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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1975
Page
23
The page lists moon phase and tides for February with times for high and low tides, sunrise and sunset, and brief remarks on local conditions. It mentions Sowett West river readings and a Saturday event, plus a forecast of highs and lows and a note about Thursday.
A long garbled Vital Statistics section lists numerous surnames and addresses seemingly tied to residents of Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, and nearby communities. The fragmentary OCR mentions births, names like COSTA, SAUER, COONEY, BELA, and JACKSON, with scattered street references and partial dates, reflecting a busy community notices page.
Republican congressman Andrew Harsha denounces political opponents while Hinshaw and Valletta face indictments on bribery embezzlement and misappropriation charges. Indictments include bribes, false expense claims and misused county funds tied to a Spartanburg trip and Tandy Corp connections. Both men surrendered, were released, and face possible removal from office as probe continues.
In Sacramento AP report criminologist John Davis testifies that bullets and shell casings linked to a Walther pistol seized during the 1974 Concord shootout connect to the November 4 1973 murder of Marcus Foster and the Oakland SLA group led by Patty Hearst. Evidence includes cartridge casings and firing pin marks matching the weapon used.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas is expected to stay in a New York hospital for three to four more weeks, a hospital spokesman said. The court resumes sessions on the first working day of each week through June 1, with extra days if needed to decide about 65 remaining cases.
Japan's rail strike disrupted the vast transportation network, stranding an estimated 50 million people nationwide, officials said today.
A gasoline tanker overturned on an on ramp to the Attesla Freeway in Hel shortly after p.m. Thursday spilling about 1,200 gallons of fuel. The spill flowed into a storm drain but was collected and removed in the Lakewood area. The eastbound onramp off Lakewood Boulevard was closed for about three hours.
Harbor Division police logged two school burglaries. At Leland Avenue School in San Pedro a slide projector was taken in a late night break in. Broad Avenue School in Wilmington reported a slide projector stolen by a burglar who had access.
Luis Jiardo, 34, of Carson, was arrested in the Mojave Desert area for the April 28 stabbing at Rincon Tarasco Cafe in Wilmington. Police say Jiardo drew a .38 caliber pistol, shot Bixtal Cuevas Gallardo in the chest, and forced a security guard to drive him away before officers detained him.
A robber entered the Shell service station at 1945 E. Pacific Coast Highway and forced the clerk to surrender 50 dollars in cash and 20 dollars worth of cigarettes at 8 05 p.m. Thursday. Long Beach police investigated the armed robbery incident.
Burglars entered Michael H. Hummec ab 217 Wo a4th St through an unlocked window and stole stereo equipment and other items valued at $4,000, the victim told Long Beach police Thursday.
The Civil Air Patrol restarted a search for a single engine plane missing after leaving Van Nuys Airport at 2 pm Thursday. Aboard were William Garland, 4, and pilot Gary Davelgan, 32, with 15 searchers and 2 planes scouring the Newhall area where faint emergency signals were detected.
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service says the entire adult wild whooping crane population has reached Wood Buffalo Provincial Park in northern Canada for breeding. Four pairs have started nesting, signaling progress for the nearly extinct species.
LOS ANGELES two men Michael Capito and Howard Perno were found guilty of racketeering and violating the federal explosives law for a 1974 grease truck bombing linked to a protection racket. Jurors deliberated nearly two days before verdicts. two defendants were acquitted. The case involves California Management Co. and threats to force grease buyers to pay monthly sums.
AP reports Joe McCormick of McCormick Construction Co in South Los Angeles shot a burglar in his office as the intruder whistled. McCormick allegedly grabbed the handgun and killed him in the face after the intruder fled. Leonard Gladney of Los Angeles identified as the other man.
Three Bel Gardens residents hunting near Belmont Shore jetty found a severed human head wedged between rocks. Officers said the decedent appeared to be a man about 30 to 60, uncertain. Marine Department recovered the head and it was sent to the coroner for tests.
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