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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
1
The column invites readers to write Action Line at Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during specified hours to get answers and have questions selected for general interest and assistance.
Letters discuss locating a delayed Jolly Green Giant sweatshirt order with assurance from Barbara Fisher of Green Giant Co. Local resident seeks highway safety changes on Hayes Avenue at Cowles Street and is advised to appeal to Long Beach City Council with required timeline and contact details. Guidance on aid for a problem drinker recommends Al-Anon with a local number.
Readers receive guidance on coping with alcohol issues with local contacts for rehabilitation services in Long Beach and Los Angeles. The piece also covers donations to a children's home and confirms that the kangaroo rat survives on internal moisture from food. The names Alfredo Accosta and Miriam Smith are cited regarding resources and animal facts.
A reader from Long Beach argues trolley cars are more dependable and safer than cars, noting they never stop for fuel or tire problems and allow passengers to read as they ride. The writer criticizes replacing trolleys with automobiles and cites safety and reliability.
City National Bank at 425 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach offers Palm-n-Turn child proof bottle caps free to parents to prevent accidental poisonings as reported by ACTION LINE.
Chicago. UPI. Delegates battle for seating as Humphrey and McCarthy backers clash over credentials. O Hara accuses McCarthy of trying to lock out a third of delegates. Reston cites 312 McCarthy delegates among challenges. Credentials panel to hear 17 motions with Mississippi likely ousted for racial barriers.
Fragmentary text notes a quotation about women and gossip though details are missing and context is unreadable. No named entities or concrete facts are identifiable from the readable portion.
Five year old Maria Giannaris of Maryland received the heart of James Herron II from Lafayette Indiana in a 1 hour 45 minute operation at St Luke's Texas Children's Hospital. Dr Denton Cooley led the team. Maria woke and stabilized after the surgery while Herron had died from brain damage and cardiac arrest.
Gilbert Iowa UPI report says Rev. Clay Lumpkins, sent by Mark Painter’s grandparents, says the 10 year old wishes to stay in California with his father rather than return to Iowa with his grandparents. The 1966 Iowa Supreme Court ruling had given custody to Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bannister near Gilbert.
At the American Hotrod Association National Championships a Volkswagen pickup on a stunt ride left the track, struck a guard rail and fences, injuring eight people. Dick Sembler drove the car and was uninjured. Serious injuries included James Dondero of Bellerose who lost both legs, and Truman R. Nichols of West Islip who sustained multiple fractures.
A Soviet-built United Arab Airways Antonov 24 plunged into the Mediterranean between Cyprus and Egypt. All 40 on board are reported dead, with 12 bodies seen floating by a passing Air Jordan flight. Egyptian spokesman says crew were Egyptians and passengers from Egypt and other Arab nations. The last message was sent about 150 miles off the Cyprus coast.
A state police armored van dispersed a mob of about 75 angry youths with tear gas in St. Petersburg, Florida. Gunfire and sniper shots were heard in the Negro district amid three nights of unrest. no injuries were reported. Earlier, police sprayed tear gas on a larger mob and reinforced the area with riot officers.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains critically ill as doctors report new heart spasms despite electrical pacing. The 77 year old general, hospitalized after a seventh heart attack, shows stable vital signs between episodes while family stays at his bedside.
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