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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1972
Page
6
President Nixon refuses to halt pre election bombing politics and accuses McGovern allies of aggressive tactics. He has not publicly named McGovern, but remarks suggest continued campaigning pressure as the race tightens.
Alfred Baldwin in New York Times interview details eavesdropping at a motel near Watergate and his delivery of transcripts to the Committee for the Re-Election of the President. Judge Sirica issued an order restricting extrajudicial statements to protect defendants' rights amid seven indicted defendants. McGovern vows to press the issue, defending First Amendment political dialogue. Nixon discusses Vietnam settlement prospects, wheat sale to the Soviet Union, and ongoing Watergate investigations.
In Kansas City, a TWA flight to Los Angeles was delayed two hours as authorities searched for a bomb after a caller identifying as from the Palestine Liberation Movement warned of an explosive aboard flight 741 from St Louis. No bomb was found and the plane proceeded to Los Angeles.
Senator Edward Kennedy released a list of five alleged prisoners of war, prompting the Pentagon to caution that three were already known as prisoners and two were listed as missing airmen. Defense officials said the premature release caused unnecessary anxiety for families and risked misinformation. Names and home towns varied between Kennedy and Pentagon disclosures while State Department officials claimed their lists matched the Pentagon’s.
At least 100 civilians reported missing after Viet Cong attacks on two fishing villages along Vietnam's northern coast. US jets resumed action and 252 raids were ordered in the Laigan region. Nuclear carrier Enterprise arrived off Vietnam for another tour, replacing the Hancock. Villages Xuyen Tho and Xuyen Phuoc, home to about 10,000 people, were struck by Viet Cong sappers before dawn.
Two U S immigration inspectors, Joseph M Byrne and Walter W O Donnell, were charged in San Diego with taking 860000 in bribes to permit over 24 tons of marijuana and 2 1 2 pounds of cocaine with a street value over 7 7 million to cross from Mexico into California. Byrne a part time inspector and former border patrolman ran a service station and trucking company. O Donnell served 15 years before retiring.
The USS Newport News moved to Subic Bay for repairs after a cruiser explosion damaged its No 2 eight inch turret. The Defense Department confirmed the blast caused the 20th death, Seaman Seaprente Joseph Grisasi of Springfield Virginia, who had been among four injured in the blast and subsequent fire, died aboard the USS New Orleans.
A Viet Cong official and Hanoi leaders warned peace hinges on removing South Vietnamese President Thieu. Madame Binh and Xuan Thuy insist the Viet Cong seek a neutral coalition cabinet and refuse a single puppet regime, stressing that power structure is the key to an early settlement.
A couple in Leicester welcomed a baby at home amid supportive comments from neighbors and relatives. The mother, Mrs Kimball, said hospital care would have burdened them, noting this isn’t the first home birth in their family. A nurse in training and family members assisted as the baby arrived, with the family’s dog Tina present and curious children awaiting news.
Gary Lee Pepper, 31, of 1969 Latina Street Anaheim, was booked in Garden Grove jail on suspicion of robbing Pacific Finance Co. He sped from a shopping center at 13237 Tarhor Blvd, nearly hit a patrol car, and was stopped after Officer Latshaw received a broadcast description matching Pepper. The teller reportedly took 314 dollars, with a gun reportedly involved.
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