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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1972
Page
6
President Nixon warns Hanoi of grave risk amid Vietnam tensions. Notes from Page A-1 indicate Cai Connally or Connally era figures referenced as capable of decisive actions, signaling firm U.S. stance and potential escalation in policy and negotiations.
Reports from Quang Tri and Hue depict a continuing North Vietnamese offensive aimed at toppling cities, testing Vietnamization, and pressuring U S. advisers. Meanwhile President Nixon faced questions on Vietnam policy at a Texas ranch, urging Congress on his anti-busing stance and praising oil-depletion credits during a televised barbecue.
The State Public Works Board postponed for one month the 26.5 acre land swap near Fairview State Hospital to allow Orange County and Costa Mesa to review plans for a regional park. Opposition from Assemblyman Burke and others, plus a protest by Estanciard School students, was noted as the board paused action.
Nationalist China opened its initial space tracking facility in Taiwan. The station, built at Chengkung University in southern Taiwan, cost 4.2 million, marking a milestone in regional space observation and surveillance capabilities.
ACTION LINE assists readers with a refrigerator donation to Teen Centers run by the Youth Development Project at 2785 Pacific Ave. It also addresses Alaska travel inquiries citing library guides and AAA advice. For a Hi Fidelity subscription issue, LINE notes a misplaced file and backlog, promising continued delivery and back issues.
The article notes a publication titled The Iliteratt that lists insurance company performance. Available for reference at Long Beach Public Library on Pacific Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. The work rates top U S life insurers and is described as a best insurance annual volume.
Geologists discuss moon rocks that appear as complex conglomerates possibly containing crustal material. The findings aim to fill gaps in the moon's birth story while astronauts return home to a celebratory welcome at the Manned Space Center after a Hawaii flight. Doctors declare the moon harbors no Earth-threatening germs, ending the quarantine era for moon missions.
An 11 year old Long Beach girl died from a gunshot wound after a week long fight for life. Lela Scott of 024 Till St. died at a Los Angeles hospital at 4 52 am. She was injured last Tuesday when a 22 caliber gun fired in an accidental shooting at a friend s home on East New York Street. Police say the friend, a 17 year old Poly High student, produced a pistol and fired once at the victim.
Washington reports a special narcotics unit targets a giant California Mexico border operation flooding the country with red and red orange secobarbital capsules known as California Reds. U S officials say millions seized and a possible illicit lab is underway. Investigators push tighter controls on barbiturate production and distribution.
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