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The Action Line offers help by mail or phone at Box 230 Long Beach Calif 90801 and 432-3451. Call 9 am to 1 pm or 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday for questions chosen for general interest and usefulness.
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Dry ice vapor danger questioned by experts
In Long Beach the risk from dry ice vapor is deemed slight by health officials. A lab technician notes danger only if ventilation is blocked or someone inhales high concentrations, while handling chunks can cause burns.
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L.D
Long Beach
Kenneth Phillips
Long Beach Chemical Laboratory
Los Angeles County
Philips
Car deposit dispute after dealer shutdown resurfaces
Reader seeks refund after Pioneer Ford Artesia a $150 deposit bounced when the dealership closed. Sky View Ford now refuses the refund claiming no connection. officials advise filing complaints with the DMV and California Attorney General's Office for possible investigation and recovery efforts.
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Pioneer Ford
Pioneer Blvd
Artesia
Pioneer
Sky View Ford
M.A
Bellflower
Red Jarvick
Action Line
Jarvick
Sky View
Department of Motor Vehicles
California Attorney General’s Office
Consumer Fraud Division
First St
Los Angeles
DMV
Attorney General's Office
Pioneer Fo
Training a Fence Jumping Dog With Exercise and Attention
A reader asks how to stop a dog from jumping a fence. The reply notes dogs jump for freedom when neglected or under exercised. Increase walks and attention. ensure proper outlets for energy to reduce fence jumping.
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B.J.H. Cypress
Eleanor Price
Dog training myths and a bankruptcy tale from San Jacinto
A contributor warns against dangerous training myths such as tying blocks around a dog's neck. The text then shifts to a financial saga: Chase Capital Corp. bankruptcy in 1962, San Jacinto Land Co. taking over assets, a 900 acre deal, a $600,000 trust deed, and eventual foreclosure in 1968 leaving shareholders with nothing.
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Dog World Magazine
Quail Valley Country Club
San Jacinto Land Co
T.I
Long Beach A
Chase Capital Corp
A.J. Bumb
S. Figueroa St
Los Angeles
Calif
U.S
Jacquelyn Brucker
Bomb
Action Line
Long Beach City College Plans Inhalation Therapy Courses
Long Beach City College will offer courses in X-ray and inhalation therapy next fall. College personnel have worked with specialists to set up the best courses at the Liberal Arts Campus. Applications are being accepted for nursing at the campus.
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Long Beach City College
School of Nursing
Liberal Arts
E. Carson St
M.D
Long
Dozen Astronauts Could Be Launched 1981 Timetable for Mars Flight
NASA administrator Dr Thomas Paine outlined a two ship Mars mission timeline with launches planned for November 12 1981 and a return in August 1983. The plan envisions nuclear powered engines from NERVA and a Venus swing by to aid Earth return. Paine said both the US and USSR could achieve the mission with will and priority.
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San Francisco
UPS
America
Mars
Red Planet
Venus
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Union
Commonwealth Club of California
Paine
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Earth
U.S
Boulder Dam
Sea of Space
Nixon Heads to Communist Romania After Asia Tour
President Nixon ends a six nation Asia tour and flies to Bucharest as the first American president to travel behind the Iron Curtain. White House advisers say the policy on avoiding new Vietnams does not preclude intervention if communism threatens balance of power.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Nixon
Asia
Romania
Bucharest
Air Force One
White House
U S Desegregation Suit Target Georgia Schools
The United States files its largest desegregation case against Georgia charging the state with maintaining a dual statewide school system that discriminates against Black students. The suit names state Superintendent Jack P. Nix and the State Board of Education, seeks court orders to end segregation and mandates affirmative action while restoring federal funds to 30 Georgia districts.
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Washington
State of
Georgia
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Atlanta
Jack P. Nix
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nix
Moon dust mice show improved health in space center test
About two dozen white mice exposed to dust from the moon at Houston space center reported healthier Friday than earlier ground rock exposed mice. Veterinarian Dr Norman D. Jones said the mice look better today and no problems are anticipated in the crucial lunar material experiment.
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Norman D. Jones
Mexico and Cuba sign treaty on provisional detention of hijackers
Mexico and Cuba signed a treaty allowing provisional detention of skyjackers. The 10th article lets Mexico request provisional detention and gives the government 45 days to present a formal extradition demand. District Attorney Julio Sanchez Vargas announced the pact Friday night in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Cuba
Julio Sanchez Vargas
Laser Beam Bounces Back From Moon in Apollo Test
Scientists report the first successful return of a high powered laser beam from Earth to a moon mirror left by U.S. astronauts. The test, confirmed after 500 laser firings at Lick Observatory, aims to measure Earth Moon distance and other precise data. Dr. Robert Kraft announced the achievement after 10 days of attempts.
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Moon
Robert P. Kraft
Hickel Extends Drilling To Curb Santa Barbara Oil Leak
Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel said limited drilling reduced the undersea leak off Santa Barbara from 30 to 15 barrels a day and authorized deeper zone remediation under the same safety safeguards. He noted progress and extended efforts since March 26 after Union Oil drilled nine shallow wells earlier.
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Washington
Walter J. Hickel
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hickel
Union Oil Co
Santa Barbara oil spill fight shapes up with new drilling plan
Officials and scientists outline a plan to halt the Santa Barbara channel seepage blamed on long standing offshore oil operations. Hickel says stopping the seep is the top priority while Union Oil projects add four wells reaching about two thousand feet below the seabed to relieve pressure.
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Santa Barbara Channel
Hickel
Department of the Interior
State of California
William T. Pecora
U.S Geological Survey
Interior
Pecora
Union
Santa Barbara
Lockheed Wins Navy Antisub Plane Contract
Navy awards Lockheed a large antisubmarine aircraft contract marking a major defense industry win. The decision underscores Lockheed’s prominence in naval aviation and Marks a milestone for their aerospace portfolio.
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