01 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1969
Page
1
The notice explains ACTION LINE is a service to solve problems and answer questions. It provides contact options including Box 230 in Long Beach California 90801 and phone numbers with specific hours for Monday through Friday inquiries.
In Long Beach, float designs must be submitted by professional float builders and approved by the City Council public relations committee. Individuals cannot enter floats on their own, and only about 60 floats are planned, with organization selection taking priority.
Handi-Help Service Center and two local centers in the Carmelitos area offer social referrals and aid. The Carmelitos Center runs 24 hours providing free food clothing furniture and emergency transport to those in need while the Family Service Center offers similar help plus family counseling. A representative notes many clients live with landlords who refuse repairs and says bedding and baby clothes are especially needed.
A Sacramento State College Speech and Hearing Clinic typewriter combines standard letters with common phonetic symbols. The Foreign Languages department offers an IBM Electric ball containing the full phonetic alphabet with symbols placed randomly on the ball, and is available for use.
A Long Beach reader asks about an Emmett Kelly doll for a clown‑collector. Kelly says the doll was once made but hasn’t been sold for about two years and he plans to relax this winter while remaining active in show business.
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Kiem, chief of staff of Thieu’s military office, was seriously wounded by a grenade near the presidential palace. The incident, two high level attempts in a month, also left two others injured with fragments and explosives. Witnesses reported two pairs of assailants. no arrests reported.
Jordan sentenced two Arab Bethlehem taxi drivers Anton Nasser and Zuheir Abu Rodeina to death after their arrest in Jordan during taxi trips allowed by Israeli authorities. Pope Paul VI and Christian churches urged clemency as world indignation rose over Iraqi hangings. Tel Aviv and Amman officials confirmed the appeal efforts and the condemned men faced execution despite international appeals.
Navy officials announced the Scorpion tragedy remains unsolved with no foul play found after a 11 week inquiry and 90 witnesses. The wreck lies in 10 000 feet off the Azores with the sail separated from the hull. Trieste II will photograph the site early this year as investigators rule out undersea mountain impact and reactor failure.
Gov Ronald Reagan announces a one time 10 percent income tax rebate funded by a $100 million budget surplus. If approved by the Legislature the cut would apply to 1969 earnings and be reflected on April 1970 returns, not affecting 1968 tax bills.
A ruptured Union Oil well five miles off Santa Barbara spews an estimated 550 barrels per day, creating a spreading slick that endangers wildlife and beaches. Fish and Game officials report over 50 dead grebes and sterns, with more birds and fish found along the coastline as cleanup efforts struggle.
Washington reports NASA may attempt a lunar landing in May if Apollo 9, launching February 28 from Cape Kennedy, proves successful. Mission Director George Hage says results could lead to Apollo 10 with full lunar module tests and crew James A. McDivitt Russell Schweickart and David B. Scott aboard.
A humorous old saying notes that those with little to say require long listening to discover it. The quip plays on the patience needed to hear nothing but silence.
A condensed page summary notes a trend of reverse discrimination in local hiring practices. The report highlights and analyzes community responses, with voices from business leaders and workers on how equity laws are affecting job opportunities and wages.
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