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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
6
A TEEN ACTION LINE notice invites readers to seek help by writing to Box 230 Long Beach California or calling 492 3451 during listed hours. It promises to answer questions chosen for general interest and usefulness.
A reader asks how to obtain the 1869 front page of Charlottesville Daily Progress. A newspaper spokesman says no earlier papers exist. the 1869 front page is available from Richmond Times-Dispatch via Microphoto Inc for $5 plus page pricing.
Lt. Orville James of Long Beach police explains California Vehicle Code section 12500A bans driving a motor vehicle on highways without a license. A motor vehicle includes self propelled carts, and sidewalks qualify as highways. Police crackdown targets youths with self built vehicles. citations require a witness or parental accompaniment in juvenile court. If on private property, police have no jurisdiction.
M A H of Long Beach asks for price and where to buy the Heart's Desire gown. Sally Wallace Bridal Consultants, a division of Dundon Associates, offers details and purchasing options at 55 W 42nd St New York NY.
A reader seeks a genuine Australian bush hat for a big brother. The answer cites sources in Sydney such as Bonds Disposal and Sterns Surplus PTY Ltd for authentic Diggers with badge and chin strap. The Australian Consulate notes air mail around $40 or sea $6 to ship, and Kerr’s Sporting Goods in Beverly Hills sells hats locally for about $20 plus kangaroo belts and boomerangs.
A reader from Artesia angrily denounces Garden Grove’s decision to block Teen Challenge, praising its founder and condemning the city’s stance while warning that local youth could suffer addiction as a result.
A UPI report finds that among 300 Stanford undergraduates one in five has tried marijuana while 94 percent have tried alcohol. LSD and other hallucinogens show far less interest with about one in 18 students experimenting, and only a small fraction of marijuana users smoke regularly.
Washington officials report a general eight month decline in LSD encounters across FDA field offices. John Finlator, head of the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control, cautions there are no precise figures. He says prudent observers may conclude use is down and notes limited impact of education campaigns on older students.
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