18 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
1
Tricia Nixon Cox and husband Edward arrive in Rome at Leonardo da Vinci Airport after a London layover as their European itinerary continues to Moscow and Athens. Airport officials kept reporters at a distance during the arrival.
Five New Jersey activists from the East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives were arrested in York County on charges of malicious injury to railroads after pouring concrete into a Tailron switch at a Penn Central main line siding owned by American Machine and Foundry Corp. They posted bail set at 25,000 and faced police inquiry. The group cited protests against bombs in Indochina and included Daniel Galvin Jr., Thomas Workames, Rollin Mirk, Patricia Mirk, and Monica Mekly.
A pre dawn blaze tore through the four story Priess hotel in downtown Missoula housing many elderly residents. Coroner Larry Livingston warned of as many as six victims while deputies reported people trapped and a witness described a fatal fall from the upper floor. Fire officials expected to finish debris searches by noon.
Ron Evans, dubbed Mr America, ventured outside the ship to retrieve three film canisters, while viewers back home watched through TV cameras. His 1 hour 6 minute EVA showcased the moonward mission, noted a blistered ship exterior and a U S flag on display as Apollo astronauts prepared for splashdown.
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