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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
5
Medics attribute hostages deaths to gunshot wounds rather than slashed throats. Bodies moved to Monroe County medical examiner. officials cite gunfire source uncertainty amid prison assault and legal proceedings.
In Saigon protests flared after an attack at a church as Frank Mankiewicz and others sought embassy help. Four U S helicopters were shot down in the Mekong Delta with a fifth crash. a Navy petty officer was burned by a home made bomb outside the U S Navy headquarters amid multiple fire bombings in Saigon.
Governors at the San Juan conference backed Rockefeller in handling prison crises. Critics urged swift force, with Ohio’s Giligan and Texas’ Smith endorsing early action. Rockefeller ordered a full investigation into outside influences and violent inmate activity.
Seven persons were hospitalized in Bakersfield in critical condition from botulism believed linked to homemade chili pepper sauce. Kern County health officer Dr. Owen Kearns said four remain critical and on respirators at Kern General Hospital, with state tests underway to identify the strain.
The region faced elevated power demand from air conditioners but Long Beach experienced no strain on Edison facilities. Officials noted heavy overloads on local lines due to AC use and fans, with crews replacing blown fuses and damaged transformers. Smog reached unhealthy levels prompting the first alert of the year.
A reader seeks Fresno and Long Beach consumer arbitration via Independent Garage Owners CARS committees. The Fresno chapter has no CARS setup yet. Jerry Hardin offers to assist and contact the Fresno shop. LA IGO CARS office contact listed for other areas. Also asked where to seal and frame decade old documents. several trophy shops provide lamination and mounting services with variable costs.
A Garden Grove resident thanks neighbors from the 16100 block of Dewey Drive for support after her husband died, noting food cards money and vigil by teens comforted her two teenagers during grief.
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