31 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
1
The Nevada gambling board may grant Sammy Davis Jr a Tropicana Hotel license marking a milestone in Las Vegas. Davis, accompanied by Deil Gustafson, heads a group that just bought the Tropicana for 35 million, and Davis praised the move as a start for more black investments in Vegas.
Mayor Derek McWhinney and city planning commissioner Ted Fujita face five felony counts of grand theft and bribery over a land lease dispute in Mile Square Regional Park Fountain Valley. Bail set at 5000 each, continuance scheduled for September 15, grand jury transcript expects in 10 days.
A five car pileup on the northbound San Diego Freeway near Wilmington Avenue in Carson at about 2 25 p m tied up traffic for hours. The Highway Patrol reported only minor injuries to the drivers involved as four autos were wrecked and a pickup went over the side through a fence into a light pole.
The Southern California Rapids Transit District plans to use a steam powered transit bus to determine feasibility of steam propulsion for urban bus services. The steam bus, built by Steam Power Systems of San Diego, was shown at ceremonies in Los Angeles attended by state local RTD officials.
Kenneth Thomas, a 45 year old New York city worker, survived 31 hours trapped in a wreck after a patrolman reported the blaze and a passerby found the car wedged in a weed choked gully on a busy interchange. His companion Matthew Buckley, 57, died in the crash that sent their vehicle over a guard rail.
The California Court of Appeal is asked to delay the September start of Juan Corona’s murder trial until he provides handwriting samples. Corona and attorney Richard E. Mank remain in contempt for refusal, with a prior two days in jail on a first contempt finding. Corona, a farm labor contractor, is accused of murdering 25 migrant workers whose bodies were found along the Feather River.
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