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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1971
Page
4
A wild downtown riot following a Pirates victory caused extensive property damage. Buses and taxis were wrecked, telephone booths and newsstands toppled, streetlight poles snapped, and fires were set on Liberty Avenue. Police said the scene calmed by 2 am. one pregnant woman hospitalized after being knocked down.
Tom Hamilton took Wendy Folliott to the Dominion Center observation deck in Toronto on Saturday. A small plane flew by trailing a 155 foot sign reading Will you marry me. Wendy, 24, was wordless as Tom placed an engagement ring on her finger. The stunt cost exactly 155 dollars.
Riles and Flournoy urge a statewide property tax to replace local levies, arguing current burdens are unfair and delay in reform could deprive children of years of schooling. They warn an appeal to the Supreme Court could stall final action for up to five years.
Soviet premier Kosygin faced heightened security in Ottawa as police found explosive devices near the Soviet embassy during his visit. Three men were detained after a patrol recovered 12 dynamite sticks and timing devices, while demonstrations contended with paint and firecrackers around the embassy.
UN Secretary-General U Thant states he will retire and urges member governments to begin consultations on selecting a successor as soon as practicable. He emphasizes the need for a smooth transition and avoid prolonged vacancy.
A series of tornadoes struck Garden City Kansas and nearby areas causing extensive damage to homes and businesses. In Colorado and Nebraska towns roofs were ripped off and vehicles damaged as storms moved east with heavy snow warnings across the mountains and higher elevations. Police reported injuries and property loss across multiple towns including Winona and Paxton while authorities assessed the total impact.
Readers seek refund from a broker now owned by Weins Laird after an Eckert agency transfer. A stray dog rescued near Bellflower is up for adoption through Pet Harbor with details for potential foster or adoption. Community volunteers offer information on volunteer work through the United Way agencies and hospital programs.
Longshore crews able to work only 28 vessels amid an armada of 125 ships clogged the Los Angeles Long Beach complex. Only 19 ships in Long Beach were being worked. nine at the harbor. Across ports, 65 ships berthing, 62 awaiting berths, 9 in shipyards. Trade groups blamed a lack of skilled crane operators. California and Seattle developments followed a Taft Hartley cooling off order.
After a weekend of rain hail and snow the National Weather Service expects clear skies this week. Long Beach saw 0.04 inch of rain at times with Lakewood and the airport reporting higher totals. San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountains received up to eight inches of new snow at Pine Cove. Power lines were knocked out briefly in Santa Monica Culver City and several jet aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport were struck by lightning with no injuries reported.
A 22 year old Long Beach man, Ray Marshall, led deputies on a half mile high speed chase through Santa Fe Avenue and Artesia Boulevard. He crashed into two cars, sparking a chain collision that injured eight people. Marshall and several passengers were taken to Harbor General and later to Los Angeles County jail ward per officials.
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