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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon plans an outdoor South Lawn event for 700 guests during Prince Charles and Princess Diana visit. Entertainment includes The Guess Who and Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.
Tor nado rain hinders crews as they seek the downed helicopter of Maj Gen George W Casey near the Cambodian border. U S command says combat has fallen to a low level since moves out of Cambodia. Thai troops reportedly enter Cambodia to guard a hilltop enclave around Preah Vihear temple.
A 19 car freight train crushed three people in sleeping bags on tracks near Smyrna Mills Maine. The two engine freight from Oakfield to Caribou had just rounded a sharp curve when spotted by the engineer who applied brakes too late. Victims not yet identified, believed to be in their early twenties.
Former Colombian foreign minister Fernando Londono y Londono, 57, was abducted near Manizales while en route to his coffee farm by guerrillas from the National Liberation Army who demanded 200000 dollars. President Lleras ordered a search. Londono is a noted Conservative figure and former ambassador to Brazil.
Premier James Chichester-Clark urged peace as Britain mobilizes 15,000 soldiers and police to curb Orange Order parades in Northern Ireland. The Catholics Defense Committee urged seven peace measures, pubs to close, and weapon bans. Security tightens at the border with helicopters patrolling Belfast areas.
LONDON: Perle Mesta threw her first party in Britain in 17 years, a small yet star studded gathering at a hotel reception. Champagne flowed as violins played tunes from Call Me Madam, with famed guests including the Duchess of Argyll Lord and Lady Birdwood Angier Biddle Duke and wife and Merle Oberon among those present.
President Nixon announced the creation of two new agencies to address environmental problems, consolidating air and water pollution control with research under one roof and establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under Commerce. Congress can’t block changes for 60 days, Muskie supports the plan as a good start amid interagency turf battles.
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