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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1971
Page
4
U S Secretary of Labor Hodgson urged a one year delay in raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 to curb inflation and unemployment risks. He backed a later second step to 2.00 in 1974 and favored a 1.60 floor for students under 20 and those under 18. He opposed extending coverage to state and local workers.
A sewer trench cave-in buried Juan Delgado and trapped Gabina Correa at the bottom of a seven foot trench. Correa freed himself and pulled Delgado's head above earth as a co worker Juan Delgado, 36, and Gabina Correa, 60, worked around 10 44 am in Pico River.
Reports from Burdur describe a strong earthquake that toppled government offices two schools a state hospital and two apartment buildings. Authorities note a high population density in the rugged Burdur region with about 210000 residents contributing to a high casualty potential. The governor cautions the death toll could rise and notes many casualties are women and children.
Lava from a new fissure on Mount Etna flowed within about one mile of the village Fornazz, home to 2,000 people, as officials warned of ongoing eruptions. The activity since April 3 formed 12 fissures, burned trees, damaged a cable car system, and closed a secondary road. Seven people were injured by a contemporaneous earthquake affecting surrounding villages.
Readers question large subsidies in the federal budget and a complaint about not receiving unbought encyclopedias. Action Line delivers a resolution with Standard Enterprises arranging shipment, plus comments on foreign students in Cal State Long Beach and a dunk-tank rental inquiry answered by two rental firms in the area.
Johnson recounts Kosygin messages from June 4 to 10, including warnings of grave catastrophe and possible military actions if Israel does not halt operations. He discusses altering the 6th Fleet’s distance from Syria from 100 to 50 miles, noting Soviet monitoring. The interview coincided with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library opening at the University of Texas.
About 90 soldiers staged a half hour sit down Tuesday in a Fort Ord Army base stockade classroom to protest inadequate visiting privileges. Military police discussed grievances and extended Sunday visiting hours from one to three hours before the group dispersed. The base’s flonkade houses about 600 soldiers serving short terms after court martial, according to a spokesperson.
Governor Reagan maintains support for a tax increase to balance the budget as state revenues fall short of the forecast. Assembly leader Willie L. Brown Jr notes a $120 to $130 million shortfall, with Senate moves adding $20 million for colleges funded partly by higher student fees. A pretrial delay in the My Lai case postpones Capt. Ernest Medlitla’s hearing to June 1 per military judge Col. Kenneth Howard.
The House and Ford allies push to convert an $85.3 million termination payment into a continued SST program fund. Rep. Ed Ward Roland leads the amendment amid Nixon backing, while White House lobbyists push in Senate as opponents note sunk costs over $1 billion and seek completion with $300 million more for two prototypes.
A 19 year old Los Angeles woman Cathy Smith gave birth to a five pound eight ounce son without realizing she was pregnant. Memorial Hospital of Southern California reported mother and baby in good condition while the delivery was assisted by a city rescue unit at the apartment in Diver City. In Missouri, Moberly honors Gen Omar N Bradley with a welcome crowd of 106 at the airport and 60 at a dinner as Gov Hearnes proclaims Omar Bradley Day.
The Senate Rules Committee rejected a resolution to restore the un-American activities subcommittee. Sponsor Sen. H L Richardson pushed witnesses claiming subversion protection, but only Republicans Stevens and Lagomarsino voted yes. Kenrick opposed, citing no antisubversion gains, as the panel backed a new civil disorder subcommittee led by Sen. Carpenter, a former FBI agent.
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