12 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1972
Page
1
A brief note on the A-2-Independent event titled Lown Beech Colt Tees Held in December at the High level, details are sparse but indicate a youth or amateur competition with participants named Lown and Beech in a decathlon or scoring context.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI flying ace and former Eastern Air Lines chairman, shows steady improvement after a stroke at Memorial Hospital in Miami. He had been taken off the critical list as doctors described his condition as serious. Also reported: Debbie Reynolds loses her voice during Irene Broadway run leading to refunds for some ticketholders. Kim Novak heads to London amid Rita Hayworth part dispute in Tales That Witness Madness. James Brown seeks $100,000 from Knoxville after disorderly arrest, with plans for restitution to Knoxville College. Pearl Buck to leave hospital in Vermont after gallbladder surgery. Laurence Olivier and Constance Cummings named best actor and actress in London for Long Day's Journey Into Night. Martin granted divorce from Jeanne Biegver after 2 years.
Debra Taylor 21 Robert Wilson 25 and Diane Womack 22 of Compton were booked on armed robbery and attempted murder after a North Long Beach gas station attendant was shot during a holdup. Police traced a Cadillac, recovered a .50 caliber revolver, and handed suspects to Long Beach officers. Attendant John Feltman, 39, wounded in the lower back, remained in satisfactory condition at Paramount General Hospital. Eastern Air Lines pilots gain 7 percent raise under five year contract.
A cluttered press telegram style page shows classified notices and small ads. It mentions Lang Wach in California and various low value items and services with terse descriptors and page headings. The exact details are partially obscured but the section appears as a typical late 1970s classifieds page.
President Nixon named Dallas oilman William P. Clements Jr as deputy secretary of defense. The White House also announced resignations in Agriculture and that J. Phil Campbell will remain as undersecretary. Clements, 55, heads SEDCO Inc. and would succeed Kenneth Rush.
Apollo 17 recovery ship the Ticonderoga serves as a floating university with Chapman College professors conducting courses for officers and enlisted men. In July the program began aboard Ti conderoga and similar courses started in August on Ranger Enterprise and First. Dr James W Utter and Dr Yorba Linda native Young C Kim lead classes, with 40 and 30 students respectively, earning Chapman College credits through eight week courses and two hour sessions four days weekly.
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