This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1971
Page
7
Los Angeles reports 8,000 stolen Volkswagen Beetles last year with only 45 percent recovered. Police say most missing cars are converted into dune buggies with rear engines, plastic bodies, roll bars, and balloon tires to roam dunes and rugged terrain. Auto theft detail head Lt. George Hees notes parts swapping complicates tracing.
Government testing two experimental safety cars by AMF and Fairchild in Irvine shows approval of the basic concept. The program aims to reduce crash fatalities with battery and air bag systems. Contracts total 7.8 million, two cars to be delivered by December, paving the path for 12 more vehicles.
Policemen critique the hot car beat from Ventura to San Diego noting patrol gaps and theft rings. VW owners are advised to lock cars and avoid dark parking, with new ignition switches and transmission locks promoted to deter thieves amid about 5,000 VWs sold annually in the area.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.