Eisenhower Battles Illness as Heart Fails
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower fought for life at Walter Reed after his seventh heart attack. Doctors described his condition as critical but stabilizing with drugs oxygen and electrical stimulation. Family members and medical team remained at his bedside as the 77 year old Ike faced ongoing heart rhythm problems and possible brain impact was ruled unlikely.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Docotts
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Presidential
Mamie
John
David
California
Julie Nixon
Barbara Anne
Susan Elaine
Allied
Army
Thomas Mattingly
ACTION LINE answers reader questions from space issues to local help
The column explains responses on astronaut Frank Borman’s career, child welfare intervention by Los Angeles County Protective Services, Bearings for Re-Establishment aid for ex-clergymen, and a note about Thrifty Green Stamps. It directs readers to contact numbers and locations for each aid.
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Marian Peterson
Miss Fast
Long Beach
Community Protective Service
Pacific Coast Highway
Action Line
Los Angeles
D.A
Bearings For
Bearings
Call
Babysitter Confesses to Kidnapping in California Case
Sharon Heather, 22, admitted stealing seven month old Richard McCarthy from his San Bernardino home on August 4 and abandoning him in Long Beach. She was arrested at the Palace Theatre in Long Beach and jailed on felony child stealing charges with $1,250 bail. The suspect had a 4 year old girl in custody, claimed to live with Mrs. Wesley Johnson of Stanton Place, while the case involved San Bernardino authorities and local police.
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San Bernardino
Long Beach
Palace Theater
Pine Ave
Sharon Heather
Heather
Royal Walker
Rudy Roop
Don Murray
Walker
Miss Heather
Wesley Johnson
Stanton Place
Johnson
Roop
Richard McCarthey
Richard
St Petersburg Faces Looting and Violence Outbreak
Florida Governor Claude Kirk ordered mobilization of law enforcement as St. Petersburg attempted to quell looting and violence including broken windows missile throwing. Kirk flew to Pinellas County in the midafternoon to coordinate response.
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Florida
Claude Kirk
St. Petersburg
Kirk
Pinellas County
Old-Timer Speaks On Maintenance Amid Southside Disturbance
An early morning clash in a Negro district of St. Petersburg left nine injured after three hours of unrest that started before dawn. The old-timer remarks on maintenance as officials meet to discuss the incident and deploy officers.
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St. Petersburg
Long Beach signs purchase of the Queen Mary
Read Staff Writer Bill Duncan's story on the day Long Beach signed the contract to buy the Queen Mary. The item appears on Page B-8 with other notes including a teacup snippet about F-111 crashes and a Civil Rights defense by Agnew.
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Long Beach
Bill Duncan
Electronic bug found in Cranston Los Angeles office
A custom electronic bug was discovered in the private Los Angeles office of U.S. Senate candidate Alan Cranston. Detectives traced a wall socket transmitter operating on 230 kilocycles. The device, hidden in the wall between Cranston and his attorney, was nearly undetectable and could record nearby sounds.
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Alan Cranston
Los Angeles
U.S. Senate
The
Independent
Press- Telegram
Cranston
Wilshire Blvd
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rice
Solid State Developers of
Fear of New Viet Offensive Grows as Reds Attack
North Vietnamese forces attacked at least 10 allied positions across two provinces northwest of Saigon and overran an American radio relay station. They pressed heavy fighting in Tay Ninh and Binh Long, with U.S. Marines near Hue and Da Nang reporting multiple enemy casualties. Casualties remain unconfirmed.
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Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh
Binh Long
Loc Ninh
Hue
da Nang
Cambo
Dian
Bing Long
South Vietnam
125 Week Drought Hits Italian Lottery Bettors
In Sardinia, the 67 number again failed to appear in the Italian state lottery drawing despite many tickets sold. Government ministers signaled relief measures while bettors, both professional and amateur syndicates, prepare for next week's draw as 125 weeks pass without 67. Finance Minister Mario Ferrari Aggradi warned of possible lottery reform amid mounting losses.
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UPI
Mario Ferrari Aggradi
Rome
Three Die When Plane Crashes Near Monterey Peninsula
A single engine Cessna 210 stalled during approach to Monterey Peninsula airport killing pilot John Ray Thompson 48 of La Habra neighbor Dr. Milton Katz 44 and Wilma Kinkead Wright 55. Wright was thrown clear. Katz and Thompson remained in wreckage. Aircraft registered to W C Alett Fullerton was en route from Southern California to Medford Oregon. Cause under investigation and no fire occurred.
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Westminster
Monterey Peninsula
John Ray Thompson
Martha Ann Drive
Milton Katz
Wilma
Medford
Ore
California
Hillbun
Fred Kane
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Robert Moser
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Col
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Lester Maddox
Georgia House Chamber
Calif
Air Force
Philippine Islands
Borman
Frank
Frank Borman
J.B.B
Carson A
Milton Reim
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Texas
Philippines
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Williams Air Force Base
Navy
James Lovell
Bakersfield
L.B
Combined News Services
Agnew
Straits of Magellan
Parade Magazine
Supreme Court
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Ee Travel
Jeane Dixon
Euenee
Bob Fitzgerald
Electronics Systems of
Dale Rice
Demilitarized Zone
Cagliari, Sardinia
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