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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1972
Page
4
Anfinsen Moore and Stein share the 96 100 prize for discoveries on ribonuclease enzyme structure and catalytic activity. The trio illuminated core principles of enzyme chemistry linking chemical structure to life functions.
The indictment accuses Woodriff Community Hospital and former administrator Richard Trevorrah and Christensen of false bookkeeping to disguise costs not billable to Medicare. Charges include concealing discounts and rebates, with potential fines up to 370000 and possible prison terms over two centuries for full conviction. Arraignment pending in federal court.
Susanne Ellyn Reid, 71, of Lake Tahoe, received a five year suspended sentence and five years probation after pleading to an extortion plot against Face Rah in Reno. She allegedly built a cornflake bomb device and demanded 100000 dollars from the target, who was in a wheelchair, in July. The judge cited health concerns and Reid's age amid the controversial outcome.
The Pentagon stated the French Mission in Hanoi was inadvertently struck by a U S bomb during authorized military strikes on a railroad yard and transshipment point across the Red River. An internal probe cites ordnance release failure as a possible cause with no specific aircraft identified.
The National Weather Service reported ominous dark clouds seen in Pomona Riverside and near March Air Force Base with funnel shaped clouds observed by Air Force Sgt Ted Cook. Moderate rainfall and gusty winds swept across a three county area causing localized flooding and sandbag requests in San Bernardino County. The storm was expected to weaken as it moved toward the Mojave Desert, with coastal California remaining partly cloudy and warmer.
Heavy rains flooded downtown Tijuana Thursday night and forced about 40 families to abandon their shacks in lowlands along the Tijuana River. The rainfall from a receding storm dumped rain on the border city for most of this week, with some streets covered to a depth of three or four inches, police said.
The City of Los Angeles seized the grounded freighter Taberty Manu facurer after claiming arresting the vessel to avert a possible 2 million cost to refloat it near Point Ferm in Los Angeles harbor. Deputy City Attorney Newland C. Hong said a U S marshal served Capt Mak Saukeng with a federal court complaint notifying the city seized vessel and cargo. The court order blocks cargo removal temporarily while legal action proceeds.
Olympic swimming star Mark Spitz signed a lifetime association with Schick Inc to appear in TV commercials and engage in all facets of marketing. He will have an office in Los Angeles and receive a substantial sum, according to the company. The move follows Spitz’s public acceptance of endorsements and product launches.
A 1:18 a.m. coastal Mexico quake near Manzanillo, 150 miles west, registered 6.6 on the Richter scale. The National Earthquake Information Center said the tremor likely caused little damage though it would have rattled dishes in coastal homes.
Five people killed as roofs collapsed during floods in two states. rescues in Grand Canyon region as helicopter crews aided 27 stranded Native Americans. Weather service warns of rising rivers. two motorists drown risk on U.S. 160 between Tuba City and Kayenta. Snow falls in Williams Prescott and Flagstaff area, with schools and warnings canceled across Apache to Navajo counties.
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