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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
1
Actor Donald OConnor, filming in Trinity College Dublin, faced orange peels and taunts from students who blocked cameras while complaining the show portrays Ireland as leprechauns. Twenty takes were made before officials intervened. OConnor called the behavior silly and shocking.
Rep Jack Comer says he will return today the £636 million appropriations bill he carried out of the Tennessee state Capitol. His departure blocked efforts to finish this year's legislative session. Comer, R-Kinsville, said he took the bill over state expenditures to push back against bullying and to show he can act independently. He clashed with Gov Dunn, who threatened to veto the bill over betting measures, and Comer has often sided with Republicans except on this appropriation dispute.
Robert E. Hubley, Western Linion vice president, urged the Georgia Public Service Commission to permit discontinuing singing telegrams in Georgia after noting Keokuk workers generally refuse to sing. He contrasted past telegraph office staffing with current reluctance to perform. Rep Wilbur Mills said he’d accept a presidential nomination but would not back Nixon’s revenue sharing, citing his voting record and constituent will.
Militants from the Jewish Defense League pressured conductor Leonard Bernstein in his Manhattan residence to add their crusade against alleged Soviet oppression of Jews to his causes. They staged a protest after Bernstein hosted fundraisers for Black Panthers and other groups. A federal inquiry in Harrisburg linked a separate plot to bomb heating tunnels and abduct Henry Kissinger.
Mayor Medard J. Daley joined cycling enthusiasts during the pilot phase of the Chicago Bicycle Route System. He rode with officials from the League of American Wheelmen and praised the program, saying it would relieve traffic and boost city transit.
U S Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced new steps to restrict amphetamine and methamphetamine production and use. The move proposes reclassifying stimulants, imposing quotas and distribution orders, and requiring refillable prescriptions. Public comment period and possible hearings will follow in 30 days.
Battles across northern South Vietnam leave 3 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead in four clashes. Five South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 33 wounded in the northern sector. An explosion at Tuy Hei market kills three and wounds 43. In eastern Cambodia North Vietnamese forces seize Snuol town after a major assault, as a heavy allied drive continues.
President Nixon instructed Attorney General Mitchell to gather all information on the oath of a young Negro girl shot after graduating from Drew High School in Drew Mississippi. The action follows police charges against three men near Cleveland, Mississippi. Nixon also expressed sympathy to the Collier family and urged federal consideration of jurisdiction.
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sale listing for furniture with many items discounted including cane and velvet chairs sofas sectionals and beds. items priced from 39 to 489 with descriptions of fabric types reg prices and deep discounts. mentions custom draperies and decora tion services with savings around 20 percent.
Local sale at Clark Avenue Lakewood featuring a wide selection of dining items and housewares. Includes silverplated serveware, glassware, canteen sets, and nylon carpets with installation. Floor sample clearance with marked discounts.
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