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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1969
Page
1
The column invites readers to submit issues for assistance by mail or phone. It outlines submission details, contact box, and hours Monday through Friday, emphasizing responses chosen for general interest and usefulness.
A reader asks where to buy a six by two by one inch ivory piece for a gunstock butt. Suresh Bhatti of India Overseas Trading Co. 602 Pacific Ave Long Beach says he can order elephant tusk ivory from India and deliver by air in about four weeks.
Action Line explains blood pressure as the force of blood against artery walls, measured in millimeters of mercury with typical reading 120/80. Age and weight influence pressure, but the age plus 120 rule is unreliable. A cookbook order issue is resolved with immediate shipment, and licensing requirements vary by state for cosmetology.
Action Line notes California requires 1600 hours for a Cosmetology license and 100 extra hours may be earned in Ohio with full credit. The board will mail the necessary forms, and the California licensing process can begin now. For inquiries, contact the California Cosmetology Board at 107 S. Broadway Los Angeles 620-4280.
In Zurich a Boeing 720B El Al jet with 22 aboard was struck by three bursts from a parking lot. Four attackers, including a woman, were subdued after a security response. four passengers and two crew were wounded. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed credit for the assault.
The Southland saw an eastward winter storm drop heavy rain and snow with Long Beach adding another half inch to a statewide total over 16 inches since July 1. High winds and tides caused flooding in several areas, including Sunset Beach, and runoff and mud-rock slides threatened San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. Snow up to four feet blanketed Southern California mountains, with roads around resorts blocked as snow levels dipped below 4,000 feet.
Union Oil Co. executive John R. Fraser testified he cannot guarantee against another offshore blowout like the Santa Barbara spill but said steps can raise odds of preventing additional incidents. California plans a 1.3 billion suit for damages, with 500 million to Interior and 800 million to Santa Barbara court, against Union Oil and others.
Five Navy officers were killed when their twin engine E1B Tracker crashed into a fogbound mountain on Santa Catalina Island after takeoff from USS Kearsarge at 3 am. Radar contact was lost within minutes and rescue teams reached the site at 3 pm Wednesday. The victims: Lt. Billy W. Ray, Lt. Melvin Brewer, Lt. Edward A. Taraldsen, Lt. Francis E. Horahan, and Lt. Larry W. Garrison.
A terse adage notes that aiding a man in distress earns lasting gratitude, suggesting loyalty grows from timely help. The line underscores reciprocal mercy as a guiding social principle.
Marineland diver searching for two hours found the bodies of Alonzo Haywood 43 of Compton and Andrew Martin 29 of Los Angeles after a large wave swept three men from a rock near Marineland on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Jesse Williams 26 of Compton survived. Coast Guard and county authorities assisted the rescue.
Dawn search resumes for the DC-3 El Capitan with 35 aboard, en route from Long Beach and Burbank to Hawthorne. Authorities fear a crash in a snowbound desert near the California Nevada line, as 14 started in Long Beach and 18 more joined at Burbank before departure.
Officials now suspect 33 year old aquanaut Berry L. Cannon did not die of a heart attack 610 feet below the ocean surface in the Sealab III experiment. Police report he suffered a seizure Monday during an attempt to plug several hazards.
Early Navy reports blamed a heart attack for Cannon's death during the undersea habitat test. Autopsy and toxicology tests are underway as coroner's officials in San Diego consider suffocation. Cannon and another aquanaut were surfaced after a 57 minute ascent. three other divers remained in good condition.
Lawmakers push a plan for seizing boats to curb sailing crimes and enforce maritime law amid growing political debate on enforcement powers and penalties at state level.
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