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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1971
Page
6
London based airline says hijackers forced the jet to Beirut Lebanon. Police report 28 aboard but London garrison lists 46 passengers and 6 crew. Passengers evacuated as police escorted a convoy carrying a million doses of anticholera vaccine and penicillin from Paris toward Orly.
The Senate Finance Committee approved President Nixon’s nomination of Romana Acosta Ranuelos, a Los Angeles businesswoman, to be treasurer of the United States. She faced questions over Mexican workers at her food plant, which federal raids had found employing workers. The AFL-CIO opposed the nomination. The committee also approved Edgar R. Fiedler of New York to be assistant secretary of the Treasury.
Two masked men armed with shotguns robbed a Cleveland Bank and Trust Co security guard outside the Wildwood Avenue Branch in Cleveland Tennessee, taking three cash bags from A L Davis during daily cash deliveries. Police reported no branch banks in town.
Ground troops shelled border posts in India and Pakistan air strafing of Agartala airport was reported for the second straight day. Indian informants said troops crossed into East Pakistan near Agartala as Pakistan acknowledged attacks inside East Pakistan at Akhaura and Shamshernagar, with U.S. Sabre jets reportedly involved.
Readers discuss federal disaster loans to pay mortgages and rebuild in quake zones. Questions cover wage price freeze rent increases, IRS rules on additional tenants, and refunds from Automation Pools. Drama workshops in Long Beach and Costa Mesa are listed with contact details.
In Moscow American and Soviet scientists plan to sign a joint manned space flight agreement within two months. The third session between NASA and the Soviet Academy of Sciences discussed technical hardware compatibility and the mission details.
In Ballykelly at Shackleton Barracks Col Hingi Lawrence, a Royal Green Jackal officer, wed Marie in a car converted from an armored personnel carrier. The ceremony united a Protestant groom and Roman Catholic bride amid security gloss and a public drive away in the transformed transport.
Night session sees 12 Republicans join 42 Democrats to override SH 18 veto. Measure aimed at solid waste management and resources recovery faces implementation hurdles as the governor warned of a special session. Minor party splits and reapportionment pressure frame the final days of the session.
Jackie Onassis testified that photographer Ron Galella and companions caused a general uproar at the St James Theatre during Gentlemen of Verona. She said they rushed the aisle and fired flash cameras close to her and her children, prompting humiliation and fear for safety. Both filed lawsuits seeking damages over harassment and business interference.
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