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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1969

Page

1

Oil-Slick Battle: Hickel Sees Rising Hope

Santa Barbara dispatch reports the oil spill's outlook improving as Interior Secretary Hickel arrives for an on site inspection. Coast Guard warns weather shifts could worsen conditions while efforts including a plastic sea curtain press to contain the leak from Union Oil Co. offshore well continue.

Coast Guard Interior Walter J. Hickel Washington Hickel George H. Brown III Union Oil Co Santa Barbara Channel Federal

Reader's Digest sweepstakes prize details and eligibility

Q A discussion clarifies how Reader's Digest sweepstakes operate with no entry requirement to subscribe. Contest tickets are bought by Reader's Digest Subscribers and entries are checked against a preselected winning number pool. Winners include cash prizes automotives and consumer goods with 1000+ prizes in total.

Q. I Life F.D.J Artesia Hugh Friedmann Ruben H. Donnelley Corp Mt. Vernon N.Y Reader’s Digest Friedmann Donnelley Corp

Typewriter loan offered to single mother in need

G L of Lakewood requests home typing work and elderly caregiver for her infant after a car crash that killed her two sons and injured her. George and Bruce Bricknell of Bricknell's Typewriters in Lakewood offer a loaner typewriter for a few months with responsibility assumed.

Arizona G.L Lakewood A. George and Bruce Bricknell Bricknell’s Typewriters Candlewood St

California budget nears six billion for 1969 70

Sacramento reports show the state budget likely surpasses six billion dollars for 1969-70, following steady rises from four and five billion in earlier years. Advanced copies, release at 5 p.m., and a televised briefing with Governor Reagan and Finance Director Weinberger are planned despite a regular news conference.

Sacramento California Reagan New York Capitol Caspar Weinberger

Woman's Advice on Household Roles and Fundraising

A columnist counsels that a woman should aim to make her husband feel like the head of the home even when he is only the chair of the fundraising committee, reflecting social expectations of domestic balance and power.

4000 Arab Girls Charge Israeli Troops Rioting in Gaza

Thousands of Arab school girls aged 11 to 18 clashed with Israeli troops in Gaza City. About 93 were treated in hospitals after troops used night sticks to break up three hours of rioting that followed the jailing of three Gaza women.

Gaza Gaza Strip Nahala Hafez el Baiyed Fatma Za Ala Murtadja Fatma Mohammed Alamat Middle East Nasser Israel Palestine Gamal Abdel Nasser Mordechai Gur Strip Rafiah Gaza City

Israel vows no retreat over Iraqi persecution of Jews

Deputy Premier Yigal Allen said Israel will not sit back as Iraq pledges further executions of Jews and hangs more spies in Baghdad. He aims to prevent further Purges and protect Iraqi Jewry while Israel seeks moral pressure worldwide. A candlelight procession in Ramsey honored nine Jews hanged last Monday.

Yigal Allon Iraq Israel Baghdad Allen Ramsey

Tragic mixup at narcotics stakeout ends with officers shot

Three U S Customs agents were wounded when a Concord officer mistook them for fleeing narcotics suspects during a stakeout at the Concord Inn. Officer Alex D McLennan opened fire as the agents exited their car. Lawrence Fassler of Tucson was later arrested with 1500 pounds of marijuana.

Concord UPI James Chambers Alex D. McLennan George Gudbranson Walnut Creek David Wilson San Francisco Leon Jaussard Pleasant Hill Gudbranson Concord Community Hospital Wilson Jaussard Chambers Fassler Inn McLennan San Diego

Bomb hoax callers evacuate Forum after Lakers game

Three telephoned bomb threats forced fans to evacuate the Forum in Inglewood after the Lakers Warriors game. A 12,570 crowd was told to leave while staff searched the building. no explosive device was found. Lakers lost in triple overtime 122 to 112.

Inglewood UPI Forum Los Angeles Lakers San Francisco Warriors Chick Hearn Lakers

Nixon to Visit Western Europe in NATO Anniversary Year

President Nixon plans a flying visit to several Western European capitals in the next two months to confer with Allied heads of government. The trip would end with him back in Washington before NATO Foreign Ministers gather in early April to mark the alliance's 20th anniversary.

Washington Nixon North Atlantic Alliance NATO

Nixon weighing Middle East initiatives after Eisenhower talk

President Nixon said he is considering all initiatives to defuse the Middle East tension after a 50 minute meeting with former President Eisenhower at Walter Reed. Nixon plans to brief Lyndon Johnson by telephone and discuss NATO and Europe policy as Eisenhower offered advice.

Nixon Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Ike Washington Middle East Dwight Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Medical Center Lyndon Johnson Johnson LBJ Ranch Texas Mideast Europe

Profile of Jonah and the sea monster feature

Topas Independent Special presents a profile on Jonah and a sea monster on page B-1. The issue hints at other sections including Finch's welfare views on A-6 and a taxes feature on C-7. Tomorrow’s tease cites a minor public error factor and a slim chance of beating the rap.

Jonah and the Sea Monster

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