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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1972
Page
3
A San Diego reptile expert debunks snake sleeping danger myths, noting rattlers attack only when provoked and offering tips to sleep safely outdoors. A reader asks about widow's benefits delays with the VA and a federal eyeglass rule now requires impact resistant lenses, with FDA guidance on tempered or laminated options.
Reaction Action Line claims Carroll Shelby did not build the entire 500 GT lineup. A former Shelby worker notes about 100 GT cars built by Shelby’s Los Angeles unit but they failed California emissions tests and weren’t sold there. Only the 1968 and 1969 GT Mustangs were fully built by the Ford Motor Co. The line also says early Cobras used 260 cubic inch engines, while a TC in Long Beach notes the first Cobras used 22 cubic inch engines.
Two armed gunmen entered a bar and held staff and patrons hostage until police arrived from neighboring communities. After a siege with gunshots and tear gas, both suspects surrendered. one hostage was wounded, and two escaped. The pair were armed with a shotgun and a revolver.
Torrential rains trigger landslides and avalanches on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Rescue workers pull 64 bodies from a squatter area near the airport and expect many more dead as entire hillside housing collapses atop apartment blocks on Victoria Peak. More bodies feared. widespread devastation reported with crews recovering survivors and residents evacuated. Meanwhile at Pirates Cove Malibu, deputies raid nude sunbathing areas, arresting one for indecent exposure and several for drunkenness and marijuana possession.
Senate debate centers on a 2.95 billion federal child development measure aimed at creating the largest day care program in U.S. history. Supporters and critics clash over funding, scope, and administration, amid veto threats and partisan concessions.
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