Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1972

Page

2

Millionaire widows must share estate in bigamist case

In Los Angeles two widows of Jan Abel Vargas Je must share his roughly $1 million estate after his death in a 1989 auto accident. Superior Court Judge Robert W. Kennedy ruled both wives are entitled to a share, noting Vargas had multiple marriages and at least two children by each, with a fortune built mainly in the last two decades.

Los Angeles UPI Jan Abel Vargas Superior Court Robert W. Kennedy Bigamist Vargas Suiport South America Lima Peru Bogota Colombia Steet 2 Mildred Vargas United States Josephine Vargas Mildred Josephine Kennedy

San Quentin to close by 1974 under Reagan plan

The San Quentin prison, long infamous for violence, is to be closed by end of 1974 with the population cut from 2,214 to 1,500 next year. Governor Reagan outlined plans for new maximum security facilities or expansion of existing prisons, while residents and officials reflect on the historic site and its departure.

San Quentin San Francisco Bay Ronald Reagan California Reagan George Jackson Jackson State Department of Corrections Folsom Department of Corrections Marsh County William Bagley Nelson Calcortia

Mysterious boom rattles Southern California region

A mysterious boom shook parts of Southern California late Thursday, followed by two minor earthquakes. Hundreds of calls flooded newspapers, law enforcement, and the FAA after the event, with an FAA spokesman saying no civilian supersonic aircraft were nearby though military flights were in the area for an exercise.

Los Angeles California Federal Aviation Administration FAA

California Supreme Court weighs death penalty question

The California Supreme Court took under submission the death penalty issue after hearings previewing a later U S Supreme Court appeal. Stanford law professor Anthony Amsterdam pressed abolition as outdated, while Deputy Attorney General Ronald George urged retention as constitutionally acceptable. California has 104 inmates awaiting execution.

Los Angeles California Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court State Court High Court Anthony Amsterdam Stanford University Abo Ronald George

Also Mentioned on This Page

Indianapolis Hilton Hotel Small Sea Swallichs Music City Lakewood Blvd Lakewood Aae Quentin Phaseout Louis S. Nelson San Quentin Death Row Wirerhere Louis Nelson Sears Weare Werek Boerey Celle Weailabie Amerigan Caen Commodore Casio IBM Electric SS Bag Sel Pertias Watch & Repair DEPT Vvagh Fac Herat Sears Watch and Jewelry Repair Dept Berkline Jway Blue Bankamericard Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Search Courier

Search the Press Telegram Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Press Telegram?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication