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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1974
Page
1
ALBANY officials announce singer Tom Jones cancels all remaining Colonie Coliseum shows due to laryngitis bronchitis and fever after a 25 minute mid show exit to 3000 concertgoers. The entertainer had been scheduled to perform through Sunday.
Albany patrolman Daniel Gilchrist seeks a federal ruling after being fired for refusing to shave his mustache. He asks for $100,000 in damages and says the mustache did not hinder his work. Concord police arrest Rose House for distributing unpermitted handbills offering a dime refund for expired meters.
Boston native and former presidential aide BOSTON CHARLES W COLSON, guilty of obstructing justice in the EpKcs case tied to Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, faces suspension by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Colson, sentenced 1 to 3 years, has been disbarred in Washington, DC, with the Bar Association seeking disbarment in Massachusetts.
Washington reports a one percent rise in consumer prices for June driven by higher costs for cars medical care mortgage interest and durable goods. The Bureau shows inflation at an annual rate near 12 percent for June with nonfood and service costs rising as wholesale prices stay high and purchasing power falls.
Prices paid for goods and services surged 8 percent in the Long Beach Los Angeles area with the consumer price index reaching 141.8 in June. The bureau notes a 10 percent year over year rise, driven by transportation and health costs, with food and housing up as well.
Taft Bakersfield field incident leaves George A. Vailey 29 killed when his crop duster hit a high voltage line near Bernard and Sons Ranch. Vailey employed by Atwood Aviation Co. of Bakersfield, witnesses say wing tip snagged line during a turn and plane burst into flames. Separate report notes burglars stole $580 worth of furniture from 1089 Pacific Ave Long Beach while rental was unoccupied.
Springfield AP reports Dr Tolbert Hill, age 100, has ended his medical practice and let his license lapse. He began in 1898, treated around 2500 babies, and endured horse drawn visits until the 1920s. He notes long family medical lineage and laments aging. His son and grandson remain physicians in San Jose and Seattle.
The U S Air Force flew a WC130 Hercules from Guam to Clark Air Base near Manila to aid the Philippines in diverting Typhoon Ivy from the Miss Universe finals site near Manila Bay. Rockets would be fired if the storm approached.
Space pioneer Alan B. Shepard, 50, announces retirement from NASA and the Navy on August 1, ending a career spanning World War II service, a May 1961 suborbital Mercury flight, a later Apollo 14 command, and a tenure as astronaut chief. He plans Marathon Construction Co. partner role. firm linked to Houston real estate developer Coogan and Walters.
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