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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
3
Passengers aboard Pan American’s jumbo jet endured a 12:15 pm EST departure from London with a later than planned takeoff due to landing problems. The 6 hour 15 minute flight featured a spacious 20 foot wide cabin and nine abreast seating. Airline officials note Boeing 747 orders and plans for wider service across Pan Am, TWA, and BOAC.
President Nixon urged a $10 billion five year clean waters program and measures to surge federal funding for law enforcement. He called for a balanced budget, warned against wasteful programs, and pressed for a national growth policy to shape urban development and improve air and water quality.
Three men were arrested on bond setting as the FBI pursued leads in the Yablonski killings. Yablonski, 59, his wife Margaret, 57, and daughter Charlotte Joanne, 25, were found dead January 5 in Clarksville Pa. Family members say the murders stemmed from Yablonski's bid to unseat UMW President Tony Boyle. The FBI would not confirm union ties. a Washington UMW spokesman said the union has no connection to the arrests.
A Long Beach reader asks how Southern California Edison figures a homeowner's bimonthly bill. The answer outlines monthly rates with a tiered per kilowatt hour scale, a 78 cent monthly service charge, and a 2 percent surcharge while the 10 percent federal tax applies.
Mrs J W R asks about her son drafted and discharged for convenience after six months of service. A Selective Service spokesman says recall only in national emergency or war. Under Section 6B 3, a six month veteran discharged for convenience is a regultant with sufficient prior military service and has met his draft obligation.
Long Beach schools face funding losses if a federal aid bill is vetoed. District officials warn a $1 million shortfall could force substantial teacher and administrative staff reductions and program cuts. They note HEW contributions have steadily declined from $1.2 million in 1958-49, risking California’s education status.
The ABC Appeals Board rescinded a zero dollar lay suspension on Bare Bar at Honda on Lakewood Boulevard after finding the ABC failed to prove sufficient grounds. The decision, dated January 16, was released Wednesday and involved topless dancers performing without buttock coverings.
Reports describe disbanded troops and marauding soldiers seizing relief trucks and medical supplies near the Thi ala hospital by the UKi airstrip. Doctors treated civilians struck during refusals to hand over possessions. A wedding amid famine sparked anger as refugees languish without food.
County supervisors urged President Nixon to direct a strict enforcement policy at borders and ports of entry against narcotics. Health Director Gerald A. Heidbreder called illegal drug use here epidemic, and Supervisor Kenneth Hahn said a telegram requesting federal action had been sent.
Bitter cold grips the East as the Midwest drives the chill eastward. Temperatures tumble to nine below in Watertown New York and eight below in Kingsport Tennessee while Mississippi sees the low twenties northward. In Knoxville Humes Hall residents face a four hour power outage.
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