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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
1
The notice describes ACTION LINE as a consumer service that resolves problems and answers questions. It provides mailing address Box 220 Long Beach California 9080 and phone numbers 4223452 with hours 9 am to 7 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
A representative from the Los Angeles County tax collector states the taxpayer’s bill was mailed to an old address and returned. The bill will be reissued to the correct address and no late-payment penalty will be charged.
A Long Beach reader asks how to revoke a 1966 guardianship. Polk County clerk says file in the original county. a simple court order may close it unless opposed, then a hearing with accounting of funds.
A teacher could not determine who Florence Bixby was at Florence Bixby Elementary School. The fourth grade California unit includes the Bixby family history. The ACTION LINE writer admits receiving nearly identical information from a TLC Long Beach contact.
A Long Beach reader laments nightly bulb thefts from outdoor Christmas displays. She notes vandals remove lights from ground level causing smashed bulbs on streets and urges parental responsibility to curb the problem during the holiday season.
Senior Navy officers in San Diego weigh the capture of the USS Pueblo and Lloyd Bucher's decision to surrender without a fight. The forthcoming court of inquiry is one of the most sensitive in naval history, with strong support for Bucher from Rear Adm Rosenberg and others amid questions of best choices and lessons for future engagements.
In Today’s Schtucel a vacuum cleaner peddler likens the term demonstration to an omen and confesses reluctance to offer one fearing negative reception among customers and neighbors.
A Christmas Day winter storm battered the Southland killing at least five people and injuring many as rain slicked highways and heavy snow affected coastal sections and mountains. Three deaths occurred in the Long Beach area with widespread damage across Los Angeles and neighboring counties.
Five men allegedly planned to assassinate Supreme Court justices by exploding devices in their Washington courtroom. The plan, dated last November 18, involved a former Chicago officer, a Wisconsin Klan figure, two Akron residents, and a fifth man. FBI and U.S. Attorney would not confirm details. no arrests announced.
Apollo 8 nears Earth on a fast hot reentry after its historic lunar orbit. Capt. Lovell, Col. Borman, Maj. Anders anticipate splashdown Friday in the mid Pacific about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii. Recovery chief Stonesifer says conditions look favorable for pickup near the Yorktown.
A first unarmed meeting to swap three U.S. POWs with Viet Cong collapsed amid red tape and propaganda. The three GIs Spec. 4 James W. Brigham Spec. 4 Thomas N. Jones and Pfc. Donald G. Smith remained in enemy hands. Communists cited lack of authority to set dates or places. Lt. Col. John V. Gibney said the U.S. prisoners were not released today and hinted a second meeting might be needed.
Global Christmas scenes mix with war as South Vietnam and Middle East flare while Apollo 8 circles the moon. Turkey dinners at the South Pole contrast with Viet Cong fire and Israeli Jordanian mortar bursts near the Dead Sea. President Thieu warns the road to peace remains fraught.
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