ACTION LINE answers readers questions on racing rules and health tests
A column replies to queries about the Texas Water Safari rules, a final notice dispute with Thabor Collection Bureau, treadmill stress testing at Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, and background on Westbrook Pegler's libel suit. The piece explains procedure, licensing, costs, and historical context.
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Long Beach
Calif
San Marcos
Culinary Society
Thabor Collection Bureau
New York
S.W
Betty Walker
The
California
Thabor
Collection Agency Licensing Bureau
O St
Sacramento
N.M
Memorial Hospital of
Atlantic Ave
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Southland
Hospital
Westbrook Pegler
C.K
Ohio Prisoners Rebel and Riot Across two Prisons
Nearly 400 inmates seized two blocks at Ohio State Penitentiary threatening eight hostages and triggering a sympathy riot at Lebanon Correctional Institution where about 800 inmates rampaged. National Guard units were deployed, injuries reported, and order restored by nightfall as officials linked the incidents.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Ohio State Penitentiary
M. J. Koleski
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Columbus
Lebanon
Maury Koblentz
Sunflower Bloom Facts and Seed Test Notes
A reader critiques a sunflower growth claim noting about 60 varieties exist in North America and that sunflowers do not consistently face the sun. The letter tests seed viability by floating duds in water and advises Long Beach reader J.C. to discard nonviable seeds.
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Action Line
North America
J.C
Long Beach
C.F
Rusk Says Rejection of Asia Policy Would Invite Disaster
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned Democratic platform writers that abandoning Southeast Asia would be an invitation to disaster. He defended the Johnson war policy and urged not to set detailed bargaining terms for Hanoi in the party platform. Senator McCarthy criticized Rusk's appearance as a voice from the past and predicted a dissenting Vietnam plank at Chicago.
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Rusk
Asia
Washington
Dean Rusk
America
Southeast Asia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Voice
McCarthy
Secretary of State
Humphrey
Minnesota
Vietnam
Chicago
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Guard Called Up for Convention in Illinois
Gov. Samuel H. Shapiro authorized 5469 Illinois National Guardsmen to active duty for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The order, issued after a request from Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, places Brig. Gen. Richard T. Dunn in command. Units from Chicago Joliet Elgin Kankakee Waukegan and Woodstock mobilize by 8 a.m. Friday to quell potential disorder amid dissident demonstrations.
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Springfield
Ill
Samuel H. Shapiro
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Richard T. Dunn
Shapiro
Daley
Joliet
Elgin
Kankakee
Waukegan
Woodstock
Johnson Harnesses Security Council After Dobrynin Visit
President Johnson convened the National Security Council in an emergency session after a personal visit from Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. The meeting reviewed possible troop movements and included Rusk Humphrey Clifford Helms Wheeler Rostow with the session lasting 55 minutes. The White House later asked Dobrynin to discuss the matter further as Washington wrestled with recent Czechoslovak tensions.
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Washington
Johnson
National Security Council
George Christian
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Christian
Moscow
Dobrynin
Security Council
Dean Rusk
White House
Rusk
Humphrey
Clark M. Clifford
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Earl C. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walt Rostow
State Department
Department
Soviet Union
Recall shortfall signals Reagan recall drive falters
A six month campaign to force Gov. Ronald Reagan into a recall election appears more than 400000 signatures short. County recorders across 58 counties show about 344213 of over 484000 signatures valid, far below the 788414 required for ballot qualification.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Ronald Reagan
Never Judge a Book by a Motion Picture
A playful note warns readers not to judge a book by its film adaptation. It comments on the common mismatch between cinema and literary originals, reflecting public attitudes toward adaptations.
East Bloc Allies Invade Czechoslovakia
Soviet Polish East German Hungarian and Bulgarian troops tanks and planes invaded Czechoslovakia on Tuesday night and seized control of Prague and other cities as Western travelers fled the region.
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Czechoslovakia
Prague
Czechoslovak
Soviet Tass Says Czechs Seek Urgent Help From USSR
Moscow says Czechoslovak government and Communist leaders asked the Soviet Union and allied states for urgent aid including armed forces to defend socialism in Czechoslovakia. Prague Radio reports invaders arrived without Czech consent. Dubcek and the party leadership met as tanks with white crosses surrounded the Central Committee building.
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New York
Tass
Soviet Union
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander Dubcek
Ike Still Critical Visits With Family
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in critical condition with irregular heartbeats after his seventh heart attack. At Walter Reed Army Hospital doctors said his condition was essentially unchanged, he rested comfortably, and he enjoyed brief family visits as dozens offered organ transplants, which doctors declined.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Watts Firm Passes Milestone
The report notes Watts Firm reaching a milestone on page A-10 and mentions related coverage on the war in the demilitarized zone and Red infiltration across pages A-14 and A-15.
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Watts Firm
Demilitarized Zone
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