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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1967
Page
8
A 2 year old waitress and Charleen Stratton reported two men knocked the waitress down on Walnut Ave near Fourth Street and Orange Avenues early Sunday. The men stole her purse containing $65 before fleeing as a car pulled up behind them. Police described the incident as a street robbery and are investigating.
McMahon warns burglars target all properties from garages to mansions and loot everything from piggy banks to furniture. Neighbors should mow lawns pick up handbills hold mail and have a friend check the house. Secure valuables record serial numbers and use a safe deposit box.
The piece explains gifts to Vietnam troops should be lightweight under five pounds and prepaid to the correct Army or Fleet Post Office. It notes a log jam delayed parcels while Air Force transport prioritized guns and ammunition. Civilians should contact agencies or the Red Cross for help and send letters of reassurance rather than knit items.
Long Beach police report burglars took a TV set a stereo and records Sunday from the home of Arlin Leatherwood Jr located at 1235 East seventeenth Street.
Long Beach police said burglars took two television sets from The Write Way Co. at 1936 E Fourth St. The sets were worth 550 dollars.
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