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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1974

Page

6

Heiress says OK captors demand food

The article reports on the Hearst kidnapping case with Miss Hearst seized by two armed men who beat her fiancé, dumped her in a car trunk, and fired toward witnesses. A ransom letter from the Symbionese Liberation Army claimed protective custody and included Hearst’s gasoline can. FBI and police pursued seven suspects after a sighting near her Berkeley apartment.

Berkeley Hearst Familly Miss Hearst Herkeley KPPA Syme Bionese Liberation Army San Francisco Examiner Hearst Corp FBI

FBI Says Agent Count Ranged Over Weekend in Case

An FBI official stated that 100 to 125 agents worked the case over the weekend and pledged to deploy more if needed. The remark indicated readiness to mobilize substantial manpower to pursue the investigation.

Bates FBI

Reinecke eyes governorship amid bid and rumors

Acting chief Reinecke floors a statewide bid for governor while denying wrongdoing in an ITT probe. He says rumors harm him and that the investigation has caused uncertainty as he carried out candidacy filings before slipping out of the state. Mills reports Reinecke told him he would be governor by Keen.

Joh Mitchell ITT Cas Reinecke Mills Leutenant Capitol Ed Reinecke Jim Keen Fetter

Nixon subpoena lost in mail delays Nixon to testify Feb 25 in Ehrlichman case

A subpoena for President Nixon to testify at a Feb 25 hearing in the Ehrlichman burglary case was reported missing in Washington. Gessler said lawyers fear a postponement. Nixon resists testifying. Ehrlichman Liddy and Young face charges related to the 1971 Watergate break in and the Plumbers unit.

Nixon Ehrlichman Gordon Liddy David Young Liddy Charles Cessley Nixon Suypnens United States Gessler Washington Unti Washington Court Liddy and Young Daniel Ellsburg

Judge Rules Prostitution Law Unconstitutional

Louisiana District Judge John Covington ruled prostitution laws unconstitutional as they discriminate against women and punish only women while men face no penalties. In a separate note, Washington reports the government may seize ownership of about a fourth of last year’s peanut crop under the price support program with a 3.448 billion pound harvest and expected market prices near 16.2 cents a pound.

Baton Rouge Louisiana John Covington Covington Washington UPL Agriculture Department

Solzhenitsyn Refuses Interrogation and Entry to Soviet Union

The writer, 54, declines to acknowledge the legality of a state inquiry and to attend an interrogation. He remains abroad amid bans on several works in the Soviet Union, though acclaimed in the West as a major modern literary figure. He won the Nobel Prize but refused to travel to Stockholm to accept it, citing reentry fears.

Solzhnitsyn West Russia Unibt Soviet Union Tye Denishlieh Nikita Khrushchev Sovist Union Nahet Stockhroln

Gulf fights federal oil regulation

Gulf Oil Corp plans a court suit against the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 and Federal Energy Office rules. Executive vice president Z B Bonner said the action targets crude allocations forcing refinery cuts and forced crude sharing with Texasco Standard of Ohio Getty and Atlantic Richfield amid capacity disputes. Ghana closes three universities after student protests amid accusations of army brutality.

Houston i — Gulf Oi Corp Z. B. Bonner Bonner Federal Energy Office FEO Gulf Texaco Standard of Ohio Getty Atlantic Richfield

French defiant on oil and global energy talks

At a United Nations style gathering, Schmidt warned oil consuming states rely on U S goodwill and cooperation to balance power in the Middle East. Nixon urged international cooperation over private deals as Kissinger proposed a fair world oil price framework and sharing of energy research resources with self sufficient nations. Most Arab nations stayed aloof.

United States Schmidt Mideast Weanee State Department France United Nations Nixon Robert Kissinger U.S Canada

Detroit judge orders murder trial for two men in 1 year old victim case

In Detroit, a Recorder's Court judge ordered Elijah Russell and James Lawson to stand trial for first degree murder after the victim Ruby Spencer's daughter Penny, a deaf mute, identified them in court using sign language. Penny testified that the men fought with her mother in their West Side home on January 17. The burglary at Dennis Molders home on Charlemagne Ave involved a $1,200 stereo system.

Detrhit If Detroit West Side Penny Ural Russell Lawson

Classified Ad Service Columns Offer Fixes for Problems

Finer solutions appear in Ife Classified Ads service columns, promising practical repairs and guidance. Readers can find contact details and pricing for assistance across diverse categories, from home repairs to personal services.

Ife

Judge frees Whittier man amid fingerprint controversy

In a 1970 case, John DePalma was freed after evidence questions and a fingerprint disputed by criminalists. Judge Carr exonerated him, while deputy public defender noted DePalma hired a private investigator. The saga includes allegations against Buena Park officer James Bakken, who faces upcoming hearings and possible dismissal of charges.

Cave Buena Park Police Spt James David Bakken DePalma Publc Jol Bat Buca Park John Robert Snyder Bakken Santa Ana Superior Court Snyder Carr Parple Hail Kiso

Picasso Heirs Plea Delayed By French Tribunal

A French local tribunal postponed for a month four ruling on a request by Pablo Picasso’s two alleged children, Claude and Paloma Ruiz Picasso, aged 27 and 35, to be recognized as legal heirs. Courts noted hopes for an out-of-court settlement with Picasso’s heirs.

France Pablo Picasso Snurres Picasso Meanlire Claude Paloma Ruix Pisasig Appeala Court

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