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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
5
UPI reports a charity drive to aid injured Vietnam war children raised over $5,000. Father James Purcell, chair of the Committee to Save Christmas, cites gifts from 175 donors with the largest at $33 and the smallest 15 cents from an 8 year old girl.
Governor Reagan vetoed AB 220 which would create a state operated navigational safety system. He cited federal authority and high costs for radar and tracking, preferring coast guard led standards. Long Beach Harbor officials praised the veto while Brown criticized it as idiotic.
Barbara Vega 30, a South Gate housewife, was placed on two years probation after federal charges of assault with a deadly weapon were dismissed. She remains in psychiatric treatment under an agreement with the government following incidents on a Delta Air Lines flight from Anchorage to Los Angeles. No one was seriously injured.
The 504-foot Greek freighter Erato, listing 35 degrees, rode heavy north Pacific swells toward the Columbia River mouth aided by a Japanese merchant ship. It reported that strong weather broke lashings on deck logs causing the load to shift to starboard. On board were 25 men and one woman, the skipper’s wife.
A speaker urged the governor that his bill conflicts with the Coast Guard and other federal programs. The critique argues the action could subject California to additional complications and scrutiny.
Brown cited a San Francisco Bay collision of two oil tankers earlier this year as the trigger for the introduced bill. The measure aims to address injuries to wildlife and environmental damage from maritime spills.
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