Action Line guidance on Ajax contest checks and delays
A reader asks why a $25 Ajax Phone Stakes check was not received after answering questions. The answer explains the call came from a local radio station with names supplied by Colgate Palmolive. delay occurs as checks go via radio stations to Colgate for countersignature. final winner lists can be requested after December 31, and unresolved cases should contact 685 7765.
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Ajax
J. C
Long Beach
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Los Angeles
P.O. Box
Minneapolis
Minn
Gifts to Minors Act in California Civil Code
California Civil Code sections 1154 and 1155 establish uniform Gifts to Minors trust procedures. An adult can set up a minor’s bank account as trustee, make the gift irrevocable, and avoid court orders unless the minor requests an accounting. The act is designed to facilitate capital gifts to minors and is used for tax planning in some accounts.
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A. Action Line
California Savings and Loan Commission
California
U N Near Censure of Israel Faces Split Support
The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a condemnation of Israel for the Beirut airport raid but agreed a resolution would pass later. Arab diplomats discussed penalties while a draft included possible landing bans for Israeli planes. no final plan emerged.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Athens
Middle East
U.N
Fouad Boutros
Lebanon
Council
Josef Tekoah
Wheeze or Whee Tonight Across The Nation
Hong Kong flu is dampening New Year celebrations nationwide. Entertainment centers report booking dips while Long Beach plans for typical revelry despite illness. Public health officials expect peak in three weeks and urge restrained celebrations. Dr I D Litwack notes his own cold and calls for a wheeze less New Year.
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Hong Kong
Long Beach
I. D. Litwack
Picture frames and mounted violins at B and Q Frames
B and Q Picture Frames at 3920 E Fourth St Long Beach mounts violins on backing with pegs and wires under frames built around them without glass. The firm provides contact at 433 1445 for details.
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Fourth St
Long Beach
Jeru Salem artichokes sought by Long Beach reader
A Long Beach reader asks where to buy Jeru Salem artichokes to avoid ordinary starch since they contain inulin. The reader notes digestive sensitivity and requests vendor or source recommendations.
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Action Line
Jerusalem
N. A
Long Beach
What Kind of Year Was 1968
A survey of 1968 and a preview of Long Beach area prospects in 1969 are presented today beginning on Page A-5. Chronology pages show the founding dates of many local firms included in this special year-end feature.
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Long Beach
Viet Cong talks set on riverbank for three U S prisoners
Monday officials agreed to meet Viet Cong representatives on a riverbank 50 miles northwest of Saigon to discuss freeing three captured U S soldiers. A safety corridor would suspend military activity within 1000 yards. no three day New Year cease fire was granted.
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Saigon
U.S
Kennedy challenges Long for assistant Democratic leader post
Sen Edward M Kennedy declares bid to unseat Sen Russell B Long of Louisiana as assistant Democratic leader. He cites party leadership needs after Republican Senate gains and seeks support from Vice President Humphrey and Sen Edmund S Musk ie, while Muskie questions Kennedy’s reasons and signals his own presidential ambitions.
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Wahington
Edward M. Kennedy
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate
Kennedy
Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Long
Muskie
Democratic Party
New Year’s Day Predicted Sunny in Southern California
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts clear skies and a high around 75 degrees for today with overnight lows near 47. Patchy early coastal fog possible, but otherwise no clouds expected through Wednesday as a pleasant New Year’s Day approaches.
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California
U.S. Weather Bureau
Police Captain's Son Slain in Compton Drive by Mystery Pair
The 16 year old son of LAPD Captain Roger Guindon was shot on Long Beach Boulevard near Elm Street as he drove to work at MacDonalds. A witness saw three in the car earlier and two flee after the driver fell, motive unknown. He died in the street after being taken to Compton Community Hospital.
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Los Angeles
Compton Street
Roger Guindon
al Trembley
Tom
Compton Community Hospital
Pueblo crewmen recount North Korea torture
Two Pueblo crewmen told reporters at San Diego Naval Hospital they were tortured for 11 months in North Korea. One said he was struck at least 250 times with fists and boards, including a two by two that broke. They described intensified beatings after captors learned of a defiant photograph.
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Pueblo
Charles B. Law
Lee R. Hayes
San Diego
North Korea
C. Lee R. Hayes
San Diego Naval Hospital
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Secretary of the Navy
Paul Ignatius
Marriage Costs Reversed Prompt Satirical Question
A column asks readers to imagine a scenario where marriage costs ten thousand dollars while divorce costs two dollars, highlighting a provocative reversal to spark thought on commitment and social norms.
Explosives Used by Cubans Traced to CIA in LA Bombings
A report on Page A-3 links explosives used in five Los Angeles bombings to the CIA. The sharp allegation centers on whether state actors supplied or directed the device components in a pattern spanning multiple incidents.
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Los Angeles
CIA
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