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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1971
Page
7
Nancy Reagan expresses bitterness about public life and Reagan’s political future, saying she hopes he does not run again and noting a mutual decision to enter politics. She defends their taxes paid, criticizes Democratic leaders, and recalls a rare news conference at their home to defend honesty amid attacks on her husband.
Testimony from Tan, a Vietnamese defecting in 1989, claims North Vietnam and allied Communist states treat American POWs as experts in science, industry, and technology to detain and exploit them. He cites ideological aims, planned prolonged warfare, and foreign military advisers aiding Hanoi.
A series of thunderstorms lit up Southern California on Monday, sparking at least 200 small fires in the San Bernardino National Forest amid rain hail and snow. Flooding closed streets and sparked accidents in San Bernardino Riverside and Los Angeles counties as hail marbles and snow were reported atop high terrain. Radar tracked storms from Inyokern to Mexicali with more thundershowers expected, especially near the mountains.
Former Army provost marshal general Carl C. Turner, 58, of Springfield Virginia, was sentenced to three years in prison for soliciting 136 firearms from the Chicago Police Department and keeping them. He pleaded guilty to the firearms charge and faces parole eligibility after one year. the judge cited public letters urging leniency but stressed accountability for high office.
SACRAMENTO Dr Morris Rubin 63 of Los Angeles has been named chief deputy director of the State Department of Health Care Services the No 2 post in the Medi Cal program.
Tex Watson, accused as chief killer in the Tate LaBianca slayings, pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in Los Angeles Superior Court. Trial set for July 19 after extradition from Texas. Watson, 21 months after the killings, is linked to Charles Manson's group with Manson and three women already convicted and sentenced.
Discrepancies surround Aristocrat's operations in Signal Hill and Long Beach as officials report no license and many complaints. FAA notes flight patterns over Long Beach unchanged with minor adjustments to reduce noise. Questions arise about California and federal pension plans for governors and lawmakers.
In Los Angeles the KFWB news staff voted down managements latest contract offer triggering a strike by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists after 28 newsmen rejected the proposal.
A reader agrees with Sound Off on bicycles there and explains why the sidewalk along Wardlow Road between Norwalk Boulevard and Claremore Street is dangerously narrow. Power poles block the path, forcing kids to walk single file and risking collisions when playing or crossing paths with cyclists.
In Washington a federal judge denied a request by Magazine Publishers and American Newspaper Publishers associations to block temporary postal rate increases set to take effect Sunday. Rates rise about a third, with a six cent stamp to eight and postcards from five to six cents.
President Nixon calls for boosting cancer research funding to 232 million dollars and merging the Cancer Institute into a new cancer cure program. He cites personal loss and cites past leaders to argue that quantum advances demand rapid, brainpower led action and national mobilization. He stresses that money helps but brains win in conquering cancer.
Federal mediators summoned management and labor negotiators in Washington to avert a potential national rail strike set for next Monday. The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen warned they would strike if a new contract agreement is not reached, rejecting the proposed pay raises and benefits as inadequate. Chairman George Ives said separate talks would be held with the union president and carrier negotiators. The government has exhausted Railway Labor Act authority, risking widespread rail disruption if 18,000 signalmen walk off.
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