09 May 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1972
Page
1
Ronald Lapin, 30, reported his English sheepdog and car were hijacked at a downtown Baltimore stoplight. The assailant grabbed the vehicle and fled with the dog inside after asking if the dog bit. Lapin said the dog is friendly, not fierce, and police are investigating.
Michael Lynn Hansen of Salt Lake City was charged in Los Angeles with hijacking a Western Airlines jet to Cuba after claiming to be inducted into the Army. He did not report for induction in California or Utah. FBI released a drawing of the hijacker.
Benning Alan Richardson plans to test a new Glendale ordinance banning street peddling by sending his wife Lois Jean Richardson with four bunches of carnations. She was cited on private property and ordered to appear in Municipal Court on May 22 for violating the law. Richardson leases curb corners in Tujunga and did not offer a motive for using his wife.
Nickolas Metrick saw a full grown mountain lion in his backyard while watering the lawn and fled into his home. Police and animal regulation officers arrived with shotguns and a tranquilizer gun, capturing the semi conscious 20 pound puma and taking it to the animal shelter. Officers suspected the animal may have been released or wandered from a nearby Jeep? Noted. Plans were made to release the cat in a remote area.
Frank Sinatra receives minimal damages, an official apology, and a substantial gift to the Martin Anthony Sinatra Medical Foundation after Midnight Publishing Co claimed he had cancer. The May 1971 story and November follow up were retracted in the settlement with Sinatra suing in New York federal court.
Actress Betty Grable 65 is being treated for a duodenal ulcer and has canceled her Melbourne appearance in No No Nanette. A spokesman said she may be released from St. John’s Hospital, Santa Monica, in a few days. Cyd Charisse to replace her in Australia. Grable’s manager hopes she can resume the engagement in three to four months.
Nina Van Pallandt has signed to co star with Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye a United Artists film based on a Raymond Chandler detective story. Filming will begin in June in Los Angeles directed by Robert Altman.
Michigan investigator told Congress the Detroit area race track is dominated by organized crime, naming Hazel Park officers and stockholders tied to the Mafia. He cited a public belief of mob control and estimated illegal gambling in southeast Michigan at 350 million annually, up from years past.
Louis F. May, 35, denied promises of parole in exchange for testifying about Angela Davis. He identified Miss Davis and Jackson, saying he saw them in a yellow Hertz rental van near Marin County events the week of the 1970 shootout. He claimed to recall dates loosely and faced courtroom interruptions during questioning.
Readable fragments show partial classified text mentioning delivery, carrier, and Sun Sunday. Names, dates, and clear items are missing, leaving an unclear notice about a sale or service.
U S and Soviet negotiators met at the American Embassy in a businesslike session to plan another plenary and continue daily working group talks in SALT I. Gerard C. Smith and Vladimir Semenov led discussions as officials forecast a possible agreement before Nixon’s Moscow visit. In Dallas, Morris Lavine, 71, cofounder of Levine Department Stores, died Monday after building a chain of 146 stores in 11 states.
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