Hijacked TWA Jet Flown to Beirut In Middle East Incident
A bespectacled French speaking European man hijacked a TWA Boeing 707 with 20 aboard on a Paris to Rome flight and forced the pilot to fly to Beirut Lebanon where he was subdued after landing. An airline official named Christian Bellon was linked to the case but motive remained unclear.
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Beirut
Lebanon
TWA
Paris
Rome
Earl Lima
Air
Christian Bellon
Action Line Service in Long Beach Contact Details
Long Beach California residents can reach the Action Line at 432-3451 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on weekdays for assistance. The notice invites inquiries and notes the service location or contact point in the 90801 area.
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Long Beach
Calif
Censoe
Omnes
Civil War Records Held by Georgia and Mississippi Libraries
Georgia records are kept by Harmon Smith at the Department of Archives and History, 338 Capital Ave SE, Atlanta. Mississippi records reside in the State Historical Library, Library Building, Jackson. Both libraries report microfilm copies are largely complete and will answer veteran specific inquiries if not too complex.
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Georgia
Mississippi
A.W.L
Bell. A
Harmon Smith
Department of Archives and History
Capital Ave
Atlanta
State Historical Library
Jackson
Miss
Graffiti by Leary Q
A consumer recounts taking a car to an auto shop for an engine rebuild. The shop quoted 110 dollars but hiked the price to about 400 dollars after disassembly. The owner canceled and is now billed 75 dollars to reassemble. BBB recommends verifying costs before work.
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BBB
BBC
Pine Ave
Insurance claim delay cited by CPS San Francisco
A claimant in Anaheim reports a May insurance claim with California Physicians Service has not been paid. CPS San Francisco representative Mrs J W D allegedly promised payment and asked to call Helen Street for further questions.
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California Physicians Service
San Francisco
J.W.D
Anaheim
A. Helen Street
CPS
State agency for telegram complaints in California
A reader asks if a state government body handles telegram delivery complaints after four telegrams via Western Union never arrived. The answer notes contact with Western Union first to resolve the issue, with further guidance on a state commission in Los Angeles if needed.
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Western Union
L.H
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Western Unies
California adopts Moo maw report after stormy Board hearing
A heated six hour Los Angeles hearing ends with the State Board of Education approving the Moo maw report by a 9-1 vote. Donn Moomaw, Bel Air Presbyterian minister and board chair, led the effort as speakers largely opposed the nine page document. The Klotz report-led draft, prepared under Max Rafferty, was also cited with division and protest from the audience.
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California
State Board of Education
Los Angeles
Moomaw
Bel Air
Nixon family registers to vote in Orange County
The Nixon family from San Clemente and Washington signed registration forms in Orange County on Thursday making them voters there. Richard Nixon listed as President and daughter Tricia registered at Concordia School near the Nixon estate. They had previously been registered in New York City.
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Nixon
San Clemente
D.C
Orange County
Richard M. Nixon
The
United Pat
Tricia
Concordia School
Nixon Villa
White House
St. John
New York City
Superior Court
William C. Speirs
Fswee Sers
Allen Allen
Ale B. Utt
Kennedy Inquest Ends Before Thursday Afternoon
Dist Atty Ed Kennedy inquest concluded shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday. Further details appear on page A-4, column 3.
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Dist. Atty
State Boss of Health Proposed
An article outlines a proposed state health appointment, detailing the candidate and anticipated impact on statewide health leadership.
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State Boss of Health
Governor Plans Hike in State's Sales Tax
Sacramento Governor Ronald Reagan weighs a statewide sales tax increase to fund promised property tax relief for California homeowners. He avoided naming any amount and suggested the rise would come from sales and oil severance taxes, with a June primary ballot study on bond reliance and saleability.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Fornia
Roast beef price dips for home cooks in LA area
Labor Department data show a roast beef dinner now costs 20 cents less than three months earlier for a family of four in the Long Beach Los Angeles area. In November, a Sunday home meal ranged with chicken at 3.77 and fish up 2.1 percent to 3.96 while roast beef rose 7.4 percent.
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Boosh
U.S. Labor Department
Cal
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Woman’s Purse Reveals Money Isn’t Everything
A reflective aphorism notes that discovering a woman’s purse changes perspective on wealth. The adage suggests values beyond cash drive personal worth and judgment.
Nationwide Cold Wave Sharpens Death Toll
The advancing deep freeze grips all 48 states with subzero temps in the north, pushing the death toll higher. In Council Bluffs, Iowa, 63 year old Edith Holeton dies as officials warn of continuing peril and widespread outages.
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States
Rocky Mountains
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Edith Holeton
Ex-LA councilman jailed in bribe conviction
Former Los Angeles city council member receives a sentence from one to fourteen years for a bribery scheme. The ruling highlights a long history of corruption in city government.
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L.A
Alcatraz Rock
Romney
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Rebel Records
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Santa Ana
William ST. John
Bob Geivet
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Patricia Ryan
Mrs. Nixon
Wanda
Washington
Kennedy
Ben Zinser
Medical Science
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