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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
1
Dial 432-3451 or write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 for help with problems. Service operates 9 p.m. to 1 p.m and 9 p.m to 9 p.m Monday through Friday. Questions chosen for general interest and usefulness.
A Lakewood server asks ACTION LINE for guidance after a Diner’s Club card misread at the machine left the restaurant unpaid. The club says the bill would have processed and billed the customer, so reimbursement should occur, with advice to speak to the boss.
Three Compton youths rescued a Santa Ana mother and her 23 month old daughter after a 16 foot outboard cruiser capsized about 200 yards offshore from 23rd street on Easter Sunday. Patsy Waters, 25, and Nadine Waters, 23 months, were trapped beneath the craft while William Waters, 24, was thrown clear. Lifeguards and bystander teens pulled the mother and child to safety as authorities treated them for non life threatening injuries. The incident occurred as Waters attempted to restart the engine amid dangerous surf and follows other boating mishaps from Zuma to south of Newport.
Beachgoers packed Southland shores on Easter Sunday as strong winds and choppy seas kept crowds smaller than peak heatwave days. In Long Beach several thousand protected themselves with umbrellas while lifeguards counted roughly half the usual attendance. Camarillo drew about 13 000 visitors with many staying dry. Off Dana Point, Marine Cpl. Harold Withnell was recovered from coastal waters, presumed drowned after swimming near San Clemente.
Police arrested 43 of the long-haired teens during a weekend Hindu festival at three Southland parks. The Malibu raid drew 40 deputies and 10 highway patrol officers while Los Angeles Flysian Park and Irvine Park saw thousands of visitors. One teen girl faced charges as part of the broader crackdown on marijuana possession.
In Rome the Pope prayed for peace in Vietnam while in Prague a bishop spoke of religious liberty and the silent church. In Jerusalem pilgrims from many nations gathered in sunrise worship. Americans in New York enjoyed springtime gaiety as crowds filled Fifth Avenue. At Irvine Park Orange County a large gathering faced alcohol, noise, and disorder with 50,000 attendees and 15 officers overseeing security amid complaints of disruptive behavior and a floating open casket hearse nearby.
The Peking Peoples Daily charged the United States has no real intent to pursue meaningful peace talks on Vietnam. It accused Washington of stalling on a site for preliminary talks and said Johnson uses peace proposals to buy time during a critical period for his administration.
North Korean infiltrators ambushed a U.S. Army truck near Panmunjom causing four deaths among American and South Korean soldiers. The attack occurred late Sunday about 800 yards south of Panmunjom in the joint security area, with 200 rounds fired as the convoy moved from the U.N. advance camp toward Lruce village. The incident marks the first major U.S. force loss in Korea since the Pueblo seizure in January.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions freeways and public attitudes toward safety and die-hard opinions. The readable parts reference mankind, danger, and a general sense of critique without clear entities, dates, or places.
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