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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1969

Page

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Action Line helps find outside pit barbecue caterers

Action Line locates caterers for large civic barbecues. Leslie Hickey of Ingalls Catering can do open pit or spit barbecuing for a crowd, about seven hours. Others include Robert Leberman of Casserole Catering and Donald Hinschberger of Elite Caterers. Harold Stern would barbecue one or two whole animals but notes high cost and waste.

A. Action Line Leslie Hickey Ingall’s Catering Atlantic Ave Long Beach Robert Leberman N. la Cienega Los Angeles Donald Hinschberger Elite Long Beach Blvd Lynwood Harold Stern Stern Washington Blvd

What Causes Red Tide and Its Effects on Fish

Marine biologist Herbert Frey explains red tides as rapid phytoplankton blooms that deplete oxygen and release toxins, killing fish and causing odor. The bloom lasts up to a month, is not dangerous to swimmers, and Florida uses charcoal dust to curb it. similar occurrences are expected locally yearly.

Herbert Frey California Department of Fish and Game Frey Florida Moses Egypt

Crystal goblet reground at Cordier's Fine Arts LA

For chipped and nicked goblets take them to Cordier's Fine Arts at 1619 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles. They specialize in crystal repair and have 26 years of experience. The cost is $2.25 per goblet for 8800 and they can grind and polish damaged edges.

A. Cordier Fine Arts S. la Cienega Blvd Los Angeles

Algae Advice and Water Lily Help for Ponds

A reader asks how to control pond algae without harming fish. Esther Shadesh suggests shading, leaving a fish-friendly water portion, and using fish-safe algaecide. water lilies help by shading and balancing chemicals. Vendors such as Van Ness Water Gardens offer catalogs with plant lists and care instructions.

A. Esther Shadesh Bob and Esther Sunset Blvd Los Angeles Shadesh van Ness Water Gardens Euclid St Upland

Heart swap death ends first artificial heart patient era

Haskell Karp, 47, from Skokie Illinois, died after receiving a Dacron and plastic artificial heart for three days. Dr Denton A Cooley replaced it with a human heart from a Massachusetts woman who died brain damaged. Pneumonia and kidney failure appeared to cause his death by Tuesday evening.

Houston UPI Haskell Karp Karp Skokie Denton A. Cooley Massachusetts Shirley Cooley St. Luke’s Hospital

Pitoday Bt Chucekl The Man With A Sense Of Direction

The line hints at a humorous quip about workplace dynamics and guidance. It presents a person who laughs at the boss's jokes yet may lack humor but shows clear direction. No concrete events, dates, or named entities are provided.

Guardsmen and Students Fight Midwest Floods

National Guardsmen high school and college students and hundreds of volunteers sandbagged dikes to protect towns across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota as floods from melting snow and spring storms surged rivers. Crews worked on the Big Sioux and Cottonwood rivers while towns like Cherokee Akron Flandreau and Sioux Falls faced evacuations road closures and water damage.

National Iowa National Guard Big Sioux Little Akron Iowa Riverside Drive Sioux City Akron South Dakota Brookings Redfield Sioux Falls Flandreau Egan Big Sioux River

U S Proposes Police Plan to Ease Nuclear Fears

At the 71 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States proposed a policing move to curb the nuclear arms race. The plan would have the IAEA in Vienna supervise the agreement while the US and USSR maintain mutual inspections a point Moscow rejects as espionage.

Geneva U.S Adrian S. Fisher International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Vienna

Reagan proposes 50 percent cut in California property tax

Gov Ronald Reagan unveils a tax reform plan to cut property tax with a 50 percent average tax payer income tax increase to fund schooling welfare and fire protection. The package seeks mandatory tax withholding for newcomers and would go to voters in the 1970 statewide election alongside a $100 million one time rebate for middle income families. The plan faces a divided Legislature as supporters urge action now amid tax revolt trends.

Sacramento Ronald Reagan California

Fire at VA hospital lab kills 200 lab animals

A chemical fire in a Long Beach VA Hospital research lab destroyed a 30 by 70 foot bungalow, killing about 200 mice and guinea pigs and injuring chemist Stephen Altman who suffered first degree burns. Fire crews contained the blaze in 30 minutes and cleared fumes after three hours.

Long Beach Veterans Administration Bellflower Boulevard Seventh Street Edward A. Check Stephen Altman

Obscene Literature Bill Sparks Amendment Call

North Carolina lawmakers debate a bill to curb obscene material sold to minors with Rep. Henry C. Boshamer urging an age clause to ban readers under 15 from the statute. The extensive definitions aim to define what is harmful to minors in the measure.

Raleigh North Carolina General Assembly Henry C. Boshamer D-Cartert

Sirhan trial final arguments begin today

The day marks the start of final arguments in the Sirhan case as coverage outlines the closing phase and remaining questions for the jury to decide. The report notes courtroom developments and anticipated rulings, with emphasis on the legal strategy and potential implications of the verdict.

Sirhan

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