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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1975

Page

4

Forgery Rise Highlighted By Local Prosecutor Comments

Houston district attorney Ross Rommell says bad checks topped 2 million dollars in the previous year as forgers target merchants. Detectives note organized rings operate with territorial ladders and DMV license fraud aids, urging businesses to educate staff and buyers to demand extra ID before private auto sales.

Houston Tex Ross Rommell Hesslink Southland Los Angeles Long Beach Department of Motor Vehicles California DMV

Orphans Flee Vietnam in Babylift Flight Controversy

World Airways pilot Healy labels opponents of Operation Babylift as idiots as orphans are airlifted from Phnom Penh to Thailand and the Philippines. Ed Daly funds the Saturday charter with U S government support. return trip cost borne by the federal government. Dr Tisdale of An Lee Orphanage says pressure from governments forced the evacuation to avoid worsening Saigon conditions.

Healy World Airways Indochina South Vietnam Ed Daly United States Robert Orr Phnom Penh Thailand Philippines Orr Daly Tisdale An Lee Vietnam Saigon

Atlas F booster launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base

A modified Atlas F space booster was launched Saturday at 552 p.m. by the Air Force Space and Missile Test Center here.

Vandenberg Afb API Air Force Space and Missile Test Center

Jewelry pricing cryptic grid hints at diamond weights

A garbled OCR listing shows various diamond carat sizes and prices. It includes references to 1/2 carat 1/4 carat and 1 carat weights with prices scattered like 15811 and 188, 598, 168, 498, 950, and 395. The text is fragmented and hard to parse.

Orphans fly to Georgia with special meals aboard DC8

United Airlines staff and 93 volunteers escorted 171 Vietnamese orphans from Los Angeles to Fort Benning, aiding a dairy-free menu search for soy formula and soft foods. The group from An Lae Orphanage in Saigon faced scattered outcomes with six children bound for Honolulu, two to San Francisco, and the rest hospitalized or awaiting adoptive families.

United Airlines Los Angeles Fort Benning Los Angeles International Airport An Lae Saigon Patrick Tisdale Columbusa Honolulu San Francisco

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