09 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1972
Page
1
Britain faces a head lice crisis as nearly a quarter million schoolchildren are at risk. Sir George Godber warns long hair and entwined arms among teens fuel infestation, launching a vigorous Education Ministry campaign to curb the problem.
U S forces report loss of two planes including one hit by a SAM and a MIG downed over the north. Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighting north of Saigon yields heavy casualties, with several hamlets near the capital contested amid intensified air strikes and B52 raids targeting Dong Hoi and Vinh.
A weekend of gunfire and stabbings across Los Angeles left ten people dead and several more wounded. Police described gang-related shootings in East Los Angeles and Long Beach, including a fatal clash with officers and multiple homicide suspects. Bystanders and families faced a deadly weekend as investigators pursued leads and arrested several suspects.
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