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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1976
Page
1
In Dallas, Mr and Mrs Walter Baldree found an unidentified baby’s body in a trash bin and arranged a private funeral. They donated funds, with Weston Allen of Restland Cemetery providing a bronze marker reading Snow White. Authorities delay identifying the mother and determine if the baby was stillborn or died in a plastic bag.
Nearly an inch of rain drenched the Long Beach region as a Southland storm lashed the South Bay, flooding streets and knocking down power lines. Weathermen logged .98 of an inch in Long Beach from 9:45 p.m. Thursday to 2:10 a.m. today amid thunder and lightning. Newport Beach police commented on the weather impact.
A Lakewood man, John E. Meyer 41 of 4155 Lomina Ave, died at Los Altos Hospital after a collision at Bellflower Boulevard and Spring Street in Long Beach. Edward Kakalia 25 of 8551 Thordike Ave and Richard Pennington were involved. Pennington and Kakalia unhurt. Helen Koelle 44 suffered a broken collarbone. Weather and other items follow, including rain, power outages, and forecast highs.
Violence erupted at Georgia's top security prison in Reidsville, injuring 35 and killing three inmates. Officials said the fight involved 15 to 80 inmates, lasted about 10 minutes, and security forces contained the disturbance at the fence. Some victims suffered stab wounds. no gunfire reported. Conditions returned to normal by midmorning.
Dennis Boaz a 37 year old former California lawyer and freelance writer plans to sell Gilmore's death row story. He met Gilmore after Gov Ramp ton stayed the execution to allow review by the state board. Boaz says he is not bound by the warden's interview writing restriction and will pursue the tale despite objections.
Foreign Minister Yigat Allon condemned the United States for joining a Security Council statement criticizing Israeli policies in occupied territories and Jerusalem. He called the move a real blow to peace efforts, saying the U S had previously helped defuse such issues in the council.
A 31 year old McCoy’s market manager, John T Gift, received a staged kidnapping call and emptied his safe of about $5000. He delivered the money to multiple phone booths before realizing the plot. His wife was unaware of the ruse. Police investigated links to a prior similar case.
Coast Guard units aided by Panamanian ship Hunter and freighter Wisteria rescued nine of 33 crew members from the sunken Carnelian-1 as 20-foot seas and drifting cargo hampered the search. Rescue planes dropped rubber rafts, survival kits, and water to survivors clinging to logs and life jackets.
Former Long Beach councilman seeks benefits claiming illness from smog. Another item notes tuna industry asking Supreme Court to lift a yellowtail porpoise fishing ban. Leisure piece on Queen Mary ideas and a voter turnout remark accompany crime and junior league sale details.
Patricia Hearst’s defense attorney F Lee Bailey asked for bail citing her family could provide security and that she is not a flight risk. The court planned to review a security plan as part of pending bail and a new trial motion amid her conviction appeal.
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