Action Line consumer help column reports Wallace Brown refund
The Action Line advises Wallace Brown Inc. will refund $41.60 to M B of Long Beach after a delayed Christmas card order from White Plains New York. If trouble persists, contact B Robert Stone at Wallace Brown Inc. The Better Business Bureau notes prior complaints mainly resolved. Also discusses civil service exams for postmaster candidates and applicability of incumbents.
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Wallace Brown Inc
White Plains
N.Y
M.B
Long Beach
A. Wallace Brown Inc
Ilene
B. Robert Stone
Martine Ave
Better Business Bureau
Postmaster Selection Shift From Patronage To Civil Service Merit
Postmaster General Blount issued an executive order on Feb 5 to remove postmaster appointments from patronage. Vacancies will trigger civil service exams advertised in post offices. Top three scorers on the exam will earn the job based on merit, not politics. incumbent postmasters remain under civil service rules unless they resign.
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Civil Service
Winton M. Blount
Los Angeles Central Post Office
Nixon orders full report on Vietnam attacks and restraint
President Nixon ordered a full investigation into the Saigon and other South Vietnamese city attacks to see if they violated the Paris Paris peace accord. White House aides stressed no immediate retaliation was planned, and the probe aims to determine if the incidents are isolated or show a pattern.
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Brussels
Nixon
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Atlantic
Paris
Project Music requests piano donations for underprivileged children
Four college girls running Project Music with Long Beach Community Improvement League seek usable pianos to replace two broken units. Parents cannot afford lessons. contact Patty Crenshaw at 591-6874 or 426-5412 to donate. RP., S.C. J.Z., and E.S., Long Beach.
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Long Beach
S.C. J.Z
E.S
Draft Dodger Grover Bergdoll Dies at 72 in 1966
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll heir to a brewery fortune and World War I draft dodger died in January 1966 at age 72. He evaded conscription in 1917, hid for three years, was captured and imprisoned, escaped to Germany, returned in 1939, and served further prison time before final release in 1944.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bergdoll
Germany
Reich
Revenue Dept Loves Poor, Says Schucel
A columnist quotes Schucel asserting the Internal Revenue Department favors the poor, remarking humorously that like God it must love them due to their numbers.
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The
Internal Revenue Department
God
President in Belgium Unity Aim
President Nixon opened an eight day Europe tour to seek peace and bolster ties with allies as protests erupted with chants to end the war. He learned of Vietnam Communist nationwide attacks in flight and ordered a full report on the offensive while beside Belgium’s King Baudouin at Brussels Airport.
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Brussels
UPI
Nixon
Europe
America
Vietnam
Brussels International
Belgium
Baudouin
Storm Poses New Southland Threat
A Pacific storm drenched Southern California causing mudslides and floods. Two people died in rain related crashes as the system lingered with more showers expected and several highways closed from Torrance to Laguna Canyon.
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Storm
Southland
Pacific
California
California Division of Highways
Calle Mayor
Ocean Avenue
Torrance
Laguna Canyon
el Toro Road
Laguna Beach
Orange County
Whittier
Richard W. Carner
Bever
Inch and Half Rain Soaks Long Beach With More Expected
The Southland rainstorm drenched Long Beach with 1.45 inches at the airport and 1.32 inches downtown on Sunday, sparking minor traffic incidents and straining drains. The system was to continue today with more rain anticipated, bringing the monthly total to about 20 inches. A 40 foot sailboat broke up near the breakwater. seven aboard were rescued by Coast Guard teams.
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Los Angeles
Southland
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Communists Step Up Attacks Across Vietnam
Communist gunners bombarded two provincial capitals and more than 100 Allied bases and towns in the third day of an apparent nationwide offensive. Saigon reported rockets, while more than 1,000 Communists were said killed and at least 55 U.S. soldiers killed with 185 wounded since late Saturday.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Eisenhower undergoes emergency intestinal surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, at Walter Reed General Hospital, remained hospitalized after five and a half hour operation for intestinal obstruction. Doctors called the procedure successful but gave no full condition report.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen. Hughes
Hughes
Part Time Jobs Offer High Pay Tomorrow
Tomorrow introduces part time positions with annual salaries ranging from 5 000 to 21 500 dollars. The ad emphasizes substantial pay for limited hours and invites applicants to apply promptly.
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