Ike Stricken May Face Surgery As Eisenhower Falls Ill
Dwight D. Eisenhower has acute intestinal trouble and may require surgery. Doctors reported the general’s condition remains serious with signs of intestinal obstruction and a private surgeon warned of grave risk, while Mrs. Eisenhower stays at Gettysburg to be by her husband’s side. President Nixon is informed as plans continue for a European trip.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Nixon
Fears of Offshore Drilling Near Newport Rise
Orange County coastal communities fear a Santa Barbara style oil spill as Shell Oil Co and seven other firms plan exploratory drilling offshore. The report notes potential environmental risks and raises public concern across the region.
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Santa Barbara
Action Line readers seek car payoff and rail fan trips
Action Line addresses a reader who was told he would receive $25 for each friend buying at Del Amo Dodge. Ted Watts claims the payment is his own, with a $50 check ready. Other questions cover steam rail trips, the Pacific Railroad Society, and radar speed sign requirements.
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Torrance
Ted Watts
Watts
T.P
Action Line
F.N
Lakewood
Pacific Railroad Society, Inc
P.O
Metropolitan Station
Los Angeles
Calif
Denver
Colo
Owen Knapp
Olympic West Building
Olympic Boulevard
Union Avenue
Fort Bragg
California Western Railroad
Redwoods
Lomita Railroad Museum
250Th Street
Woodward Avenue
Lomita
De Gaulle Plan Sparks Western Europe Market Crisis
Western Europe erupts over a report that President de Gaulle offered Britain a watered down Common Market deal in exchange for breaking with the United States. Britain denied seeking a North Atlantic split while Nixon begins a Brussels visit.
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London
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
United States
Brussels
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Joseph Luns
Real-estate man offers $5,000 sight unseen property
A real estate agent pitches a young couple on a property for five thousand dollars. He suggests they ride out to inspect whether the structure still stands. The dialogue indicates a casual, transactional tone typical of the period.
Nixon Wheels Up for Europe Tour
President Nixon begins an eight day working trip to Belgium Britain West Germany Italy and France in an effort to bolster U S European alliances and joint efforts. Officials say this marks his first major foray into international diplomacy.
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Washington
Air Force One
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Belgium
Great Britain
West Germany
Italy
France
United States
Europe
Second Storm Minaes L B Lock Today
A second front was forecast to hit the Southland today with up to two inches of rain. The dowtown total since Jan 1 reached 18.65 inches as a prior storm dropped 0.57 inch. Skies clear by Monday afternoon with winds around 35 mph. Snow fell in mountains and Silverado Canyon with 2 to 4 inches reported. Lightning struck two jets en route to L A International Airport but caused no injuries. A mudslide closed Ortega Highway near San Juan Capistrano and Valencia Road between El Toro Road and Aliso Creek.
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Long Beach
Southland
Weather Bureau
Orange County
Silverado Canyon
Los Angeles International Airport
Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano
Valencia Road
el Toro Road
Aliso Creek
Tet Like Drive Reds Attack Saigon
In heavy fighting across Vietnam, reports list at least 28 Americans and eight civilians killed with 128 Americans and 81 civilians wounded. U S officials say key ground actions near Da Nang and along camps near the Cambodian border produced hundreds of enemy deaths, while Saigon and Da Nang report civilian casualties and heightened security.
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da Nang
Saigon
U.S
Long Binh
Bien Hoa
My Tho
United States
North Vietnam
Weekend Page Teasers Hint At Strong Week Ahead
The Sunday Independent previews politics with a state senate control battle on Tuesday and stories spanning Woman of the River and Hollows of Appalachia. Regatta underway amid stormy seas and a Kraft Caribbean cruise feature color comics and arts.
Yoo hoo Baby battalion member in marching arrest
A fragment notes a unit named Yoo hoo Baby battalion and a general marching them until their arches collapsed, implying a military procession or collapse in a historical report.
Undersea wrench wins international praise for CSCLB students
California State College at Long Beach senior industrial design students gain global acclaim for a jet engine powered non torque underwater wrench. The five man team James Shourt Wayne Smuth Gary Richards Evan Rub in Oscar Dufay claim cost of 10000 to build with two joy sticks to steer the diverless tool. It was named best of show at a Houston display attended by 18 seniors and two instructors from Armco Steel Co.
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Tive
James Shourt
Wayne Smuth
Gary Richards
Evan Rubin
Oscar Dufay
Houston
Armco Steel Co
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Newport
By Bill Homer
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Michel Debre
de Gaulle
Michael Stewart
Western Europe
Schucks
Wheels Up For
Walter T. Ridder
1, PT National Bureau
L.B
Mighty Brains
Caribbean
Kraft
Parade
Your
Sunday Independent
Press-Telegram
Carson
L. B
California
State College At
Coopera
Tex
Herb H. Turnauer
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