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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1972
Page
5
President Nixon urged a global invitation to the United States as the Bicentennial plan centers on Meritage 76 and Horizons 76. He called for official diplomacy, corporate support, and people to host visitors, saying volunteers will greet a flood of guests and reduce fear and ignorance through contact.
Daley and M’Govern bid seen as safe margin to uphold community vote at Miami Beach convention. Jerry Wurf of AFSCME endorsed McGovern, urging delegates to back him including 25 union delegates from 13 states. AP tally shows McGovern leading with 1201.9 delegates, Humphrey 490.55, Wallace 1, bl, Muskie 0.05, 344 uncommitted. Wallace in Maryland, McGovern at Maryland farm, etc. The Credentials Committee upheld Rhode Island compromise, expanding Rhode Island delegation with McGovern-backed seats. Nixon rejected O’Brien demand for probe into DNC break-in. FBI to continue investigation.
The dollar approached its mandated floor on European markets prompting intervention by West German authorities. The pound slid to 2.4140 after opening at 2.4170 in London while Frankfurt rose to 3.15 marks as the German bank moved to support the rate. Tokyo saw a surge of selling forcing the Bank of Japan to buy 70 to 80 million dollars in the final minutes.
Mobile homeowner groups file a lawsuit protesting property tax arguing double taxation since DMV tax paid this year may cover the tag. A July 10 hearing is scheduled. The column also clarifies that using an assumed name on a license does not invalidate marriage. both license and marriage remain valid. Also notes Transcontinental Marketing Corp appears defunct with no recoverable assets.
Two armed men hijacked a Baltimore Motor Coach Co. bus carrying 46 passengers en route to Delaware Park Race Course. They forced the driver to circle the Beltway while robbing riders, taking about 3413 dollars from 43 victims, with no injuries reported. The bandits escaped on foot near the Baltimore Beltway interchange.
In Belfast Protestant vigilantes joined British troops to patrol Catholic streets under a cease fire deal. A Catholic body was found near Coalisland, the 401st Ulster death in three years. The Ulster Defence Association and British forces agreed to patrol together after tense standoffs in Ainsworth Avenue as Gen. Robert Ford mediated between UDA leaders and authorities.
Fire crews today mopped up a 1200 acre blaze in the Dome Lands Wilderness of Sequoia National Forest. The five day fire was controlled Monday evening at 6 pm, about 14 miles east of Kernville.
Washington reports say the Pentagon again declines to confirm weather modification in Indochina. Spokesman Jerry Freidheim states the U S has never attempted to induce rain over North Vietnam, while refusing to detail possible actions in South Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia. The New York Times cites unnamed sources alleging cloud seeding to disrupt North Vietnamese troop movements and aid U S bombing efforts.
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