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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1971
Page
13
In Minneapolis a 27 year old woman from St James Minnesota who received a cadaver kidney April 29 1969 has given birth to twins and an earlier child. The twins weighed about 3 pounds at birth and were in incubators. Both mother and infants are reported to be doing well.
A New Guinea landslide buried homes in Tifalmin village killing Walter Steinkraus, 45, his wife Yvonne, 42, and daughters Kerry, 12, and Katherine, plus at least one other person. The American victims worked for Wycliffe Bible Translators in Santa Ana. Merritt College reopened after a week of student sit ins and protests over a planned campus move in Oakland hills.
California moves toward letting 18 year olds vote in state elections as Assembly Constitutional Amendments Committee backs the proposal by Willie Brown. The measure, already approved by the Senate and facing a floor vote, would extend voting rights to 18 through 20 year olds in state elections pending voter approval. The push follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing 18 year olds to vote federally.
A garbled Sacramento clipping outlines potential shifts in governance and costs. Proposed AB 1057 would create regional government in the Bay Area. AB 1098 calls for higher public retirement. ACCIDENTS bills seek state admin apparatus for vehicle claims. CAVTERS bill contemplates attorney representation for defendants.
Local advocates push to lower the voting age to 18 nationwide after a long campaign. Officials, youth groups, and civic organizations rally to expand rights, arguing that young adults deserve a voice in elections and public policy decisions.
Benjamin Elson, executive director, notes Steinkraus worked with the Tifalmin tribe since 1961. Steinkraus, a Michigan native, and Mrs. Steinkraus, from Wisconsin, had just returned to the village after a vacation. The unwritten language Institute studies languages and translates the Bible into them. A remote village of 115 residents faced higher death tolls with planes ordered for evacuation. Native volunteers walked six hours to reach the Star Mountains.
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