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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
4
News describes a 150 mile quake zone in western Turkey with Gediz creek bursting its banks near a flattened city, depths reaching 24 inches, and extensive devastation. Over 500 killed near Akewalan, mayor reporting multiple losses per family, medical officers warning of plague risks and contaminated water.
Tunney family linked to a slaying as Carter Wilkinson 41 faces allegations. Neighbors recall a hippie lifestyle and late night music while police intervene. Tunney, 72, recovering in Arizona after spinal surgery, expresses shock and sorrow for his daughter Joan and her family.
In San Diego UPI reports Margaret Mae Lovell of Payson Arizona discovered Donald Lee Casey, 5, dead in an abandoned freezer in a garage. Neighbors said the boy was last seen around 2 pm and authorities began a search an hour later. The grandmother, appalled by abandoned refrigerators, planned to have the house tenants remove the unit. The boy’s mother lived nearby.
A 19 year old Torrance woman Debra Lyn Lucie died after high winds toppled her small foreign car north of Twentynine Palms. Two passengers, 18 year old Kuaipo Kalima and 21 year old Robert Dilts, were treated for minor injuries and released.
In Buenos Aires nine left wing attackers tried to kidnap a Soviet diplomat in retaliation for a Paraguayan diplomat’s abduction. The diplomat fought free, a police corporal fired, and four assailants were wounded. Jury Piyovarov, deputy director of the embassy’s commercial section, was clubbed but not seriously hurt. Two attackers were described as gravely wounded.
The article reports ongoing FAA actions against air traffic controllers, noting continued shortages and disruption to operations. Officials vow stricter oversight while airports experience delayed flights and reduced staffing. Government agencies enforce procedures to manage outages and maintain flight safety amid the shortages.
FAA Western regional director Arvin Basnight urged controllers to return to work to end Easter weekend travel delays. He cited 1,700 nationwide absences, warned of flight restrictions at San Francisco Oakland and San Diego, and said safety requires patience and improved staffing without punitive action.
State official Frank Chester Jordan aged 81, son of a former secretary, led a long political career as California secretary of state. A Republican stalwart, he survived seven party sweeps, defeated Paul Peek in 1942, and announced retirement before seeking a seventh term in 1968. Born in Alameda, he held varied jobs from mining to engineering before public service. He married Alice Crossman, who died in 1954 after a long illness.
The Los Angeles County Fair runs Sept 15 to Oct 4 at Pomona Fair Grounds with entry blanks and rules available by mail. The Orange County Fair occurs July 14–19 at Costa Mesa with exhibit entry blanks available late May.
In Long Beach, volunteers from youth groups donate time at the Veterans Hospital, pushing patients in wheelchairs and beds to movies and church services. They walk or run miles, facing criticism but proving courteous and helpful, living by the saying you cannot judge a book by its cover.
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