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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1976
Page
1
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned that brakes on older school buses may fail due to corrosion and rust in hydraulic tubing. The advisory covers pre 1969 buses and warns about similar risks in other prewar models. Operators should inspect brake tubing annually, replace corroded lines, and wash exposed tubing to remove road salt and chemicals.
Washington AP reports Republican National Chairman Mary Louise Smith will resign in January to ease tensions with insurgent conservatives. Ford aides say the president is grateful for her service as she heads to a smoother transition, while critics promise further leadership changes.
Mexico City reports the central bank suspended all foreign currency and gold transactions after a row over dollars. Banks and private lenders stopped selling dollars. a black market emerged with tourists quoted up to 26 to the dollar as authorities warned against excessive peso conversions and warned of disorderly markets.
President-elect Carter meets with top aides and President Ford in Washington for a transition session at the White House. Officials including James Lynn and David Mathews attend as Rumsfeld and Mundale discuss cooperation and potential department budgets.
Mrs Carter names news aide Mary Finely Hoyt of Visalia California as press secretary during the transition to her husband’s administration. Madeline MacBean of Newton North Carolina named transition director. Hoyt has Democratic political background and previously worked for Jane Muskie and Eleanor McGovern.
A 3.8 magnitude quake centered seven miles off Santa Monica Bay shook western Los Angeles from Westwood to Montebello and downtown, rattling dishes and startling residents but causing no reported damage or injuries. Seismologists at Caltech explained Richter scale basics as the San Francisco quake record remains at 8.24.
In Los Angeles Superior Court Ernie Mayer former Lone Beach planning director had pretrial motions in the bribery case delayed again as he waited for nearly two hours. Mayer’s attorney Harvey Fyron argued suppression of evidence and discovery issues after a warrant grant he says lacked probable cause. A new trial date likely in late February.
AAA reports motorists will find slight drops in regular unleaded gas across outlets, with average U S prices about four to five tenths of a cent lower than Labor Day. Regional variations show Texas and Louisiana offering some of the lowest rates while Mountain states record higher costs, and AAA urges travelers to allow extra time and observe posted speed limits.
Henry Clock a prominent lawyer and civic figure in Long Beach died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at age 68. He guided YMCA and Boys Club efforts, edited the Poly High newspaper, attended Stanford, passed the bar at 18, and earned honors as Outstanding Citizen. He chaired Memorial Medical Center and Children’s Medieval Center Foundation, and was lauded for active family life and public service by his son Haw.
A blast at the American Chielo dum plant in Elmhurst Hospital reports Samuel Rovekum, 34, of Brooklyn, dead from 85 percent body burns. Four workers injured as molten gum and steel debris hurled across the facility. several victims sent to nearby states for treatment. Witnesses described a horrific scene with clothing burned off and severe injuries.
Tonight partly cloudy with light winds. Tuesday expects fair weather and light southwest winds. Temperatures range around 75 tonight with overnight low near 65. Winds may shift. deserts stay dry with similar conditions.
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