Eye glass lenses bonded to skin diving masks offered
ACTION LINE reports a San Pedro optometrist can fit prescription lenses to skin diving masks. Through Pacific Divers Supply Inc. divers can obtain bonded lenses for masks at 25.50 dollars, with Dr. A S Newton one of few U S optometrists providing the service.
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Paramount
Pacific Divers Supply Inc
Action Line
San Pedro
Pacific Divers Supply
A. S. Newton
Sixth St
Newton
United States
Nixon keys moon flight as path to world peace
President Nixon, finishing a 13 day tour that included Asia and Romania, told a rain soaked Andrews Air Force Base crowd the moon landing spirit transcends government differences and points toward peace. He recalled welcoming Apollo 11 crews on a Pacific carrier and noted widespread public support abroad.
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Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Asia
Romania
United States
Congress
Pacific Ocean
Dramatic Rescue on Sea Cliff A Police Officer Subdues Suicidal Man
Officer Manuel Pacheco of the Los Angeles Police Department wrestled a man, 25-year-old Nicholas Parra, from a narrow sea cliff ledge in San Pedro after a 3:45 p.m. radio call. Parra, poised to jump, was tackled and handcuffed on the rock 300 feet above the water while a Fire Department rescue squad assisted. Parra was later interviewed by police and sent to a psychiatric ward. Parra had left his car key nearby and gave his wallet to an unidentified passerby, asking that it be delivered to his wife.
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Harbor Division
Wilmington
San Pedro
Manuel Pacheco
Los Angeles Police Department
Sheppard St
Pacheco
Parra
Norwalk State Hospital
Soviet Flotilla Heads Toward Caribbean From Gulf of Mexico
A U S Navy spokesman said a flotilla of Soviet warships including two destroyers a submarine tender a cruiser an oiler and two submarines is steaming through the Yucatan Channel toward the Caribbean. The group recently visited Havana to celebrate the Cuban revolution.
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New Orleans
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Channel
Caribbean
Mexico’s
Yucatan Peninsus
Gulf
Havana
Seven Wonders of the World in Ancient Times
The Seven Wonders include the Great Pyramid of Giza built around 2580 B.C. by 100000 workers over 30 years with a base of 735 by 481 feet. Other wonders are Artemis at Ephesus Mausolus tomb at Halicarnassus the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the statue of Zeus at Olympia the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria. Fragments of Artemis temple and Mausolus tomb are in the British Museum.
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Long Beach
Antipater of
Sidon
Egypt
Cheops
Artemis
Ephesus
Turkey
Mausolus
Caria
Halicarnassus
Bodrum
Babylon
Nebuchadnessar II
Zeus
Phidias
Olympia
Greece
Istanbul
Rhodes
Helios
Alexandria
Mauselus
Jostens Ring Delay Prompts Action Line Help
A reader from Long Beach seeks help as a Hermosa Beach Jostens ring for his son remains undelivered. Ted Bishop, Jostens Long Beach rep, says the ring was not picked up and returned to the factory. A new ring is ordered and will be ready in September after factory vacation.
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Jostens
Hermosa Beach
Action Line
S.E.D
Long Beach
Ted Bishop
Bishop
Tidelands money and the public good debate
A reader questions why tidelands oil funds must benefit all state residents and not be directed to narrow interests. The letter suggests scrutiny of allocation and calls for clearer use of public revenues with reference to continued coverage on Page A-4.
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Tidelands
Nixon signs open library pact with Romania before departure
Romania and the United States reach an agreement to open libraries in each country as President Nixon wraps up a global tour. He notes world goodwill and says the trip aimed at peace, while in Europe he met with Harold Wilson and later praised Romanian public affection for Americans.
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Bucharest
UPI
Romania
United States
Nixon
Mildenhall
England
Harold Wilson
Air Force 1
Spiro T. Agnew
Asia
U.S
Vietnam
America
Mohammed Hidayatullah
India
Woman’s secret keeps hidden source of tale
A cryptic remark suggests a woman’s motive for secrecy lies in not revealing who shared the information. The line reflects caution about trust and disclosure in private conversations.
Train Blast Tears Through Noel Mo Killing One
An unexplained explosion aboard a Kansas City Southern freight train ripped through Noel Missouri early Sunday killing a woman and injuring about 40 others. About 800 residents were evacuated as workmen doused a burning propane tank to avert further danger and most of the town suffered extensive damage.
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Noel. Mo
Ozark
Missouri
Noel
Kansas City Southern
South Viet Troops Prepare to Take Over Saigon Defense
South Vietnamese forces move to assume full defense of Saigon ahead of de Americanization of the war. ARVN units will replace U S combat troops in the capital, with U S artillery and radar support nearby. The turnover targets year end completion, while rapid reinforcement capability remains in reserve.
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Saigon
UPS
Capital Military
United States
ARVN
U.S
Saigon Must Defend Self Says Reischauer
UPI quotes Edwin O. Reischauer as saying a negotiated settlement in Vietnam is unlikely and that the United States should withdraw its forces over the next two years leaving Saigon to defend itself or fall. He adds the U S should keep a military option in the Far East via the 7th Fleet to protect national interests and deter adventurism in Asia.
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Washington
UPI
Edwin O. Reischauer
U.S
Saigon
Reischauer
Japan
State Department
7Th Fleet
Far East
Asia
California link eyed in Michigan coed murders
A brief item notes officers pursue a possible California connection to the Michigan coed killings. The entry appears in a page A-4 roundup with references to related pages and ongoing investigations.
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California
Michigan
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Shambles
Roxa Miller
State Highway Patrol
Mars
Joan Baez
Sylvia Porter
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