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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1971

Page

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Turner rides San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit test run

First private citizen rides a BART tunnel test run near Alemany Freeway. Miss Turner, 30, San Francisco, drove to Ingleside police station, passed through an open gate, stalled in the tunnel, walked to the police, and paid 25 in fees to extricate the car from the tracks. Pablo Casals conducts United Nations Hymn to the United Nations at the General Assembly Hall amid praise and prizes. Mahalia Jackson rests in Chicago hospital awaiting heart tests. Hosea Williams returns from Africa and Asia, sees no racial prejudice, urges Black Americans to engage with Africa as Jews do with Russian Jews.

Realtlee Turner Bay Area San Francisco Bay Ingleside Alemany Freeway Pablo Casals United Nations General Assembly Hall

Fischer Dominates Petrosian to Near World Title

Bobby Fischer, 28, dominated former world champ Tigran Petrosian to seize an eight game lead in the world championship match in Buenos Aires. Fischer forced Petrosian to resign at the 41st move and moved to a 5-2 lead, needing 64 points to clinch the title and challenge Boris Spassky for the world championship.

America Bobby Vischer Tpiran Petrosi Buenos Aires Fischer Petrosian Boris Spassky Soviet Union

Graham May Take Crusade to Rome in 1973

American evangelist Billy Graham said in Rome he may take his Crusade for Christ to the city in 1973 following St Paul’s example. He noted about 40 percent of Roman youth do not attend Mass, citing a spiritual vacuum, and said he would avoid causing opposition in other churches if he visited. He said Catholics and priests had written prayers for the possible trip but he had no contact with Italian Vatican officials. He added he would come with no strings if he goes.

Billy Graham St. Paul Graham Rome Italy Vatican

Nixon warns against unreal hopes for Moscow Peking trips

President Nixon cautioned Americans not to harbor unreal expectations about his forthcoming journeys to Moscow and Peking. Speaking on Veterans Day eve from Camp David, he said the United States is ending an unpopular war in Vietnam while working to prevent future wars and that his trips aim to support that goal. He noted differences remain among nations but highlighted shared values and the desire for veterans to avoid bearing the burden of peace through unemployment. The president, spending a weekend in the Catoctin Mountains, also referenced ongoing discussions for his China visit with Henry Kissinger and the plan for talks with Chinese leaders in Peking.

Thurmont Nixon Moscow Peking United States Southeast Asia Camp David America Vietnam Catoctin Mountains Tricia Edward Cox White Mouse Henry A.iGssinger Washington China Chou En-ia Mao Tse-tung Kissinger

Picasso Celebrated Worldwide On Ninth Birthday

Art lovers across the Atlantic mark Pablo Picasso’s 90th birthday with tributes from France Spain and major cities. The Louvre displays eight Picasso paintings and Paris hosts a large rally while Vallauris holds all day festivities. The French Communist Party staged an event in Paris and global media run extensive commemorations.

Patus Atlantic Pablo Picasso Hils French Riviera Spain Francisco Franco Pleagso Isa Picasso France Paris Palais Des Sports Riviera Vallauris Louvre Georges Pompidous

Deadly Northwest car crashes claim twenty lives

A weekend spree of two Pacific Northwest collisions leaves 30 people dead across Oregon Washington and nearby. In one Portland crash seven youths died and in Walla Walla six Canadians perished in another head on. Victims include David Lehr 21 and Charles Gott 20 from Acampo California. Authorities report the crashes as the deadliest passenger vehicle disasters in the region.

Pacifics Northwest Oregon Seco Parland Southeast Washy Ington Washerington Thesefio Walla Walla Wasl Headon Richland Hospital Portland Vancouver Wash Police Saith Acampo Calif David Michael Lehr Charles T. Gott

Coast Guard widens search for missing 33-foot sailboat

The Coast Guard expanded the hunt for the 33-foot sloop Split overdue five weeks from Kauai to San Francisco. Rod Montgomery, 26, a sail maker, and two unknown crewmen sailed July 28 from Los Angeles in Transpac competition. the vessel owned by George W. Phillips Sr. of Alameda County. Two C130 planes and three cutters joined the effort as search efforts covered the ocean station about halfway to Honolulu.

San Francisco Coast Guard Hawaii Kauai Rod Montgomery Dudge George W. Phillips Sr Alameda County Superior Court Dudge Phillips Los Angeles Esprit Dugan Ocean Station Honolulu

Woman Applies for Wisconsin State Trooper Job

Lois Nakielski 34 says she is 5 ft 9 in and 26 pounds over. She received a letter listing two waiting lists for a state trooper job. She applied as a switchboard operator and wonders if she could be seen riding a motorcycle in pursuit of cars.

Milwaukee UPI Lois Nakielski Wisconsin Nakielski

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