Action Line helps readers obtain cowboy and Indian pictures
A reader asks where to find colored cowboy and Indian pictures for a boy in England. The answer points to the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Gift Shop in Oklahoma City, with gift shop manager Marjorie Phelan offering to help after receiving details about the recipient.
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England
Long Beach
Southwest Museum
Museum Drive
Los Angeles
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
N. E. 63Rd St
Oklahoma City
Okla
Marjorie Phelan
Dirt bike riders lose Bixby Slough area near Anaheim
Readers report closures at Bixby Slough after complaints from residents. Officials say a new park and off road riding areas are being planned, with an appointment process to appear before the recreation board. Private live fish sources are listed for stocking private pools.
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Anaheim
Gaffey
San Pedro. A
Allan
Motel 6 Waikiki Deposit Fiasco Cited In Consumer Help
A reader seeks refund of a $30 deposit after canceling a Waikiki Motel 6 reservation due to emergency surgery. Motel 6 Waikiki says the guest did not cancel and claims the room was held all night, blocking a refund. ACTION LINE contacted Motel 6 headquarters and tried to verify the claim.
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Saigon
Action Line
M. D
Seal Beach
A. Action Line
Barbara Boots
Motel 6
Santa Barbara
Action Line guidance for reader questions and contact details
Readers are advised to include name address and phone for Action Line inquiries while not publishing personal data. Due to mail volume responses focus on feedback, with past items available at the newspaper library for in person help. Phone line messages may lag and calls to the switchboard will not be routed.
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Independent, Press-Telegram
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Action
Pentagon plans 300000-man cut and 4.5 billion annual savings
Officials say a 300,000 service reduction, starting July 1, would save about 4.5 billion annually. The move comes with a 71 to 73 billion fiscal 1971 budget target and a five year plan to lower overall military spending while shifting more funds to domestic programs. The Army would bear most cuts, with Viet Nam withdrawal progress shaping both pace and scale of reductions.
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White House
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Nixon
Vietnam
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Army
Marine Corps
Air Force
Navy
Agnew Asia Trip Aims for Productive Tour
Vice president Richard Nixon said he hopes the trip to Asian nations will be successful and productive. He met Honolulu officials Mayor Frank Fasi and Senator Hiram Fong and greeted well wishers after leaving the air base in a white car. The couple’s overnight accommodations were kept secret. Newsmen were temporarily denied access as media coverage was limited.
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Honolulu
Frank F. Fasi
U.S
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Agnew
Explosionship Munitions Ship Bound for Viet Explodes
The freighter Avons carrying rockets and bombs to Vietnam exploded about 70 minutes after abandonment near Midway Island. Fourteen crew were rescued by the Greek freighter Khian Star. 25 remained missing in 25-foot seas, with an Air Force rescue plane and a search by a Greek ship continuing. The ship carried 68,900 rockets and bombs up to 2,000 pounds. casualty details were unavailable.
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Vietnam
U.S. Navy
mid-Pacific
Midway Island
Navy
N Y Chicago Jet Hijacked to Cuba with 28 Aboard
A United Airlines 727 from New York La Guardia was hijacked and flown to Havana with 28 people aboard. Captain Axel D. Paulsen reported the hijacker was armed but calm as the flight diverted to Jose Marti Airport arriving about three hours after takeoff.
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N.Y
Chicago
Cuba
Miami
UPS
Havana
United
Axel D. Paulsen
la Guardia Field
New York
United States
Highway Deaths Below Forecast During Holiday Weekend
The National Safety Council noted a slow rise in highway deaths over the Christmas holiday period, with an estimate possibly falling below 800 to 920. By midnight, 315 deaths were recorded since Wednesday 6 p.m. California and Texas led with 27 fatalities each, followed by New York 20, Florida 19, Georgia 16, and North Carolina and Pennsylvania tied at 14.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
United Press International
California
Texas
New York
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Northeast Snowstorm Strands Thousands Of Christmas Travelers
A major winter storm sweeps the East Coast dumping up to two feet of snow in some areas. Winds reach 40 to 50 mph creating five foot drifts and triggering flooding with downed power lines. Major northeastern cities face disrupted traffic as travel slows.
Winds Roar Through Southland Slamming Signage and Trees
Sharp winds up to 53 mph struck the Southland on Friday, shattering glass, uprooting trees, and injuring few. CHP warned motorists along U S 99 I 15 Cajon Pass and the Golden State Freeway amid gusts and low temperatures dropped from 63 to 54 degrees.
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Southland
California Highway Patrol
U.S. 99
Cajon Pass
Golden State Freeway
San Fernando Valley
Weather Bureau
Probers to Begin On-The-Spot Vietnam Inquiry
Military investigators from My Lai depart for on the spot probes in Vietnam. The dispatch hints at urgent field work and possible revelations about the war’s progress.
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MY Lai
Vietnam
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