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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1971
Page
4
John Fairfax and Sylvia Oak, British rowers aboard the Britannia II, struggle with unfavorable winds about 600 miles south of Hawaii while a large shark attacked the vessel after they left San Francisco on April 26 for Austral ia.
Raymond Lopez an 80 year old retiree spends most of his pension and Social Security on buying bird feed delivered weekly for Echo and Mac Arthur parks. Neighbors say he often goes hungry to fund feeding his pigeons doves sparrows and blue jays. He keeps a home pet pigeon and two cripples, while helper Manuel Cerda ferries the feed each morning.
A three story building in Bombay's dock area collapsed near 4 a.m. killing 23 people and injuring 17 as 33 families slept inside. Police said repairs had been underway on the structure.
Washington backers push to end a threatened filibuster on a draft bill that would extend presidential authority to conscript until June 30, 1973 and provide a 2.4 billion military pay raise to push toward a volunteer army. Senate prospects for cloture are doubtful. southeastern votes may ease passage. Defense officials warn delays risk broader economic and political fallout as Congress shifts to Nixon’s recovery package and other issues.
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