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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1971
Page
1
Prime Minister Golda Meir secured an overwhelming vote of confidence in a tense Knesset after outlining a peace plan favoring Israeli withdrawal from East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, the Jordan River area, and Sharm el Sheikh. Opponents walked out as supporters cheered during a 62 to 0 result with 12 abstentions.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers pressed Israel to withdraw to the 1967 boundary with Egypt. He said security does not require new territory and supported long term U S backing for peace. An impasse remains over Sinai withdrawals, with a demilitarized Sinai and Sharm El Sheik security terms possible, including a UN peacekeeping force.
A sailor recalls five rubber stamps once used by Japanese officers in Okinawa. One stamp bears an uncommon name possibly read as Naka Kiyo or Naka Kiyoshi, with no rank. four others read division of, cipher or cryptograph, military top secret, and Soopy. Akira Miyazaki of Cal State Long Beach weighs the name readings and translation variants.
Reports from Bellflower indicate extensive damage to mobile homes in Novileidge Saugus and Newhall as tremors rattled the region. The Back Page column notes high impact on housing, with scattered listings of affected units and residents seeking aid.
The notice outlines ACTION LINE as a service for solving problems and answering questions. It provides mailing address Box 230 Long Reach Calif 90801 and a phone number 432 3451 available 8 am to 9 pm weekdays. Questions are selected for general interest and usefulness to readers.
Congress approved a 10 percent across the board increase in Social Security benefits for 26 million Americans. The House passed 358 to 3 and the Senate quickly followed, retroactive to January. Benefits rise boosts average monthly checks from 118 to 190 for singles and 198 to 218 for couples, with payroll tax unchanged at 5.2 percent but higher taxable income up to 9000.
A fragment from a newspaper page lists sections and page references for various topics including social security pensioners, obituaries, sports, and theaters. It notes a protest about garment industry snooping and prn affairs.
Cos mopolitan National Bank reports a shortage likely between six and seven million dollars. FBI questions three customers and a long‑time bookkeeper as an audit proceeds. Bank President Magers says the loss, uncovered February 25, stemmed from large checks on a corporate account handled by a single bookkeeper over at least a year. No arrests expected before Thursday. bank remains liquid and able to absorb the hit.
Governor Ronald Reagan said he expects the Legislature to pass his welfare program by the budget deadline and rejected any predeadline tax increase bargaining. The plan, four bills totaling 158 pages, goes to a Democrat-led Legislature as June deadline nears. Reagan voiced skepticism about Democrats who say the program is too complex to push through. He insisted no tax hike unless fully offset by reforms or relief.
Importers of Ecuadorian bananas won a Los Angeles Superior Court order limiting longshoremen picketing to five men at each of three company gates. The temporary restraining order affects unloading of 2,000 tons from a freighter idled in Long Beach Harbor since Monday. Arbitration between PMA and the union will decide if unloading begins.
An insurance man’s wife gave birth to quintuplets early today in Los Angeles. One boy died at birth, four girls survive in guarded condition, weighing one and a half to two pounds each. The babies, ten weeks premature, are in isolettes at Valley Presbyterian Hospital under constant observation.
Tonight over the mountains and deserts a mixed forecast with mid 50s to mid 60s for the mountains and upper 20s to upper 30s in the valleys. Desolate deserts see cooler upper teens to low 20s with some light wind and dry conditions.
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