20 Oct 1972
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1972
Page
1
Heinrich Boll, named the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, says the honor honors his nation and his language. He will donate part of the $28,100 prize to the PEN Club fund for imprisoned writers and families, with the rest for personal use.
Henry Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu spent nearly four hours in Saigon amid reports of a partial ceasefire being discussed. Sources say the plan would be a goodwill gesture, likely easing bombing and mining of the North and possibly prisoner exchanges, but no enforceable halt in the South. Thieu refuses coalition terms, while Thien pursues a three faction government. Meanwhile front-line actions around Saigon continue with skirmishes and bombardment. A newborn named J Strom Thurmond Jr is reported in Greenwood.
A Tong Seach based Coast Guard radioman from Long Beach, David Cuffaro, 22, who vanished Wednesday while manning a radio relay atop a 46000 foot Utah mountain, has been found. He was involved in halting 200000 gallons of crude oil from a pipeline break along the San Juan River. Another Coast Guard member, Lt. Steven Pavlok of Long Beach, suffered two broken elbows when an Army helicopter he was aboard crashed during the oil spill operation.
New York dispatch reports Railway Express Agency workers across the United States walk off after contract talks collapsed. About 15,000 members of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airing Clerks strike, with REA planning counter pickets at headquarters and Chicago. REA President Kale cites unions’ demands as far beyond company means, noting a wage package exceeding 65 million.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Consumer Price Index rose 0.8 percent in September, led by higher clothing prices and a new gasoline tax. Inflation reaches 3.5 percent since Nixon phase two price controls began, with real earnings up 3.7 percent from a year ago. Gasoline and eggs contribute to the rise, while beef and fresh produce soften some gains.
In Kansas City a firefighter saved a 1 and 6 year old from a scorching bedroom as another rescuer sprayed water to reach them. Melissa Chatman inhaled smoke and suffered minor burns while Rosemary Chatman’s daughter hid in a closet and cried for help.
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