Miss Universe Filipina history and blood center process
A reader asks if a Filipina has won Miss Universe or Miss International Beauty before. Gemma Guerrero Cruz, Miss International Beauty 1964, is cited with prize use for orphans. Also explained is the blood donation process from collection to testing for infectious diseases and compatibility, plus storage and derivative production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Diaz
Philippines
P.S
Torrance
Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz
Gemma
American Red Cross Blood Bank
L.H
Lynwood
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
James Casey
Casey
Help Finding Woman With Lost Texas Wallet
Reader seeks locate Barbara Sanson of Santa Cruz after wallet with Texas license was left in a Long Beach store. ATTN Bureau of Military Personnel helped identify Ensign Sanson as next of kin in Santa Cruz. Compensation for watch repair promised. local shops offer luggage recovery services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
K.D
Long Beach
Barbara Sanson
Santa Cruz
Calif
Action Line
U.S. Navy
Bureau of Military Personnel
Washington, D.C
Ensign Sanson
New Santa Cruz
Bennington Hornet face retirement as fleet reshuffle looms
The USS New Jersey will depart Long Beach for Bremerton to be decommissioned Sept. 5, joining the mothball fleet after Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced a 3 billion dollar military budget cut. The Navy also plans widespread personnel reductions and ship layups.
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Bennington
Hornet
Big J
USS
New Jersey
Long Beach
Navy
Vietnam
Bremerton
Wash
J. Edward Snyder
Independent
Press-Telegram
Laird orders large defense cuts in current year
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced cuts totaling 1.5 billion dollars in the Pentagon budget for the current fiscal year. He warned further reductions could reach 3 billion, saying Congress bears responsibility for a weakening worldwide military posture while insisting U S combat strength in Vietnam and allied regions remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Laird
Defense Department
Congress
Nixon
Johnson
Strict New Rules on Offshore Oil Leasing Restart
The Interior Department announced strict new offshore oil and gas rules after the Santa Barbara spill. The regulations allow emergency suspensions, require full blowout prevention plans, environmental reviews, and public hearings for leases. Leases may resume with enhanced safety, pollution prevention, and resource protection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa Barbara
Interior Department
Santa Barbara Channel
U.S
Maine
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Nixon Park Dinner Draws Protests Outside San Francisco Summit
Police clashed with demonstrators outside the St. Francis Hotel as Nixon hosted a state dinner for Park Chung Hee. Protesters hurled objects and shouted antiwar chants while security kept crowds behind barricades on Powell Street. Nixon and Park pledged continued U.S. aid to South Korea and discussed Vietnam. The two leaders planned a second meeting and news conference.
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San Francisco
St. Francis Hotel
Nixon
Park Chung Hee
Pat
Parks
Washington
White House
Ron Ziegler
Park
U.S
South Korea
Vietnam
Ziegler
Korea
Powell Street
Union Square
Pass Christian Reels From Camille Toll As Seabees Work
In Pass Christian Mississippi Seabees in gas masks found bodies in trees under roofs and in the open as Hurricane Camille's 190 mph winds devastated the town. Officials fear Mississippi tally may top 200 with broader tolls across states and evacuees flood the area.
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Pass Christian
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Virginia
Vietnam
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Étionfine
Monnday
Leary
Rede 3
Mas
Boston
Mass
S.M
Seal Beach
Boston Union Schools
Beacon St
Q. 1
New York
M.F.B
Justin Elk
Walsen Service Corp
Park Ave. South
N.Y
Bill Gagnon
Army
Air Force
Orbiting Laboratory
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Monroe Hart
Ticonderoga
Hart
New York Times Service
Asia
Okinawa
Europe
J. Edward Snyder Jr
R. C. Pennington
Nixon, Park
Merriman Smith
Post Street
John Bell Williams
Louisiana
Camille
West Virginia
Parnell McKay
Pass Christian Civil Defense
Seabees
Harold Oliver
Tate
LBJ
Treasury
Price
L.B
T. Thomey
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