Oceanfront land deals and ship work questions raise cautions
Readers ask if foreigners can buy U S land and query Gulf American Realty Promoters. Calif real estate regulators ordered desist orders against Gulf American for Las Vegas vacation pitches, noting the lack of permits in California. A maritime job path and a tarantula care guide follow, with practical tips and contacts for work and reference books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inlaw
Florida
Gulf America Corp
Cape Coral
USA
Rosemead
Gulf American
Las Vegas Vacation Burea, Inc
Miami Beach Vacations, Inc
California
Las Vegas
State Department of Real Estate
William J. Bluestein
Webster
Fragmented letter on babysitting wages and family life
A reader cartoonishly critiques past attitudes to child care and babysitting rates, recalling memories of low pay and summer days. The anonymous note references 26 years ago, small earnings, and a sentimental Christmas card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alluilena
Navy Christmas Celebration For Pueblo Crew Returns
The Navy arranged a Christmas Day celebration aboard the USS Pueblo for crew members and families, celebrating the crew's return from North Korean captivity. The item notes page references and section cues from a metropolitan newspaper.
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Navy
Apollo 8 Celebrates Christmas In Orbit With Light Banter
The Apollo 8 crew relaxed in space on Christmas Day as they orbited Earth’s vicinity at over 3 000 miles per hour. They exchanged light talk with Mission Control in Houston, heard world news, and shared jokes about Mars, Santa, and a moon race parody.
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Houston
James Lovell
Tnore
Apollo Mission Control Center
Pueblo
Russia
South Pole
Mars
Moon
Warrison Schmitt
Space
Frank Borman
Service Propulsion
Rockwell
Rain Blamed For Fatal Crash On Rainy Rivergrade Road
A Moiavia woman suffered severe facial wounds when a rain slick caused the car to overturn on Rivergrade Road in Irwindale. Driver Daniel Gutierrez escaped with a bruised leg. The Los Angeles County Christmas traffic toll rose to four with other deaths in Lancaster South Gate Lakewood and Ventura Freeway incidents. Police reported 19 arrests for drunken driving on Christmas night.
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Moiavia
Irwindale
Susan Ann Messner
Grange Ave
Hartland Hospital
Baldwin Park
Daniel Thomas Gutierrez
Oak Ave
Pase
Gutierrez
Los Angeles County
Linda K. Mclann
Lancaster
Alice McLaughlin
South Gate
Ted Bocisma
Lakewood
Ventura Freeway
Kanan Road
West Covina
County
Landlord Reports Strong Ad Leads For Rental
Mrs. Kath ering Goltas of Pasadena says the classified ad drew many calls and rented her house. The Independent Star News urges others to rent quickly using ads with contact numbers for Monrovia El Monte and Covina exchanges.
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Dan
Kathering Goltas
N. Parkwood Ave
Pasadena
Star-News
Monrovia
EL Monte
Covina
Broken Yuletide Truce Ends in Saigon Bombing Break
U S says Christmas cease-fire broke down after a surprise Communist rally near Saigon. Three heavy bomber strikes followed the end of the truce with 700000 pounds of bombs on Central Highlands targets and infiltration routes from Cambodia. Incidents during the truce killed two Americans and wounded 387 as talks failed to secure prisoner releases.
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Saigon
U.S
Riverside
Highlands
Keptim
Cambodia
Sigon
Mass of Red Tape Delays Release Of 3 GIs
UPI report from Saigon notes a disputed unarmed rendezvous with Viet Cong to free three American prisoners failed to produce a release. The men James Brigham Thomas Jones and Donald Smith remained in guerrilla hands as officials weighed protocol and possible follow up.
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Saigon
Upi
Vietnam
Cambodia
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Tay Ninh
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville Tnd
Donald G. Smith
Akron
Paris
John Y. Gilmey
Oakdale
Thether
Gibney
Christmas Rain Falls and Skies to Clear Today
A storm delivering heavy rain and snow disrupted Northern California, including Pasadena where .26 inch fell on Christmas Day and a season total of 1.71 inches was recorded in Los Angeles. The Weather Bureau forecast clearing skies and warmer temps for Friday with snow flurries above 4,500 feet.
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California
Pasadena
U.S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles Civic Center
Redding
la Glismont
Benton Field Bave Way
Mt. Shas 4A
Oregon
Fresno
Santa Maria
Bakersfield
Apollo mission poised for pinpoint Yorktown splashdown
John Stonesifer, NASA recovery chief, predicts Apollo astronauts will land about 10 miles from the USS Yorktown next Friday in a remote Pacific area near Hawaii. He notes weather, sharks, and off-target risk but expects calm seas and readiness from ships and planes on standby.
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Yorktown
Pacific
Stonesiter
NASA
Mergury
Stonesifey
Hanover
Miami
Florida
Stonesite
Sweatherman
Tranding
Hawaii
Stonesifer
Stonbsifer
Violent Christmas Eve in Pasadena Arms City With Eight Assaults
Pasadena police logged seven major assaults on Christmas Eve leaving eight people beaten shot or stabbed. Incidents spanned from 7:50 pm to 10:17 pm including a knife attack on Judy Lemmon, a back stab on Eugene Reece, a head wound on Vernon Smith, and a liquor store holdup at Foothill Blvd where Thelma Wood was grazed and Ernest Wood wounded. Police described a male suspect 30 to 35, six two, with a full mustache.
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Prince of Peace
Pasadena
Judy L. Lemmon
Ohio St
Ronald T. Lammon
Eugene Reece
Sol Sivmalt Ave
Orange Grove Blvd
Reece
Vernon Smith
Glen Ave
Iowa Ave
Smith
Foothill Blvd
Wrest J. Wood
Thelma
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Avalon Blvd
Wilmington
Coast Guard
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Charles Hogue
County Museum of Natural History
Hogue
William J. Baerg
Frome University Press
Watson Library
Lawrence Kans
Britannice
J.I
Akadema
Ve Phonk
Hollywood Hut
Envelopedia
N. Michicat Ave
Chicago
Cbll
Dopl
Noel
Pasadena Area
East Valley
Los Angeles
News Desk
Apollo
Yule Parnidy
South
US Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Nebraska
Nevada
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Idaho
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Miles
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