26 May 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
1
Robert Beers aged 51, noted folk singer and Beers Family leader, died when his car collided with two others, tipped over, and plunged off Taconic Mountain near Williamstown Massachusetts. He resided in Petersburg and the Beers Family sponsored the Fox Hollow Folk Singing Festival.
NASA announces the retirement of Wernher von Braun, the German born rocket expert who led Saturn V development. He will join Fairchild Industries as corporate VP for engineering and development on July 1, after serving as deputy administrator and heading the Marshall Space Flight Center for a decade. His departure precedes the final Apollo moon mission as NASA faces budget pressures.
East and West Germany announced they will start discussions on normalizing relations after the Big Four sign the Berlin four power pact on June 3. The transport treaty, signed in East Berlin, allows limited East German visits to the West and West Germans to visit the East for urgent family matters. Western officials say UN membership for both German states may be a goal.
First Lady Pat Nixon gave Dimitri Paramonov, director of Moscow Watch, a Mickey Mouse timepiece and received a foot tall silver samovar as a joke gift. Paramonov said the samovar symbolized friendly tea together. Mrs. Nixon praised the factory, joked about cleanliness, and noted Moscow hostesses try to fatten her up. She traveled with Mrs. Brezhnev and Mrs. Gromyko.
The Coast Guard said on Thursday it launched a search off the Baja California coast for a Palo Alto couple overdue from a trip to San Diego aboard a sailboat. weather and sea conditions hindered efforts as authorities urged any witnesses to report sightings.
Rescue officials in Long Beach search for Mr and Mrs William Dobka reported missing after their boat went missing in heavy weather while en route from Matzatlan to San Diego. A pair of spouses is believed aboard and authorities issued a search alert.
President and Mrs. Nixon entertain Soviet leaders at a banquet in Moscow with beef and baked Alaska on the menu. Pianist Van Cliburn and The Diplomats provide entertainment as about 100 guests attend at Spasso House, the U.S. ambassador’s residence. The dinner follows Brezhnev’s banquet earlier in the week.
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