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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1972
Page
6
In interviews Charles and Elias reported good treatment in captivity and noted POWs face time limits and policy debates. Gartley stressed adequate funds while the trio echoed hopes for release and public stance on McGovern. Elias recalled a bread offer anecdote.
Police linked the London embassy bombing to a broader terror campaign by Arab militants, with Scotland Yard probing Black September ties. The slain envoy had no known political ties, and threats followed an anonymous Lebanon embassy call. A second attack in Brussels wounded Ophir Zadok, underscoring a widening diplomatic assault.
The Wood and Ding Administration warns against consuming fresh or frozen clams, mussels, and related shellfish from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts after a toxic red tide was found. State bans on harvesting are in effect. 19 suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning cases in Massachusetts are reported with no fatalities. Consumers and sellers are urged to destroy or return affected stock.
Portland based Nu Vita Foods recalls elbow macaroni vegetable macaroni and whole wheat macaroni nationwide after FDA inspections found Salmonella. Swanson says products in question not made at Portland plant and Florida shelves removed. investigation to determine contamination cause. Angela Davis awarded Bulgaria’s International Lenin Prize by Premier Zhikov.
Readers report poor conditions at Alpine Village Zoo in Torrance. SPCA inspectors confirm problems and say owners are cooperating, with plans to revise facilities and add a veterinarian. The note also provides guidance on keeping domestic doves and lists local AAU swim teams and fees for youth training programs.
Secretary of State Edmund G Brown Jr said fraudulent procedures may have been used to qualify Prop 14 the Watson proposal Prop 15 Prop 17 and Prop 11 for the November ballot. The investigation into Prop 22 revealed use of dodger cards to conceal the attorney general summary.
The report details Vietnamese advances across Quang Ngai province with towns such as Que Son and Tien Phuoc falling to enemy forces. Civilian displacement rises as refugees flow from fighting in the region. U S field officers attribute the assaults to a North Vietnamese 2nd Division regiment. An air-war casualty is noted as a Navy AG crash near Hanoi with two missing crewmen.
In Washington DC teachers struck over personnel cuts and a stalled pay raise bill prompting 83 of 184 schools to close by noon. About half of the 7000 teachers stayed away as pickets gathered at many campuses. The House DC committee faced a delay over a home rule bill amid the walkout. A Berlin visit by Gustav Husak and East German officials occurred concurrently.
Ugandan troops retook Mulukula, a border village, as part of operations against a 1,000-man exile force from Tanzania. Reports from Nairobi claimed an American Peace Corps member was killed and another wounded amid the fighting. It remained unclear if the invaders were fully expelled across the border. The conflict followed accusations by Idi Amin against Julius Nyerere and Milton Obote over the invasion.
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