ACTION LINE answers reader questions on stains and social life
The column describes the ACTION LINE service in Long Beach offering help with issues from removing ballpoint ink from Naugahyde to social activities for the disabled. It cites industry sources on ink removal and mentions a Fisher brochure, with a social group for handicapped youths in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Calif
Action Line
J.T
Paper Mate Pen Co
Los Angeles
Ralph Masenbein
Fisher Pen Co
Vernon
Fisher
Action Line readers seek help and notes from Long Beach
In Long Beach and nearby areas readers seek updates on local groups like the Indoor Sports Club with 104 Long Beach members led by treasurer Mabel Nebes, meeting at the Hutch Canteen for potlucks and games, plus the Crippled Children’s Society center offering camps and workshops. A reader asks ACTION LINE to trace a missing camera order from Alden Mail Order Co. in Chicago and a Peace Corpsman photo request involving Vice President Humphrey.
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Crippled Children’s Society of
Los Angeles County Inc
Alden Mail Order Co
Chicago
Action Line
San Pedro
Action line clarifies tour details and magazine refund issue
The piece notes a 12 day nine nation tour with the vice president and his wife. It also references sending materials to Nordstrom for a brother photo print. An ACTION LINE column confirms Western Artist Magazine folded six months ago with no funds for refunds.
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Humphreys
Nordstrom
Cetko
Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
Mian
Washington, D.C
Southland Artist Magazine
Western Artist Magazine
Western Artist
Action Line
Lakewood
Fred Kramer
Kramer
Honest but paid for honesty questioned in San Pedro
Reaction questions the honesty of a person who expects a reward for returning a lost article. It laments paying for virtue and asserts that true honesty should not seek pay, attributed to Mrs. M M C in San Pedro.
Suspect Nabbed in Long Beach Rapes and Attacks
An off duty Long Beach officer captured Melvin E. Poe, a 35 year old shipyard electrician, after a chase following a burglary and rape attempt. Poe is suspected in seven attacks on young women, including a 15 year old girl, and the rapes of two roommates on Banner Drive. He faced charges of rape, attempted rape, burglary and other sex offenses.
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Long Beach
Melvin E. Poe
Magnolia Ave
Poe
MacLyman
Pitl
Banner Drive
Florida teachers rally to quit paralyze education system
More than 13,000 Florida schoolteachers are expected to quit today, joining over 25,000 who resigned Monday to shut down classrooms in 22 counties. Officials warn schools may close statewide for the 1.3 million students as the Florida Education Association backs the walkout protesting the budget. Governor Kirk hopes to keep schools open as superintendents call today crucial to maintaining operations.
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Florida
Praders
Tampa
Chamberlsin High School
Donald Yoho
Florida Education Association
Claude Kirk
Wives Complain of the One That Got Away
The Aras SoHuUCK wives, like fishermen, brag about the one that got away and grumble about the one they kept, capturing a portrait of rivalry and retention in a small circle.
Burleque Show Postponed Over Body Paint Delays
New York May fair Theatre postponed indefinitely its psychedelic burlesque show after performers complained lengthy body paint routines delayed performances and cleanup. Producer Al Baker Jr said girls demanded higher pay for applying tattoos and cosmetics and cited a recent picket near Times Square with a sign reading Body paint is a put on.
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New York
Mayfair Theatre
al Baker Jr
Times Square
Pedro Restaurant Owners Robbed
Three masked bandits ambushed San Pedro restaurant owner N. J. Finn and his wife as they opened Finn's Inn. They forced entry with a pistol to Finn's neck and demanded the safe contents, taking 3610 dollars before fleeing. Police had no leads.
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San Pedro
Prisoners Strike at San Quentin
About half of San Quentin Prison's 1,500-man work force refused to report to their jobs Monday. Prison officials ordered those who did report back to their cells at 11 a.m. for their own protection after threats from the strikers. Associate Warden James Park said inmates reporting to work were harassed and threatened by the strikers.
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San Quentin
UPS
James Park
Stelkers
Fog halts light sky traffic at L A and L B terminals
A low cloud layer and dense fog disrupted air travel across Southern California Monday. Major hubs including Los Angeles International and Long Beach diverted thousands of passengers to Hollywood Burbank Ontario Las Vegas and San Francisco airports as operations paused.
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Long Beach
California
Los Angeles International
Hiol
Lywood
Burbank
Ontario
Las Vegas
San Francisco
L.A. International
Boy Dies After Taking Mother's Drug
A Santa Ana boy died at Orange County Medical Center after swallowing his mother's prescription medicine last Wednesday. Michael R. Dymond, 4, son of Mrs. Carolyn Pelcak and Spc. Dan W. Symond, was taken to the hospital when his mother noticed he acted peculiar.
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Santa Ana
Orange County Medical Center
Michael R. Dymond
Carolyn Pelcak
Cypress St
Dan W. Symond
Fort Ord
Marines Win Bloody Hue Block Amid Saigon Attacks
U S and South Vietnamese forces struck back at Communist rocket and mortar barrages around Tan Son Nhut Air Base and along Hue fronts. Four Americans were killed and 15 wounded after a six hour clash with Communist forces five miles from the airport. In Saigon, battles for the Binh Loi bridge left 227 Communists killed in two days.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Hue
25Th Infantry
Binh Loi
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
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