26 Jan 1973
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1973
Page
1
Milan state attorney finds no obscenity in an Italian magazine issue depicting Jacqueline Onassis nude and lifts seizure of the November Playmen issue. Prosecutors claimed obscenity. police seized only a few copies as the issue nearly sold out. The publisher reported over 600,000 copies sold in Italy and abroad.
Three racial incidents occurred aboard the carrier Intrepid in the Mediterra nean with the Atlantic Fleet reporting a Jan 16 clash between a white petty officer and a black sailor. Affected sailors faced discipline from Captain H R Barker including fines and confinement. A later Sunday clash involved two black groups assaulting white sailors. investigation ongoing with no further fights reported. The events mark the first such cases on an Atlantic Fleet ship. Intrepid’s home port is Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
In near freezing honor guard, about 10,000 gathered at LBJ Ranch amid military pageantry and eulogies by Billy Graham and John Connally. The service followed a Washington tribute with 40,000 teary mourners and 32,000 at the LBJ Library as security and ceremony reflected the late president’s life in public service.
New York Mayor Jerm vs Eindsay weighs a Senate bid per the New York Times. insiders say Lindsay reluctant to run next year against Sen Javits due to friendship, and may seek governor or a third term this year.
A Tokyo report claims Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako may tour the United States Canada and Mexico this fall. The Imperial Household Agency and the foreign ministry would not confirm the plan though an agency official said the report would be highly accurate. The potential two week tour follows a prior invitation from President Nixon in Anchorage in September 1971.
Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama underwent a 45 minute operation to improve bladder drainage hampered by a spinal cord injury from the May assassination attempt. Dr. George S. Myers Jr. said the surgery was completed without complications and Wallace is resting comfortably in Birmingham Hospital.
A two hour downpour paralyzed Rio railway services leaving over 100000 people without public transport. Thousands stranded on roads as waters rose above three feet in Rio north suburb, uprooting trees and snapping high voltage lines causing electricity cuts and outages.
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