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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1976
Page
1
West Coast yo-yo makers Peter Gantt and Per Nilsen, UW art graduates of 1972, turned from antiques restoration to crafting high end yo-yos from birds-eye maple and zebra wood. They sold 300 units in two days, retailing from 3 to 10 dollars in major stores nationwide.
A Cincinnati man, 24, who bought native goods in Guatemala for nine trips in 18 months, is described as a casualty of a Guatemalan earthquake on February 4. He fears the disaster will force the closure of his newly opened shop as sources collapse.
Louis Prima aged 63 remains in a coma four months after brain surgery and has been moved to a nursing home near New Orleans. Hospital spokesmen in Los Angeles say the famed band leader and composer known for Old Black Magic was treated at Mt Sinai Hospital last October. The nursing home name was not disclosed.
Arthur Fiedler, conductor of the Boston Pops, appears a new man after a brief Canadian hospital stay. His wife Ellen said he has been sleeping heavily but improving, arriving back in Boston Sunday night. Doctors initially suspected pneumonia but Fiedler called it a bad cold.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told Venezuelan leaders in Caracas that the United States will not tolerate new Cuban aggression similar to Angola. He met with President Carlos Andres Perez at a two hour breakfast and urged patience on Venezuela’s trade preferences while signaling alignment with Venezuelan positions on Cuba and exclusion from trade measures linked to the 1874 oil boycott.
In Buenos Aires, Isabel Peron’s opponents urged defiance of her order ending a special Congress session meant to block impeachment moves. A 24-hour strike shut up to 40 percent of commerce and industry, while observers warned of possible military intervention to restore stability.
Secretary of State drafts a possible framework ahead of South America trip as Nixon era style arms talks resume. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld cites Soviet buildup as a looming threat to U S security urging GOP backing for a 112 billion defense budget while Kissinger plans another Moscow visit to seal nuclear limits.
Paul Springer, a 38 year old former Green Beret and real estate agent, survived a training jump in Panama when his main parachute opened only partially and the reserve failed. He fell about 1000 feet, struck ground at 72 mph, injuring his jaw spine and leg, and was treated by a medic before flown to San Diego.
Abbot Rast Hunt a Benedictine monk was named archbishop of Westminster and head of English and Welsh Catholics. He is the first monk in Westminster since 1850 and succeeds Cardinal Heenan who died last November. Hunt, 52, leads Britain’s Benedictines and is expected to be made a cardinal within two years. He plans to emphasize God's importance in daily life. In a separate note, Sweden announced Prime Minister Fidel Castro is expected to make an official visit next fall.
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