Action Line: Carpet dispute with Redondo Beach firm
A reader asks about a $39.25 down payment to Executive Carpet Co. of Redondo Beach. The owner, Benjamin Shepard, says the order was canceled and the deposit kept as compensation, but the carpet is stored and can be installed if the balance is paid.
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Executive Carpet Co
Redondo Beach
P.T
Torrance
Benjamin Shepard
Shepard
K.O
Long Beach. A
Action Line
Tranquilizer guns for animals explained by LA Zoo vet
Dr John Bernstein describes two tranquilizer gun forms a rifle effective to 50 yards and a pistol to 25 yards both powered by carbon dioxide. In zoos drugs quiet animals for treatment. in the wild they aid capture and transport between preserves.
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J.H
Huntington Beach
John Bernstein
Los Angeles City Zoo
Bernstein
Black citizens join square dances across clubs and conventions
Reaction letters defend Black participation in square dances. W. H. notes Black dancers attend local square dance events and belong to clubs. They also travel to conventions and dance nationwide, countering claims that Black citizens do not appear at square dances. E. W., Long Beach.
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W. H
E.W
Long Beach
Apollo 10 kerosene spill delays countdown test
UPI reports thousands of gallons of kerosene spilled from the Apollo 10 Saturn V during ground equipment fixes. Engineers drained fuel to check booster damage as a precaution, delaying a week long countdown test by 24 hours. Launch remains targeted for May 18 with crew Stafford Young and Cernan.
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UPI
Space Agency
Thomas Stafford
John Young
Eugene Cernan
Rolling Quake Shakes Southland From Salton Sea Center
A rolling quake centered near the Salton Sea rattled Southern California and beyond. Seismologists estimate magnitude between 5.25 and 5.5 with light to strong shaking across Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and the San Fernando Valley, plus reports from Las Vegas and San Diego.
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Salton Sea
Simi Valley
Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
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Hollywood
Caltech
Navy Won't Prosecute Pueblo Skipper and Crew
Hearing by Rep. Otis G. Pike and Navy officials concluded there will be no prosecution of Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and the Pueblo crew for alleged code violations. Vice Adm. Duncan said it is not Navy policy to prosecute in such cases, though the court of inquiry may still decide.
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Naval Personnel
Joseph B. McDevitt
Navy
Otis G. Pike
Pike
House Armed Forces
Pueblo
Duncan
Coronado
Calif
Adm
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Washington on Money Faces a Change Across the Nation
A playful headline notes the shift as new hands join the portrait on U S currency reflecting evolving symbols of power and citizenship across the country.
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Washington
Raid on Panthers Triggers San Francisco Disorder
In San Francisco near the 1336 Fillmore Panthers office a raid by police after a loudspeaker rally led to rioting by Negro youths. Police fired teargas and shots in the air arresting 11 men and women as crowds smashed cars and threatened officers, with later calm reported.
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San Francisco
Black Panther
Fillmore
Jeremiah Taylor
Panther
1336
TAC
New Black Uprising on Campus at Voorhees College
About 75 students armed with public safety items and knives seized the library administration building at Voorhees College in Denmark South Carolina proclaiming it the liberated Malcolm X University They posted Malcolm X posters and anti war messages and issued 14 demands including a black studies program Dr John F Potts president said he hoped for peaceful resolution and would not call in police.
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Denmark
S.C
UPI
Negro Voorhees College
Malcolm X University
John F. Potts
Special Cell for Sirhan Rejected
Sacramento reports Assembly committee rejects state request to house Sirhan Bishara Sirhan in a special high security cell at Vacaville. A spokesman says the state will proceed with alternate plans to house Sirhan on Death Row at San Quentin after sentencing.
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Sacramento
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Vacaville Medical Facility
San Quentin
Philip D. Guthrie
State Corrections Department
Kennedy
De Gaulle Defeat Ends Era as France Faces Power Battle
France confronts a presidential transition after Charles de Gaulle’s resignation. Georges Pompidou and Alain Poher emerged as leading rivals as the franc slumped against the dollar and markets nervously watched. Poher assumes acting presidency and moves to set a vote within 35 days.
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Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
DeGaulle
Colombeyles-deux-Eglises
de Gaulle
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Harvey Union Ratifies Contract Weighing End of Strike
Harvey union members ratified a new contract amid talks that a potential strike could end within the week. Officials say the agreement averts walkouts and restores normal operations at City Hall and nearby facilities.
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