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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1970
Page
2
The holiday truce in Vietnam with extended pause in fighting tests adherence by opposing forces. Observers note material pauses in hostilities, but questions linger about full compliance and sustained ceasefire during the season.
Testimony describes a priest killed by Lt. Calley during a village massacre with a baby involved, while another witness reports Calley and Meadle firing on women and children. Separate sections note ongoing discussions of a holiday ceasefire and potential Tet truce proposals from Hanoi and U.S. officials.
About 10 percent of British electricity users faced outages as workers pursued a wage protest with a work-to-rule slowdown. Selective power cuts hit households relying on electric heating and cooking, plus road and rail delays due to failed traffic signals and disrupted commuter routes.
The Swiss aide to a Brazilian official was abducted in Santa Teresa overlooking Rio de Janeiro by at least six terrorists including a blonde woman. The incident follows a string of political kidnappings in the hemisphere with international figures held or killed. Brazil launched a nationwide dragnet as authorities seek the release of the captive and protest from Swiss officials was filed.
Speculation swirls after sheriff deputies search Hughes penthouse with no trace of the missing magnate. Doctors report Hughes, 64, was ill with pneumonia anemia and heart condition on Nov 5 and moved only to a hospital. The Nevada power struggle pits Hughes Tool Co executives against Hughes staff running his casino empire with Maheu fired by Hughes, while Maheu retains casino control. Governor Laxalt and state gaming officials rush to Las Vegas for talks as the battle over Hughes vast empire intensifies.
Harry Kirke Snyder 22 of Topeka was wounded after a struggle with two black youths spray painting strike on Watson Library steps. Witnesses said a gun fired during a scuffle and the pair fled. Snyder, taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, condition withheld. Separately in New Guinea rival tribes fought with spears and axes, seven killed.
The Tate La Bianca murder trial team intensifies its search for Ronald Hughes, the missing defense attorney last seen at Sespe Hot Springs. Los Angeles lawyer Maxwell Keith, appointed to replace Hughes, reads part of a 16,000 page transcript and weighs whether to reopen the defense. If Keith does not reopen, closing arguments set for December 16.
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