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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1974
Page
4
Three black teenage assailants forced 83 year old Guy Work back into his Belmont Shore home around 9 20 pm and brutalized him with a revolver in the bedroom where his bedridden wife Marguerette aged 74 lay sick. They robbed the pair of 150 and fled as police were notified.
Washington reports the nations unemployment rate increased for the second consecutive month with higher jobless figures reflecting slower hiring across sectors. Analysts note persistent weakness in manufacturing and service industries, while government data show slight shifts in labor participation and payrolls.
A truck carrying 3,000 gallons of gasoline was hijacked in the Bronx after a man jumped in front of the vehicle and forced the driver, William Weber, to pull over. Weber was blindfolded and forced into a car before being dumped unharmed. Police said initial searches were fruitless. Also noted, December unemployment rose to 4.9 percent, the second monthly increase amid the energy crisis, with officials forecasting higher rates into early next year.
The Southland RTD board approved a one day 1 cent fare for Sunday January 20 for all county buses. Officials say the tiny fare is a pilot to acquaint riders with RTD and not a regular Sunday 10 cent fare, while transfers still incur extra charges.
The article notes no White House action as the tapes deadline passes and that a court fight looms. It details demands for 485 presidential conversations and hundreds of documents, and cites subpoenas to Richard M Nixon personally and the White House. It references potential further arguments and a meeting with White House and committee lawyers.
Larry King, longtime San Diego Union copy desk chief since 1953, died after a brief illness at age 81. A Brooklyn native, he began in Beckley West Virginia, then Richmond Virginia before joining the San Diego paper. His daughter Denise was kidnapped in October 1967 and slain, Kenneth Miller was later arrested and committed to a California institution.
At Hennepin General Hospital two near death patients a 6 year old woman and a 10 year old man were warmed from the inside out using heart lung machines after long exposure to deep cold on New Year’s Eve. The man’s temperature rose to normal in about 15 minutes and both survived. The process allows cardiac monitoring during warming and avoids hazards of external thawing.
The city council vetoed a Meadowlark Airport overflight proposal to protect a nearby golf course, noting potential FAA funding and open-space concerns. Residents feared loss of recreational land as a housing project faded, while a private course remains open and no imminent threat is seen. An excerpt also covers medical billing issues at St Mary’s Hospital and a charity eyeglass donation program with tax-deductible receipt details.
The field has no uniform state requirements yet and apprenticeships under a licensed operator are common. Most agencies want at least two years of college and polygraph school certification, typically about three months. If AB2654 passes, a state board could require a bachelor’s degree, a polygraph school certificate, six months of apprenticeship and a state exam, with limited job openings now.
Northern California endures a severe winter blast with hundreds stranded and one death. Snow showers expected over Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay area with up to 14 inches in places. freezing temperatures in the 20s into Saturday morning. Pebble Beach Pro Am delayed as rain floods greens. Highway 9 closed into Santa Cruz. Lake Tahoe sees light snow. Barbara Kolpe, 25, of Redwood Estates, killed when a snow-laden roof collapsed near her dome.
A Southern California storm drenched the region with flooding and slides. Ronald Hunt, a 16-year-old Glendora youth, died when his car skidded on a snow-covered road and plunged from a 30-foot cliff near Glendora. Two other youths were injured. Lightning struck Long Beach Airport twice, and the system, centered about 160 miles west of Point Conception, was expected to move toward Nevada. Showers and gusty winds were forecast for the Southland with snow in mountains. Gas service cuts hit Los Angeles area buildings to conserve supplies for homes. Snow covered Castro Peak and Angeles National Forest roads with lows around Bishop and Bakersfield temperatures dipping.
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