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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1972
Page
6
Rescue efforts to reach 50 trapped miners were hampered when a bulkhead leaked smoke into the hoist room. Eight bodies were found in the No 10 hoist room as crews gained access from the Jewels shaft and a nearby bore shaft.
A reader asks where to find free psychiatric counseling in Long Beach and nearby. Clinics listed include Long Beach Free Clinic and Long Beach Mental Health Service with contact numbers. The piece also quotes theories on why newspapers end stories with a 30 or XXX dash, tracing to telegraph and compositor practices.
Ventura Isle Marina lists slips at 1.75 percent monthly with directions from Ventura Freeway Seaward Avenue. Dana Point Marina Co. offers slips at 1.90 dollars per foot for 25 to 40 foot boats and 2.25 dollars per foot for over 50 feet. Sunset Aquatic Marina near Sunset Beach reports about six months waiting, 2.20 dollars per foot.
London reports that the estimated cost of developing the Concorde supersonic airliner for Britain and France has risen to 2.52 billion dollars. Britain's aerospace minister Michael Heseltine said this is 221 million more than the prior estimate, blaming inflation and warning costs may rise further.
President Nixon named Joan Eisenhower, former ambassador to Belgium, as his personal representative at the May 20 inauguration of Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan. Eisenhower, son of the late Dwight D. Eisenhower, has been living in Pennsylvania since leaving Brussels.
MORAGA Claire Giannini Hoffman daughter of A P Giannini founder of Bank of America has been named to the St Marys College board of regents.
State forestry officials report a 400 acre brush fire on the southeast side of Laguna Mountain near San Diego remains out of control. About 400 firefighters battle the blaze in rough terrain as crews expect containment today. A forestry spokesman says the delay should not worry valley residents. the fire, believed started by an illegal campfire, burns in a steep rocky area overlooking the desert.
The Defense Department announced steps to rush more ships and planes to Southeast Asia as fighting intensifies. The U.S. has added eight B52 bombers and about 250 other aircraft, with carriers and ships redeployed to support Saigon against the North Vietnamese push. Pentagon officials described daily air sorties and the evolving balance of forces while debates over Paris peace negotiations continued.
A hijacker forced an Allentown to Allentown Allentown Allentown flight to follow blank instructions. The intruder demanded six parachutes two jump suits two crash helmets cigarettes and enough food and drink to last until midnight. He warned of shooting if not complied. The plane carried 49 passengers and seven crew led by Captain W L Hendershott. No sky marshal aboard and FAA shifted marshals from many flights to focus on ground security and passenger screening.
Sacramento reports the Coordinating Council for Higher Education approved the move to rename 13 state colleges as universities including Long Beach and Los Angeles. A unanimous mail ballot cleared the way for June diploma salutations reading university rather than college. The action awaits formal confirmation May 31.
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