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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1976
Page
1
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore tells the Utah Board of Pardons that he does not seek or deserve clemency, saying it is his life and death. He criticizes opponents and defends his sentence while urging a firing squad, as the board weighs commuting or upholding the death penalty.
Godfrey Cambridge, a 43 year old black actor known for color transcendent roles, collapsed on the ABC film Victory at Entebbe set in Burbank while awaiting a cue. He died of a heart attack after arriving from Ridgefield Connecticut. He had appeared in two small scenes that day before the walk on. The producer said there was no forewarning. Two other actors died earlier in the week.
The Supreme Court rejected Columbus officer Raymond Belcher’s appeal and upheld a jury verdict ordering him to pay about $831,000 to the families of two killed men and to one man paralyzed in a barroom incident in 1971. The unsigned decision found substantial evidence he acted in official capacity.
Two women linked to Northern Ireland's peace journey head to Norway to receive the People's Peace Prize valued at 325000 pounds. Los Angeles County supervisors order contempt proceedings against Assessor Philip Watson for dodge of questions. Farmers lose over 1 billion dollars in California due to labor or weather, signaling higher prices. Many earthquake victims refuse to leave homes, winter pressures loom. Mexico's military urged to stay loyal amid coup rumors. Chorus groans as government bans boys chairs over sex discrimination. School Board approves 600000 health care job training center at Poly High in Long Beach.
A Federal Energy Administration report finds Sohio’s proposed Long Beach supertanker facility more expensive and less viable than two other Alaskan oil delivery options to the Midwest. It favors short term Alaska Japan crude exchange as best policy.
U S Steel and two peers raised prices 46 percent on steel used in consumer products triggering higher car and appliance costs. Auto makers added about 300 dollars to prices after a 6 percent rise in a earlier period. Chrysler criticized the move as worsening inflation, while aluminum prices also rose 10 percent. President elect Jimmy Carter urged stee l producers to reverse hikes to avoid oil price backlash.
In Millsborough California a domed, earth and fire resistant home cluster near I 280 attracts curious motorists and calls to town hall. Fame Homes of Hesperia built the eight connected units for Tyrone and Norma Thompson of Foster City, with living space listed as 4100 feet. Prices from 79000 to 460000 are planned for various models.
Plains Georgia AP report notes President elect Jimmy Carter condemns the current export promotion program as fumbling and calls for an aggressive drive to boost farm exports to aid the U.S. economy and support agriculture. He frames the effort as essential to national growth and market expansion.
The Los Angeles Board of Education rejected a junk food ban, allowing schools to decide if candy and snack sales will continue. The 6-1 vote supported Diane Watson's motion to avoid immediate changes, noting potential $24 million annual revenue loss used for extracurriculars.
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