21 Nov 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1972
Page
1
San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto comments on his son Thomas Alioto arrest after police took him into custody for 59 outstanding traffic warrants. Bail posted publicly at 1129 dollars. Thomas chose to forfeit bail rather than attend a court appearance.
Billy Graham opened a formday crusade in Kohima Nagaland drawing 100000 Nage tribesmen descendants of headhunters. The service translated into 18 dialects, with Graham traveling by plane from Calcutta then road to reach the state during its centennial of missionary arrival. The event required six associates and cost over 13000, funded mainly by local Baptist fundraising.
The Miami Herald cited high Republican sources reporting Frank Borman is under consideration by President Nixon for secretary of transportation. The White House said no decisions have been made. Borman, Apollo 8 command pilot and former Air Force colonel, has been senior vice president at Eastern Air Lines since retirement.
Koenigshofer, a 16 year old band member, was expelled for tooting a trombone with a McGovern for President slicker while the group prepared to play for Nixon. He says the director intended a Nixon welcome not partisan. He objected to playing partisan tunes, then wore the McGovern sticker.
Television personality Junior Samples pleaded not guilty to public drunkenness in Cumming Georgia. He faces trial on November 39 for drunkenness and permitting his party to drive while under the influence. The charge stems from an August incident while posting bond for his manager Paul Gibson. Judge Marion T Pope Jr accepted the plea.
A steel pipe detonated while sinking into an oil well on Terminal Island killing Clarence Owings and injuring four others. A. J. Milliman was badly burned, with others treated for head and leg injuries at St Mary's Hospital. The blast at Champlin Permian Co. occurred around 4 pm.
Two Redondo Beach girls aged 18 and 10 were forced into a van in Redondo Beach, then leaped to safety on the Harbor Freeway during heavy traffic. A chase through eight communities ended when suspects were rammed by police on Long Beach Boulevard. Three men, Donald Miles, James Bell, and Richard Jimenez, all of East Los Angeles, were booked on armed robbery and kidnapping charges at Parker Center.
A rooftop Christmas decoration fire tore through Robinsons department store in Singapore near Raffles Place killing 12 people trapped in two elevators. Fire officials expected no body counts until Wednesday morning as 10,000 onlookers dispersed. The 14 year old store, housing $1.8 million in losses plus diamonds, faced a total that may rise.
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