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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
1
England's Walter Cornelius, known as the Birdman of Peterborough, leapt from a supermarket roof with homemade wood and hardboard wings at M4 toll road height. He nosedived into the Nene River, arriving with a bloody nose but otherwise uninjured. He vows to try again despite the wrecked wings.
City officials clashed over blocking Market Street to permit demolitions for urban renewal. Three orders to close the street by Highway Victor George Arening were overridden by Mayor Kenneth C. Tompkins. Safety Director Robert McKes sent a fire engine to block traffic, the mayor countered with a tow truck, and the engine was moved away by firemen. The dispute concluded with the trains remaining quieter at night.
Governor elect Pennsylvania , introduces attorney general designate J Shane Creamer at a 2 p.m. golf resort and they clash within minutes over court supervised wire tapping as a tool against organized crime Creamer, a former U S attorney, argues for such a law while Shapp opposes any bill authorizing wiretaps saying it will never pass under his watch He adds that disagreement won t derail their plans for governing the state
Singer Nancy Sinatra and producer choreographer Hugh Lambert plan marriage on Frank Sinatra’s birthday. It will be both spouses’ second wedding with Lambert aged 40 and Nancy 23 or 24. The ceremony will take place in Cathedral City near Palm Springs.
Howard Hughes, famed Las Vegas magnate, is reported to be in the Bahama Islands on a business trip. A shakesman for Hughes says he left the resort spa on business but maintains living quarters at the Desert Inn. A source notes Hughes has long owned an island in the West Indies.
Rep Andrew Jacobs Jr warns there is no truth to claims of an inflation alert tied to wage talks for President Nixon and his Cabinet. He notes the White House mocked the idea after GM workers accepted 7 percent raises while the administration had already approved 10 percent hikes last year. He recalls Romney’s proposal for a 25 percent cut was rejected and states the President earns 200000 dollars with Cabinet members at 60000.
Democratic congressional leaders urged President Nixon to impose an immediate temporary wage and price freeze while a long term inflation plan is developed. They criticized the economy's pull toward recession and proposed a 3 to 60 day interim wage freeze with voluntary guidelines, citing past congressional pay raises as a factor.
In New York the Angela Davis extradition hearing heard defense attorney John J. Abt argue that California violated her constitutional rights by seeking her return to Marin County to face murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges. Davis a 26-year-old Black militant and former UCLA instructor was arrested on a federal flight-to-avoid-prosecution warrant and denies involvement in the Aug. 7 San Rafael courtroom shootout.
The State Department protested to the Soviet Union after Russian sailors seized Simas Kudirka, a Lithuanian defector, aboard a Coast Guard cutter off Martha's Vineyard. President Nixon ordered steps to prevent recurrence, and a House subcommittee planned hearings amid calls that Kudirka was unjustly treated as a criminal.
A local inquiry centers on Lona Rowen in a rape allegation involving a Yonkers resident. Prosecutors seek swift action, while defense argues for due process under the county court system.
The Weather Bureau predicted new rain and snow for Northern California as a new weather front moves in. The system should be less severe than the recent major storms that closed transcontinental freeways. Highways reopened to most traffic with a Sierra Nevada traveler warning and chain requirements except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires. Winds up to 5 miles an hour are forecast tonight.
New York United Press International reports Chase Manhattan Bank reduced consumer loan rates by one half of a point effective Friday. The move follows reductions by Wells Fargo and Bank of America, aligning auto loan rates down to 5.34 percent and personal instalment loans to 7.0 percent, with questions about the exact annualized rate of 7.34 percent.
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