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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1968
Page
1
The ACTION LINE offers assistance by mail or phone to resolve problems and cut red tape. Readers can write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach CA 90801 or call 432 3451 during specified hours for general interest questions.
Q A rare ice cream bicycle is near-impossible to find in Hawaiian Gardens. Eugene Lassers of Mel-O-Dee Ice Cream Co. owns one and asks 450 dollars, suggesting a New York maker. new models run around 600. Q Another reader asks about food coupons for low income seniors. public social service outlines eligibility in Los Angeles County and nearby counties, with steps to obtain an ID card and purchase coupons. A sitar featured in a TV ad is identified. Wallichs Lakewood and Ace Music Santa Monica sell sitars from 150 dollars and up. Also notes a possible class B longshoreman transfer between Pacific ports with approval, referencing ILWU Local 13 and the Pacific Coast agreement.
A reader asks how to locate a base from an APO address. Officials confirm the husband is stationed at Vogelweh Germany. Western Union states on telegrams list the service member name rank serial number unit and city country to aid delivery.
Letter from Mrs. C C of Long Beach urges better use of beach-cleaning funds. She notes daily dust storms from the sea and sand, calls for removing blown papers, clearing trash, and planting to reduce erosion, hoping for imaginative benefits.
Rep. John Moss with bipartisan backers moves to form a 10 member select House committee to investigate public opinion polls including Gallup and Harris. He cites their reconciliation of two divergent GOP race polls and Archibald Crossley’s survey and urges scrutiny of polling practices.
A small private plane struck the unopened Land Mark Towers vicinity and crashed through the roof of the Convention Center. The center was unused at the time and there were no known fatalities.
Presidential candidate George Wallace arrived in California and said dissension within the American Independent Party signals a healthy party. He spoke at Sacramento Municipal Airport after a DC-7 flight from Great Falls and praised Selective Service Director Hershey. He sought to be proclaimed the party's presidential nominee at the state convention but faced rival conventions led by William K. Shearer of San Diego.
London reports a tense summit where defiant Czechoslovaks confront hard line East European leaders amid the Nixon era diplomatic clash. The outcome hinges on negotiations and possible concessions regarding Prague.
In Fremont a three month undercover investigation led to arrests of thirteen General Motors plant workers amid widespread drug use on the job. An agent who worked incognito reported employees used drugs on line, with some “turning on” inside autos. The report notes the scale and timing of the operation.
Sacramento lawmakers spar over a 289 million package combining property tax relief and school funding. The Senate rejected the measure 14 to 20, risking extension of the seven month session as leaders sought a compromise before Oct 1 tax relief deadlines.
Long Beach police arrest two men on strongarm robbery charges after a rookie helicopter pilot guided officers to the scene at Pacific Avenue and Anaheim Street. Ernest Wayne Pierce, 24, and Harold James Ingle, 21, are accused of taking over $70 from Francis E. Vaughn and Patricia Tate. Pierce faces burglary charges for possessing multiple stolen cards.
The piece highlights a female conversation centering on who is involved when the event occurs and where it takes place. It emphasizes the timing and location details as the core of the discussion.
Page A-5 reports a survivor recounting the terror of the Alitalia jetliner crash, detailing the sequence of events and the impact on passengers, crew, and families.
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