15 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1969
Page
1
A reader seeks help on a furniture loan default after selling his car on consignment. The dealer changed ownership. state AG fraud unit may accept complaints. Also local tips on 8mm film reproduction and Cherokee language resources.
The column explains how to obtain furniture blueprints and design ideas. It notes that wholesalers and decorators rarely publish plans but cites Latin style tables and chairs found in the Long Beach Public Library and a Los Angeles library catalog of DIY furniture books.
A Long Beach Library check confirms the 1913 and 1969 calendars are identical. The 1913 calendar is in a pamphlet titled Calendars for 200 Years at the main branch Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue, with photocopying available.
New offshore leak in Union Oil's Santa Barbara field extends the oil crisis with hundreds of gallons daily. officials plan a steel funnel to seal the 250 foot crack. Government and Union Oil officials clash on flow rate while a disaster area remains. A House subcommittee tours beaches seeking offshore drilling halt.
Two soldiers Pvt Louis Osczepinski of Florida New York and Pvt Lawrence Reidel of Crescent City California were found guilty of mutiny for taking part in a sit-down strike at the Presidio stockade. The verdicts bring to three the total mutiny convictions from the October protest as 27 GIs face charges. Osczepinski and Reidel faced court martial with a scare and a suicide attempt incident reported during proceedings.
Witnesses describe the moment Sirhan Bishara Sirhan shot Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. Juan Romero recounts kneeling beside Kennedy with blood on his hands as a defense case portrays Sirhan as out of touch with reality.
Five American fishing vessels near Talara coast were attacked by a Peruvian gunboat. The Mariner was boarded, towed to port, fined $2,000 and released after 14 hours. No injuries reported. one ship suffered damage. Dispute centers on territorial waters and fishing rights.
In Merin Czech lands, four church bells have been recast from melted copper taken for the 1942 German war effort. Gabriel Enos, 70, built the mould and directed locals in a crowding casting attended by thousands. The largest bell bears the inscription Lord Give Peace to Our Nations.
Clouds will bring rain to Long Beach and much of Southern California with showery periods in coastal, mountain areas and northern deserts today and Sunday. Mountain snow levels around 6500 feet, gusty winds in mountains and deserts, highs from upper 50s to low 60s coastal areas and near 40 in the mountains, 50s to 70 in deserts. clearing expected by Monday.
The law states girls remain minors until 21 though observers argue many pursue gold digging across life.
The note in Page A-3 calls it an insult to the digestive system while Page B-6 flags a church wrestling with core issues and highlights tomorrow’s story on arson in schools with the state fire marshal from Long Beach examining new concerns.
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