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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1972
Page
4
The Supreme Court unanimously grants the Amish an exemption from state laws forcing schooling beyond the eighth grade. Chief Justice Burger notes the right to free exercise of religion outweighs universal compulsory education, amid Wisconsin’s case amid prosecutions of Amish families refusing high school attendance.
The report notes Japan’s Sato signaling possible retirement after Okinawa reversion, amid Nixon shocks and U S concerns over nuclear arms. US Secretary Rogers says nuclear assurances were carried out, while opposition calls statement vague. The piece also covers Amish schooling rights in Wisconsin and related court rulings.
American and South Vietnamese forces retook the base amid heavy fighting and rapid moves west toward Hue. U S fighters and helicopters supported the operation as allied forces pressed through the A Sulu Valley and reports cited continued communist activity in An Log Kortum and Kompong Trabek. US carriers increased strength in the Tonkin Gulf as naval forces reinforced air strikes using new precision bombs. in Vietnam air losses rose with 64 Americans killed and 6 missing as 25 planes and 34 helicopters were downed since the offensive began.
A 122mm North Vietnamese rocket misfired during an air base attack near Da Nang hospital. Five soldiers were killed instantly, two died later, and 16 were wounded as shrapnel tore through wards, collapsing roofs and injuring staff and patients. A Vietnamese doctor called the incident tragic as frightened survivors fled mid sleep.
A tire blowout in the slow lane of westbound Pomona freeway near Industry Sunday night sparked a chain reaction involving six autos. Nine people were injured, three seriously. An auto following the disabled car was struck, then others were hit as traffic slowed and a series of rear end impacts occurred.
A reader asks how to obtain tax exempt status for a newly formed charity and details the operating, financial, and form requirements. Separate notes describe a magazine order mixup with Publishers Clearing House and guidance on VA approved appliance repair training at a Los Angeles center with class dates and costs.
Senator George McGovern tours Michigan cities including Livonia Kalamazoo and Flint as he pursues an upset in Tuesday's presidential primary while Wallace and Humphrey focus on Maryland. McGovern advocates pension reform and universal coverage for workers.
Reported in Belfast a weekend of sectarian fighting left nine civilians dead as Protestant and Catholic factions clashed. British troops conducted raids across Ballymurphy and surrounding areas, including armored car movements and attempted suppression of strongpoints. The Ulster Defence Association warned of fortified Protestant districts and control measures if Catholic barricades remained.
A car bomb exploded as the wife of a federal judge, Mrs Wolfang Battenberg, 53, started the ignition in Karlsruhe Germany. She suffered severe foot injuries but survived. Police described the blast as miraculous. The attack followed reports of masked vigilantes and ongoing sectarian clashes around Ballymurphy with paratroopers engaging across barricades.
A 6408 ton cargo ship S. Av trader listing 40 degrees after an explosion, five crew injured, evacuated by South African air force helicopter aided by other vessels near Lourenco Marques. About 50 crew and a few passengers including a woman and a child were aboard. seaway rescue hindered by heavy seas and rain. A Greek warship Cape Nerita ran aground nearby with crew reported ashore on the beach.
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