ACTION LINE helps with local inquiries on skills and genealogy
Action Line answers questions about not finding butler schools in the area and notes hotel and poise courses as related training. It also identifies Edward Dobbin as Long Beach city manager in 1932-33, detailing his background and burial, and directs relatives to a grand-nephew for more family information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
V.K
State Division of Readjustment Education
Krebs School
Kansas
John Dobbin
Antrim
Ireland
Edward Savage Dobbin
Action Line
T.M.R
Edward Dobbin
Faribault
Minn
St. Paul
Shattuck Military School
San Gabriel
Maple Lawn
Charles Batchelder
Batchelder
Fourth St
Dobbin
Battery additive refund dispute with National Dynamics Corp
W.C. of Paramount complains he returned 36 battery additives to National Dynamics Corp in New York within 30 days but has not received a $48.28 refund. The company offered a money back guarantee if the items were returned unsold.
Apollo 8 prep clears oxygen tank issue for Christmas Eve launch
Engineers fixed contaminated oxygen tanks aboard Apollo 8 and conducted final countdown for the Saturn V launch. Weather remained a concern with possible low cloud cover but officials declared the mission go as the crew slept before the 4:51 a.m. PST liftoff and Christmas Eve lunar orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
OPI
Moon
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Earth
Space Agency
Rocco Petrone
Pacific
Atlantic
Refund policy and Orphanage history inquiries in Action Line
The column explains how customers can obtain refunds if they provide proof of shipment such as a registered mail receipt and contact details for National Dynamics Corp. It also outlines Col Dean E Hess’s current role at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and details his involvement in funding and establishing the Orphanage Home of Korea in Seoul. It notes sources for Polaroid film history and where to find related information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Palmer
National Dynamics Corp
E. 23Rd St
New York
N.Y
Action Line
National Better Business Bureau
Dean E. Hess
Korea
J.A
Westminister
Col. Hess
Air Force Logistics
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
AFLC
P.O. Box
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Seoul
South Korea
Cheju Island
Hess
On Soon Whang
Orphanage Home of
Central
P.O
Polaroid
S.H
Long Beach
Polaroid Film Producing
el Segundo
Edwin H. Land
Polaroid Corp
Thieu vows to end talks if Saigon attacked
South Viet Namese President Nguyen Van Thieu warns that any assault on Saigon or continued fighting by North Vietnam and Viet Cong would force a break in Paris talks. He rejects claims his government stalls negotiations and defends U s policy. The Miami Herald reports FBI ransom ad in a bid to trigger kidnappers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Paris
U.S
Clark Clifford
Winter begins as winds whip Southern California coast
Snow pellets spotted in the San Fernando Valley and foothills as cold northerly gusts up to 25 mph push temperatures to 44 in Long Beach. Rain totals reach .16 inch downtown and .09 at Long Beach Airport while high tides 7.2 feet flood seashore drains from Newport Beach to nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Pt. Concepcion
Mexican
Newport Beach
San Fernando Valley
Glendora
Azusa
San Dimas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Flu Strikes Johnson and Others Amid National Illness
President Johnson shows improving condition but remains hospitalized as the flu epidemic widens its reach. Mrs. Eisenhower battles the illness at Walter Reed while plans for her grandson’s wedding may be affected. Boston postmaster cancels last downtown mail delivery due to widespread sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Julie Nixon
Boston
Ephraim Martin
Heiress Barbara Mackle Rescued After Coffin Abduction
Barbara Mackle, 20, abducted from an Atlanta motel, was found buried in a coffin like box 18 inches underground after a four day ordeal. FBI Director Hoover announced the rescue and she spoke to a relative by phone before returning home to Coral Gables Florida. She was in good condition and described the harrowing incident in tense detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mulcahy
Church of the Little Flower
Coral Gables
Barbara
Mackle
Emory Coed
Atlanta
Mulcahy
Mackles
UPI
Barbara Jane Mackle
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Miss Mackle
Miami
Uncle Frank
Weather Bureau
Emory University
Jane Mackle
Steinbeck Dies Noted At Page A-2
A notice notes the death of noted author John Steinbeck on page A-2. The brief confirms obituary placement and references the prominent literary figure’s passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butler College
The
Leary
Moon Voyage
Saturn
Moonport
Barbara Mackle
Long Beach Public Library
Pacific Avenue
Ocean Boulevard
Payott
W. Averell Harriman
Miami Herald
Robert F. Mackle
the Herald
Los Angeles
L.A. International
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ats Sschucki
Nixon
Shriver
U.N
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