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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1969
Page
1
Action Line offers consumer help by mail and phone. Write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach Calif 90801 or call 432-3451 between 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday for answers to general interest questions.
City of Lakewood will remove acacia trees and ivy along Lakewood Boulevard from Del Amo to Arbor Road after soil tests showed high alkali content. Chemicals will reduce salt levels and fall planting of new trees and ivy is planned, though aca cia species may not be used.
Project organizer seeks help replying to almost 500 letters from servicemen in Vietnam written through USO. Announcements run on Armed Forces Radio and many letter writers are from various locations.
A reader asks where to find an image of a flax spinning wheel as a reference. The answer points to Mary Meigs Atwater’s The Shuttlecraft Book of American Hand Weaving in the Long Beach Library and to Americana weaving expert Betty Large, who suspects an old wool spinning wheel instead.
A reader seeks to claim a crate of apples won from a Tacoma dealer in a contest. Merle Hundsaker explains the prize is held in California and will contact the winner to arrange shipping after the winner kept a receipt and came close to the apples count. She notes mailing the crate to California was not part of the contest.
A reader from Long Beach questions whether a cab’s refusal to pick up a wheelchair passenger could be due to prior telephone orders, car trouble, or other issues. The letter argues drivers often prioritize phone orders and sidewalk customers over on sight requests.
A nude young woman in her 20s was found bound and concealed in bushes behind Mart Furniture Store near Pacific Coast Highway and Temple Avenue. Police say she was likely killed elsewhere and brought to the site recently. autopsy pending to determine cause. Detectives canvassed the area for witnesses.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant unveiled on Friday a proposed 1970 budget totaling 164,123,000 dollars. The 1969 appropriations stood at 154,915,000 dollars. The rise is chiefly due to higher salaries and prices.
Long Beach and coastal Southland areas face cooler weekend weather through Labor Day with highs mid 70s to low 80s inland and 93 to 110 in deserts. Water near shore drops to 63 degrees or less as marine readings chill. Lifeguards warn sand sharks roam near surf lines while overnight clouds linger and hazy sun returns midday.
A sharp view on how automated processes disrupt bureaucracy rather than streamline it. The piece argues that machines highlight inefficiencies by exposing slow procedures and rigid rules. It contrasts rapid digital systems with entrenched administrative bottlenecks.
Four healthy babies were born by cesarean to Janice Curtin at Anaheim's Garden Park General Hospital. The four boys weighed 2 pounds 10 ounces to 4 pounds 8 ounces. Their mother and all babies were reported in satisfactory condition and under careful observation.
President Nixon plans a relaxed Labor Day weekend then a Monday trip to Colorado Springs to tour NORAD and address the Governors Conference. He and aides study the House tax reform bill with advisers while Ziegler says no position is announced. He names the U.S. delegation to the UN General Assembly including Shirley Temple Black.
A Gardena police officer shot and killed Dr. David Hodgson a 29 year old hospital physician following a four mile high speed motorcycle pursuit through Gardena. Investigators say Hodgson made a furtive move when stopped near Normandie Boulevard and 130th Street about 9 26 am. Officer Ronald Bruce said he feared Hodgson might have a weapon but none was found. Bruce is under investigation along with sheriff's detectives and no action has been taken yet.
A small tremor hit the San Bernardino Riverside region Friday with no reported damage. Pasadena scientists at CalTech assess the temblor magnitude about two, though not precisely determined by experts led by Dr. James Brune.
Nine witnesses have accepted summonses to appear Wednesday at an Edgartown inquest into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne on Chappaquiddick Island. It was expected that at least 11 others would be called, including members of a cookout party on the island.
A Trans World Airlines jetliner from Rome to Tel Aviv was diverted to Damascus by an Arab guerrilla couple. Six Israelis aboard were detained by Syrian police while 85 passengers and 12 crew stayed in Damascus hotels. The hijackers claimed to seek punishment for Arabs' suffering and cited the Guevara Squad name.
Nixon wins backing from banks as student loan plea advances in state discussions. The article notes financial institutions' stance and potential impact on loan programs.
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