall notes uncertainty over direction while indications surface that indictments could soon follow in the probe into kickbacks, bribery, and political corruption tied to Spiro Agnew.
Associated Press reports Alan L. Bean tested a back pack maneuvering unit on Skylab 2 and cited control problems with a long umbilical line. He suggested adding life support to the unit for outside operations, noting nitrogen gas was needed to counter tether-induced downward motion.
Sacramento reports the Little Hoover Commission chair Manning J. Post says the state takes up to 24 years to act on consumer complaints against contractors. He cites the Contractors Licensing Board under the Consumer Affairs Department, noting inspector shortages and 10 000 plus backlog, pledging continued investigation until this is controlled.
A reader asks what words are required to legally marry in California. The note then describes a Downey Ford deal over a damaged trade in, a pink slip, and a smashed car on the lot with $450 damage. Downey Ford offers $300 to buy the car while denying fault, citing possible teen joyriding and no witnesses.
A reader from Stanton asks about getting back $302.69 in 90 days interest penalties after a Great Western Savings and Loan extension cancellation. The bank says cancellation not recorded. account matured and new account opened, avoiding the new government 90 day penalty rule.
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