17 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1972
Page
1
New Jersey Governor William T. Cahill greeted Maggie the 100-pound jaguar during a reception, joking about mistaking the animal for a car and signaling a pressable moment amid a busy day. The scene unfolded as aides urged interaction with the animal in the governor’s room.
John Drew Barrymore 24, son of the matinee idol, was arraigned in Los Angeles on a marijuana possession charge. Judge Noel Cannon set a preliminary hearing for April 24. Barrymore and Stewart A. Rice 35 were released on $1000 bond after police found marijuana at Producers Studios in Hollywood.
Vancouver reports reveal Hughes refuses a Nevada Gaming Control Board demand for a personal face to face session. The board bars reorganization of his Las Vegas empire without that meeting citing Irving fraud as a cautionary analog. Hughes remains secluded at the Bayshore Inn with aides vowing he will not travel to Nevada.
New York born singer Lovelace Watkins wed 23 year old Anna Maria Fitzsimmons in Macclesfield England. hundreds of women mobbed him at the Congregational church as the bride arrived late. Watkins, who rose to fame in Liverpool, has lived in Britain for years and was recently divorced. The couple’s baby is due in three weeks.
In San Jose a patrolman and a Milpitas motorist risked their lives to pull Richmond resident Harry Owen Oxford from a burning camper loaded with ammunition after a Highway 101 crash. Oxford, 43, is in critical condition with severe burns. Calderon treated for flash burns. Arms unharmed. In Cambridge, Mass, Harvard will house women in Harvard Yard next September with 80 transfers and 110 freshmen moved to Radcliffe housing.
Billionaire Howard Hughes and two Hughes companies face a $40 million suit in San Francisco Superior Court from U S Trust Co of New York and M W Odom. Plaintiffs allege failure to honor a contract to buy Air West Airlines for $494 million, with only $41.4 million paid, and claim lack of best efforts to obtain Civil Aeronautics Board approval. They seek payoff of Air West debts and tax liabilities.
A fragmented PRESS-TELEGRAM item notes a Daily and Sunday survey related to Pat and Gis in Be. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear actions or outcomes for a full summary.
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