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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1972

Page

27

Twenty seven prisoners escape from Hamilton County Jail

In Cincinnati on Monday night twenty seven inmates overpowered guards and fled the sixth floor lockup using improvised hand pins. Four women were among the escapees, with four recaptured inside the jail and the FBI joining the hunt as authorities pursued the others through the city and suburbs.

Cincinnati Guarda Norbert Nadel U.S Hamilton County Nadel YBI H. D. Culler Culler FBI Dayton Hinge Joseph Luebbers Harry Cooper Cincin

Action Line contact details and guidelines

The notice advertises ACTION LINE as a service to solve problems and answer questions. It provides Box 230 in Long Beach California 9801 and a phone number 432-3451 available 9 am to 9 pm weekdays. It asks readers not to send original documents.

Long Beach Calif

Thermal pollution and cooling water from power plants

Readers seek help on thermal pollution a new topic. The article notes EPA studies on cooling water discharge from power plants and cites Heat pollution impacts on marine ecology at sites like San Onofre. It recommends books library indexes and sources for further information.

K. H Downey Air and Water Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency California Ave San Francisco John Gofman Arthur Tampfin People’s Lobby Inc W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles Calif San Onofre

Marilyn Maxwell Dies at 43 in Beverly Hills Home

Beverly Hills resident and film and television star Marilyn Maxwell died at age 43. Authorities provided few details as reporters noted her long career and ongoing projects. The obituary appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News reflecting on her work in cinema and television.

Marilyn Maxwell Beverly Hills

Death toll climbs from Japan blizzards and avalanches

A weekend storm season in Japan leaves at least 118 confirmed dead with 23 missing. Ninety-five people perished in traffic and three sailors drowned after boats sank near the Danjo Islands. Mt Fuji avalanches claim climbers as rescue operations continue.

Tokyo Japan Mt. Fuji National Police Agency Danjo Islands Kyushu Alps Honshu Mt. Daisetsu Hokkaido

Court voids voter residency rules 30 day rule urged

Supreme Court rules all state and local voting residency requirements unconstitutional. It upholds a 30 day waiting period as sufficient to prevent fraud while striking down Tennessee's one year requirement and county level three month rule. Justice Marshall writes majority. Blackmun agrees with ruling but not opinion.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Tennessee Warren E. Burger Thurgood Marshall Harry A. Blackmun Marshall

LA schools warn staff of layoffs amid budget gaps

About 16 000 Los Angeles city school employees received layoff, demotion or reduced work notices as the district moves to craft the 1972 73 budget. The notices affect 15000 classified workers plus 1051 teachers librarians principals nurses and coordinators as the board prepares budget cuts to cover an estimated 30 million shortfall. The final decision rests with the Board of Education with budget talks set to begin April 8.

Los Angeles .P Los Angeles City Board of Education

Nixon signs drug bill and warns bureaucrats to cooperate

President Nixon signed a unified drug addiction bill to expand the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse and told federal officials to cooperate or “heads will roll.” He noted 13 agencies run drug prevention programs and pledged Turkish support to curb opium prowling.

Nixon Washington Special Action Office For Drug Abuse Ish Nihat Erim Congress Jerome Jaffe Special Office de Jaffe

Peru quake devastates half of Juanjui and destroys villages

UPI reports an earthquake centered near Lima left half of Juanjui destroyed and three nearby villages wiped out. Six dead and 2% injured, with many areas isolated. Military planes flew aid as the Peruvian Geological Institute cited an intensity of 6.5 on the Richter scale.

Lima UPI Juanjui Air Force Air Ministry San Martin Peruvian Geophysical Institute Saposa Pert

Wife cites shock in shotgun incident to speed ambulance

Susan Brown 44 said she found her husband Oroville 54 wounded at home and called the homicide division reporting a shooting. An ambulance rushed him to San Francisco General Hospital while police charged her with making a false report of a crime. She faces a March 30 appearance.

San Francisco UPL Susan Brown Ingleside Oroville San Francisco General Hospital Brown

Papadopoulos fires regent Zoitakis in Greek junta split

In Athens strongman George Papadopoulos dismissed Gen. George Zoitakis as regent and assumed the figurehead post. The move marks the first major split in Greece’s ruling junta since its 1967 coup, with Papadopoulos now holding multiple top posts and direct control of government policy.

Athens UPL George Papadopoulos George Zoitakis Zoitakis Papadopoulos

Weather Details For LB Area Mountains And Deserts

Tonight and Wednesday night show low clouds with morning sun. LB Area highs around 65 and lows near 56. Mountains expect sunny skies with highs about 70. Deserts mostly sunny with gusty winds to 25 mph in northern regions. Upper valleys top 78 to 88 and lower valleys around 65.

Bombs hit Londonderry buildings and rail station

Bomb explosions rocked Londonderry injuring 25 as Irish Republican Army snipers killed a British soldier in Ulster. Earlier blasts hit Star and Road shops near the railway and a packed Banbridge area left three wounded, with another Belfast blast killing six and injuring 147.

Belfast Northern Ireland UPI Londonderry Irish Republican Army Ulster Star and Road Banbridge County Down

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