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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1972
Page
6
Sheriffs deputies warned students outside the administration building as a confrontation grew violent. Tear gas canisters were fired, shots were heard, and two black students were later carried away dead as ambulances arrived. Police and state troopers fired volleys into a crowd, prompting retreat of onlookers and a ROTC instructor to surrender with a holster visible.
The Colorado Department of Health announced a new influenza virus strain outbreak at Lowry Air Force Base near Denver. Doctors reported up to 35 cases daily over ten days, with officials forecasting broader civilian spread soon.
At Southern University Baton Rouge two young men died of shotgun wounds as deputies and state police moved to clear the occupied administration building. Tear gas and smoke filled the site while students and faculty pursued grievances at both Baton Rouge and New Orleans campuses.
Juan Peron arrived in Buenos Aires amid security alerts and army crackdowns after months of exile. His party moved in with limousine escorts as troops were kept on edge and mutinies surfaced within the navy before an anticipated March election.
A new storm triggered small craft warnings from Monterey to the border as 20,000 Orange County customers lost power. About 200 Coronado de Mar homes were without electricity from 8 to 10 am. A mid afternoon squall brought 40 mph winds and heavy rain that threatened Newport Harbor boats and toppled moorings while 3,000 sandbags were used to curb erosion in the Anaheim Hills. Mountain showers lingered with snow to 5,500 feet Thursday night.
The United States and Hanoi plan to resume Paris peace negotiations on Monday. Henry Kissinger leads a high level team including Gen. Alexander Haig Jr and Deputy Secretary William Sullivan. The group may travel to Saigon for further talks with President Nguyen Van Thieu if objections to parts of the agreement persist.
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose 8.9 percent from July to September with inflation at 2.4 percent, lifting real growth to 6.3 percent. Corporate profits climbed to a seasonally adjusted 95.8 billion, aided by offsetting flood losses and auto industry downturn.
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