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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1969
Page
1
In Long Beach a reader asks if contact lenses worsen eyes. Dr. Martin Gellman says lenses place the prescription on the eye for clearer vision, remove frame limits, and allow wear during activities, with added psychological benefit for socially self conscious teens.
Readers are advised to file complaints at a local Social Security office which refers cases to the regional Bureau of Health Insurance in San Francisco. Investigations involve the insurer as fiscal intermediary, possible fraud findings, and possible referral to Baltimore attorneys and the U.S. Justice Department.
A Long Beach nonprofit serving physically handicapped youths asks readers for help to raise funds for a good used bus. The Beachcomber Center at 1208 Marianna Ave. operates with volunteer staff and receives no government funds.
Readers seeking El Paso Texas papers find limited local options. Globe News, Cloud Nine News, and the Long Beach Library offer selections. El Paso papers can be mailed from Newspaper Printing Corp in El Paso. Also notes RCA Victor album and Archie Campbell trivia.
A youth released after police found insufficient evidence ties to two ritualistic killings near Sharon Tate’s estate and a separate double murder in Los Feliz. Detectives weigh multiple killers, noting similar hooded victims, the word pigs scrawled in blood, and a possible drug angle.
Preliminary reports note no damage or injuries in Japan after a massive 8.3 quake off the Kurile Islands near Iturup. The U S National Earthquake Information Center dated the tremor to 8 3 magnitude with tidal waves of about one foot along northeast coasts and a possible minor surge reaching Southern California.
Thousands of beachgoers miss the chest as they seek pleasure and sun. Navy ships loom offshore and the spot remains a favorite for sunbathers. Earlier clues referenced on Page C 9.
Soviet unmanned Zond 7 completed a 28 minute swing around the far side of the moon and began its return to Earth. The flight mirrored Zond 5 and 6, using lunar gravity to propel home without retrorockets, puzzling observers amid Apollo Luna 15 competition.
President Nixon proposals redefine welfare with a basic income plan for families under 4000 income, expand workfare, and end the OEO as the program’s operating agency. The plan includes guaranteed payments, work or training requirements, and added funds for job training and day care, with guarantees for dependents and elderly or disabled recipients.
Communist troops shelled at least 100 Allied targets and carried out ground attacks on U S bases near Saigon. At least 14 American soldiers were killed and 89 wounded in three early morning assaults northwest of Saigon. Communist losses exceeded 150 dead. The fighting began Sunday with North Vietnamese regulars striking Marine positions south of the demilitarized zone, killing 19 Marines and wounding 80. U S losses surpassed 60 killed and over 500 wounded. A mortar strike hit a U S naval hospital near Da Nang, wounding 12 patients and four staff. The 1st Cavalry Division reported 78 North Vietnamese killed near Quan Loi as the enemy attacked at about 2 a m. American losses there were six killed and 42 wounded.
A reader notes that during Herbert Hoover's presidency he returned his salary to the government and compares it to a modern call for collective salary forfeiture. The letter argues the principle should apply to current officials and citizens alike.
Eleven bodies recovered amid investigation into a gambling operation labeled the Gamblers' Special. The article notes a Reagan Unruh clash highlighted on page A-5, suggesting political or legal controversy connected to the broader story.
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