Action Line Answers Long Beach Inquiries And Local Notices
A reader asks about vectra stockings and is informed M J Fiber Co in Maryland stopped vectra yarn. Belmon t Shore Improvement Association formed to keep the area desirable, meeting Jan 26 to elect officers. Hawarden Hall owner explains two silver eagles on Ocean Boulevard came from an auction 50 years ago.
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M. J. Fiber Co
Maryland
Frank Lyness
Action Line
Albert Hosery
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Belmont Shore Improvement Association
B. R.S
Belmont Shore
Larry E. Schwartz
Schwartz
Lions Club
Ocean Blvd
Ocean Boulevard
R.M
A. Gladys Harris
Hawarden Hall
E. Ocean Blvd
Los Angeles
Where's Bill Billie Sol Estes In Prison
Estes, a former Texas tycoon and promoter, serves 15 years for mail fraud and conspiracy plus a concurrent 3 year state term for swindling. He is housed in Sandstone federal prison, Minnesota, with parole eligibility in January 1970. He has asked President Johnson to commute his sentence and a Justice Department review is underway.
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Sandstone
Minn
Estes
Lyndon B. Johnson
Justice Department
Estes swindle linked to large Texas financial empire
A Texas based swindle involving bogus mortgages on non existent fertilizer storage facilities and misuse of cotton allotments and grain payments exposed by a Pecos editor. The Estes scandal shook Washington prompting congressional probes and resignations by a labor official and several USDA leaders. In Los Angeles County a Compton area island seeks street number alignment with the city. officials advise petitioning the County Engineers for changes under a county wide numbering system.
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Pecos
Tex
Estes
Washington
Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Los Angeles County
Compton
L.P.I
Howard Reece
County Engineers
Steese
Second St
Los Angeles
Reece
Powell Fined $25,000 Regains Seat in House
The House approved Adam Clayton Powell returning to his seat with a $25,000 fine paid in installments and stripped of 22 years of seniority. Powell accepted the terms, said he would consult lawyers, and took the oath of office amid hours of debate. The vote was 250 to 160 in favor of the compromise plan.
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Washington
UPI
House
Adam Clayton Powell
John McCormack
D-Mass
Chamber —Ap Wirenhots
Kennedy beats Long for assistant Senate Democratic leader
Senator Kennedy defeats Senator Long 31 to 26 in a secret caucus vote to become assistant Democratic leader. The result reflects Kennedy’s national appeal and a liberal Republican counterbalance as Hugh Scott defeats Roman Hruska for minority whip. Kennedy says the win signals a call for an aggressive program in the new Congress.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Sen. Kennedy
Senate
Long
Kennedy
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
Round table at Paris talks faces shape debate
North Vietnam and the United States clash over how a round Paris peace table should be arranged. Hanoi demands equal seating for Hanoi Saigon Washington and the NLF, while the U S favors six divided shapes to reflect sides. The NLF and Hanoi reject the six variant procedural plan, urging a single round table.
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Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Washington
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Vietnam
Long Beach Sees Record Heat on January Friday
Long Beach reported the nation’s hottest weather as temperatures reached 89 degrees. Elsewhere cold snaps hit Glasgow Montana at 22 below and Fargo North Dakota at 21 below with forecasts calling for continued warmth in Long Beach. The day set January heat records and tied all-time January highs.
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Long Beach
Glasgow
Mont
Fargo
N.D
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Soviet Blames U S 6th Fleet For Middle East Crisis
Moscow accuses the U S 6th Fleet of provoking Israeli aggression as Soviet naval forces position in the Mediterranean to back Arab states. Admiral Kasatonov says warships act to consolidate peace amid tensions over Israel, UAR, Syria, and Jordan.
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UPI
Soviet Union
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Fleet Adm
Vladimir Kasatonov
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
United Arab Republic
Syria
Jordan
Middle East
Dean Rusk
Washington
Bitain
Israel
Rusk
Britain
France
Lebanon
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Paris
London
Nationwide Oil Industry Walkout Stuns Nation
More than 60 000 members of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International including nearly 6 000 in the Long Beach South Bay area walked off their jobs at 12 01 today. Negotiations with major oil producers collapsed after two days of talks as contracts expired at midnight December 31. The union had sought 72 cents per hour over 32 months in a renewed strike after a two week 1952 action.
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Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International
Long Beach-South Bay
Where to Find It Actress Mamie Van Doren Sheds No 3
A page A-2 note highlights Mamie Van Doren in a photo feature and teases where to find the item. The item is positioned alongside other entertainment listings and brief notes in the newspaper.
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Mamie van Doren
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