Soaring Society of America and Orange County Soaring Club
A reader asks where to find books on soaring for a relative in Vietnam and about local clubs. The Soaring Society of America offers membership with a magazine subscription and SSA contacts. The Orange County Soaring Association Inc. is a major SSA chapter with 80 members, six sailplanes, based at Skylark Field Elsinore and active weekends.
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Vietnam
Elsinore
Long Beach
Soaring Society of America
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
Soaring
The
Orange County Soaring Association Inc
SSA
Skylark
Baggage Lien Law Impounds Tenant Personal Effects
California Civil Code amendments 1861 and 1861A authorize landlords to enter rented premises with a witness and seize certain personal items for nonpayment S the law took effect November 13 and requires a listed inventory of all items taken The measure was authored by Assemblyman James Hayes R Long Beach.
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California
James Hayes
Long Beach
Land Forces
Public Notice and Personal Inquiries Featured in Local Letters
A compilation of reader questions covers landlord sale notice requirements, delayed pipe deliveries from Romick's International, missing person details about Cecil Vivian of Colfax, and veteran discharge review procedures. The letter asks for an amendment copy, a note to a company, and outlines ongoing investigations by authorities and the Veterans' Mate program in Long Beach.
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Romick’s International Inc
Greenbush Ave
North Hollywood
Calif
Women’s Army Corps
Long Beach
Angeles
Seamis
Epidemic Worst in Decades Grips Long Beach and Southland
Hong Kong flu reaches epidemic stage in Long Beach and Los Angeles County with about a quarter of adults affected. Absenteeism in aerospace and other industries surges to 12 to 15 percent, hospitals crowded, and four deaths reported in Long Beach as cases of pneumonia follow the flu.
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Long Beach
Southland
I. D. Litwack
Los Angeles County
Hong Kong
Litwack
Viet Toll in 1968 Shows 40 Gls a Day
Saigon report notes American casualties in Vietnam averaged about 40 daily in 1968. Weekly figures show 989 casualties last week, with 151 dead and 838 wounded. totals for the year approach 15,000 deaths or wounds.
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Saigon
Vpi
Vietnam
U.S
Apollo 8 to splash down at night over Pacific
Apollo 8 with Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders is set for a 7 51 a m Pacific splashdown after an Asia to Pacific re entry the first U S night splashdown in history The site is eight degrees eight minutes north and 165 degrees west with showers and a light breeze forecast aboard the Yorktown live color coverage plans are uncertain until daylight.
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Asia
U.S
Pacific
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Jerome Hammack
Manned Spacecraft Center
Pueblo's Charts Faked to Defend Seizure of Ship
The USS Pueblo navigational officer testified he used forged charts to show the ship was inside North Korean waters while seized. Lt. Edward R. Murphy Jr. said the ship was actually outside territorial limits and embedded many errors to prove their falsity. Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and four crew members were wounded. one later died, while the Navy released chart and log discrepancies at a news conference.
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San Diego
UPS
USS
Pueblo
Edward R. Murphy Jr
North Korea
Navy
Murphy
Washington
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Balboa Naval Hospital
Bucher
Long Beach pharmacists expose nursing home drug kickbacks
Two Long Beach pharmacists allege institutional kickbacks drain funds from elderly nursing home patients and state and federal programs. They claim at least three of 70 area outlets are involved, with discounts siphoned by institutions rather than patients. A Med-Cal investigator confirms under-the-table deals exist but calls proof difficult.
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Long Beach
Frank Miller Jr
Social Services Department
Miller
Des Moines Kidnap Suspect Links to 10 Year Old's Death
Robert Williams, 24, an escaped mental patient and self described preacher, surrendered in Davenport after police linked him to the Christmas Eve abduction of Pamela Powers at the Des Moines YMCA. Authorities found Pamela's body two miles southwest of Mitchellville in a snow filled ditch. Williams, arraigned on murder charges, was described as quiet and mute in court.
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Des Moines
Davenport
YMCA
Williams
Pamela
Poverty program strain as households curb spending
People attempting to live within their means may be undermining aid programs by reducing reported expenses and eligibility indicators, sparking debate on program effectiveness and need for targeted support.
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Allion Line
M. M., Paramount
Leary
Pine Ave
Canada
Cecil Vivian
Colfax
G. R
Bud Bisreck
Colfax Record
Action Line
Charles Smith
Peter Ables
Placer County
Vivian
Ables
Review
Fred Hamlin
Apollo
William A. Anders
James A. Lovell Jr
Dave Swaim
Independent, Press-Telegram
Houston
Yorktown
UPI
Vincent Thomas
Pacific Fleet
L.B. Pharmacists
Pharmacist
Independent Press-Telegram
World Today
Pars Schucekl
L.E.L.A
Todd Thomey
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