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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
4
The Miami Beach gathering shows unity with Nixon as the likely nominee. Protests outside the Fontainebleau Hotel clash with police, while Dole attacks McGovern over Vietnam. Agnew looms as a potential 1976 candidate amid debates over delegate apportionment.
Protests greeted GOP members including Clare Boothe Luce as they arrived at a Fontainbleau event. Miami police and highway patrol moved in with nightsticks after demonstrators blocked traffic on Collins Avenue. About 80 arrests reported with no injuries.
The platform committee discusses the draft with Rep. John Rhodes and Rep. Margaret Heckler noting divisions over abortion. Heckler says the women’s caucus opposes a formal abortion declaration in the Republican platform. Remaining delegates await copies ahead of seating.
Action Line offers city guidance on obtaining notary public commissions including residency age and references. It explains costs a six dollar filing fee bonds and four yearly renewals. It also clarifies freeway widening will not affect nearby homes and that curbside parking remains permitted on public streets.
The Long Beach Social Security office explains staff composition including secretaries and claims reviewers, notes interviews limited to trained service reps and claims staff, and cites a 14.5 percent workload rise with staff reductions from 72 to 63. The office apologizes for any perceived rudeness or inefficiency and affirms commitment to service.
Three men suspected in a Wheel House bar slaying were captured after a 10 minute pursuit that spanned Culver City Hawthorne and nearby freeways. Injuries included blown tires shotgun blasts and at least one police car strike. Suspects Monty Bentley Bell Gardens Rickie Noble and Mamiel Villagas were booked on murder charges.
A pipe bomb exploded outside the Longshoreman Hall in San Francisco late Sunday, shattering doors and a window but causing no injuries. Police noted this was the second bombing this month and report the device was placed behind a concrete planter box.
A state aide and two Union Oil representatives were linked to preparing statements for and against a proposition. Senate aide Don Colita claimed writing both remarks. The aide argued no criminal statutes were violated and will forward findings to the state attorney general. An eyewitness account was cited, with anonymity preserved for safety.
A 43 year old Ford Tri Motor aircraft crashed at Port Clinton Municipal Airport injuring 18. Witnesses say the left wing dipped during climb toward Sleepy Hollow Camp ground. one passenger was thrown free. A hospital spokesperson cited a fractured pelvis and others in less serious condition. The flight reportedly originated from Put in Bay, South Bass Island, in Lake Erie.
South Vietnamese forces fight to hold Fire Base Bogs and Base Ross as North Vietnamese troops push through the Que Son Valley. U S bombers target Hanoi units while refugees move toward the coast amid heavy combat and mounting casualties among South Vietnamese troops.
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