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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1969
Page
1
The notice invites readers to use ACTION LINE for problem solving and rights assistance. It provides mailing address Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 and phone numbers 432-3451 with service hours 9am to 1pm and 5pm to 9pm Monday through Friday.
Reader asks about a $25 prize from Lerner Oil Co. in November. Promotions rep A Kent Goodman will send the prize, citing clerical errors. Winners list available by writing Goodman at 4505 Rosecrans Ave Hawthorne CA 90205.
Catalina Island is part of Los Angeles County and falls under the county Board of Supervisors. Avalon operates as a general law city with a five member council and its own departments, while law enforcement is by county sheriffs and the county maintains a fire station. Avalon schools are part of the Long Beach Unified School District.
Readers ask if California State College at Long Beach gives priority to junior college transfers and about bridge resurfacing on Terminal Island. College official notes transfer preference exists for qualified juniors, veterans, and certain hardship transferees, but overall enrollment is limited. bridge work uses wood and tar to keep weight balance for a counterbalanced drawbridge, over asphalt.
A reader from Long Beach reports frustration with aggressive upselling at tire shops. After buying two tires a month ago he paid $20 more than planned due to perceived gimmicks. He seeks a place offering straightforward pricing and honest advice.
An evenly divided Senate prepared for a test vote on the Nixon administration ABM plan. Supporters expect 51 to 49 while opponents need 50 to block, with two senators undecided. The table stakes center on an amendment to bar deployment but allow continued research, and the fight is seen as symbolic of broader Pentagon spending and national priorities.
President Nixon is expected to order 50,000 more U.S. troops home this month and possibly another 50,000 in October. An administration source says the plan could lift withdrawals to 125,000 this year, reducing U.S. forces in South Vietnam from 536,000. No firm decision yet, per White House spokesman.
Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven subordinates face premeditated murder and conspiracy charges after the killing of a Vietnamese national near Nha Trang on June 20. The eight men were held at Long Binh Army post as Maj. Gen. Maybury orders an investigation to decide on court martial.
President Nixon will outline a welfare policy offering a federal floor of 50 dollars monthly to every adult welfare recipient including the aged blind and disabled. The plan follows a three hour countryside trip through Pennsylvania as Nixon met shoppers and visited family sites before a California stay at San Clemente and a new hilltop home.
Navy Lt. (jg) Robert Frishman spoke to his mother in a tearful Lao reunion after 21 months as a prisoner of war. He appeared pale but said he felt great while showing a withered right arm. He and two other POWs arrived in Vientiane with pacifists and plan to fly commercial to New York after talks with U. S. officials.
John Norman Collins, a Eastern Michigan University senior, faces charges in Michigan as investigators link him to Roxie Ann Phillips 17 of Milwaukie Oregon and to Joan Schell 20 EMU coed with a possible hitchhiking car driver role. Police note similarities such as missing earrings across victims.
A cloudy foggy night yields another hot muggy day in Long Beach with temperatures rising into the 90s. Tuesday reached a high of 92. Aircraft operations fell to a minimum overnight at Long Beach and LAX as pre dawn fog shut both airports for several hours.
A witty take on hardship and hunger debuts as residents cope with scarce bread while humor highlights resilience and common needs in everyday life.
Two former aides demand General Hershey resign or be retired amid calls for leadership change. The page notes internal criticism and a push for alternative command options within the organization.
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