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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1972
Page
10
A dense OCR style list shows numerous personal names, street names, and partial addresses scattered across entries. The fragment resembles a community directory or notice page with individuals listed alongside streets and neighborhoods, many with unclear or garbled spellings.
UPI reports Rabbi Meir Kahane head of the Jewish Defense League was ordered jailed four more days on suspicion of organizing weapons smuggling for counterattacks against Arab guerrillas. Capt. Shaitiel cited evidence Kahane is the organizer as authorities extend questioning time in Tel Aviv.
Five people were hurt when a computer operated BART car derailed and plunged down an embankment on the Oakland Fremont leg of the new rapid transit line. The incident prompted a safety review as operators switch to manual control during the probe.
The California Taxpayers' Association announced opposition to the coastline protection initiative and Proposition 9 aimed at earthquake safe schooling. It endorsed Proposition 2, a 4.5 million UC medical facilities bond, criticized Proposition 15 for local overrides, and noted Proposition 20 would cost 5 million and hurt local tax bases. The group took no position on Proposition 14 restricting property tax increases.
Senate leader James Mills of San Diego fights a Reagan administration bill to end the tax on a tax on gasoline. He warns local governments would face higher property taxes or reduced transit services as the state contends with deficits and a surplus. The proposal, drafted by the Finance Department, would remove state sales tax on existing gas taxes, costing local transit funds previously earmarked by the 1971 Legislature.
Ralph Nader warned of a vast transfer of authority from Congress to the executive branch. His Nader's Raiders investigation produced evidence of abdication, with many lawmakers becoming a “twig” in the three-branch system. He urged citizen oversight to restore congressional power and prevent executive dominance. He plans to release a paperback report Who Stuns Congress and profiles of re‑election candidates.
A flood of death notices lists burial and memorial details for residents and families in Long Beach and nearby communities. Names include Bradley, Carlisle, Desmond, Cox, Evans, French, Gilbert, Griffin, Simmings, Henderson, and more with service times at Sunset or Sunnyside chapels, and donations to cancer research or highway patrol scholarships. Surviving relatives and locations such as San Antonio Drive, Pacific Avenue, and Rose Hills Memorial Park appear throughout.
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