17 Jul 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
1
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. told the Virginia Bar Association he dislikes the heavy workload yet would accept the job again if required. The 65-year-old former Richmond attorney completed five months on the bench and said he would rather be a lawyer than a judge.
Former CBS News president Sig Mickelson resigns as a director of the American Institute for Political Communication citing lack of information about a study charging bias in network newscasts. The institute’s report, issued on stationery without his name, claimed bias against the Vietnam War and in favor of George McGovern. Mickelson said he cannot endorse the project or findings without understanding the methods.
Secretary Peterson heads to Moscow for trade talks with the Soviet Union on a proposed 730 million dollar Soviet purchase of American goods over three years. Kis singer and Flanigan join as assistants as the USUSSR Commission begins meetings Thursday to shape a broad long term agreement.
A 21 year old Paramount man Robert Wayne Shoopman was shot and killed at his home by Lakewood sheriff's deputies after he brandished two rifles and threatened to kill officers. Deputy James Orr said officers responding to a family disturbance encountered Shoopman outside, then him entering the house and returning with rifles before being fatally shot when he refused to drop them.
The Census Bureau reports 1971 median family income reached $10,285 while 27.6 million families earned $10,000 or more. Inflation erased the gain in purchasing power from the nominal rise, with 53.3 million U.S. families in the sample.
In Jessup Maryland the Maryland House of Corrections reported calm after a 12 hour riot at the maximum security facility left four guards and four inmates injured. Warden Ralph Williams said control was restored and 1500 inmates confined to cells. He defended gunfire to quell the disturbance linked to a weekend escape attempt.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and phrases with no clear event, date, or location. Readable items include Aaron Belavery and Bey AARON but no cohesive report.
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