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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
6
The piece recounts how two Los Angeles police officers created a fake crime report about Orena Jones and O C Henry involving a watermelon. Newsmen failed to verify details, revealing the fraud. Authorities weigh penalties, urging accountability and fair handling to deter future false crime reports.
The 5-4 decision holds that Senator Gravel cannot claim immunity for releasing the Pentagon Papers to Beacon Press as a non legislative act. The ruling limits congressional protection and raises concerns about unchecked executive power over public documents.
A Miami motel manager says Hubert Humphrey delegates left rooms unpaid claiming five day guarantees and unpaid liquor checks. Delegates countered rude staff and slow service. The piece notes the broader rule for hosts: never extend credit to politicians.
A Garden Grove reader condemns a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints obituary and criticizes a California article for implying a racial issue. He asserts church doctrine on priesthood and race has no basis in current belief and pleads the paper not to stir prejudice.
California delegates impressed by cooperative tone and youth leadership in Philadelphia style caucus. Willie Brown notes Tunney gesture. Burke and McGovern forces clash over South Carolina seating as new reformers push substantive action.
A political observer reports that the credentials committee aimed to balance delegations by race and gender but erred in practice. An informant near the delegates’ entrance notes possible lessons for Republicans and warns of potential floor fights over unrepresented groups.
A report cites claims of seating bias at a convention with shifts in delegations. It notes pretzel and taco sales, ketchup versus mustard preferences, cola versus non cola drinks, and a large surplus of pretzels while urging future conventions to study balance to avoid mass protests.
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