Action Line answers reader questions on CHP contracts and injections
Action Line notes CHP uses Standard Oil premium gas with a fixed per gallon price under contract. It explains legal restrictions on silicone injections for cosmetic surgery and notes some doctors may obtain silicone illegally from abroad. Also outlines AID donation processes and mentions Oscar Levant’s current status and background.
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California Highway Patrol
N.N
Long Beach
Standard Oil Co
Tony Lawrence
Standard Oil
J.G
San Pedro
A. A
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Action Line
U.S
California
Food and Drug
Japan
Denver Companion Guide Club Refund Question
A reader asks ACTION LINE to verify a $25 refund from the Companion Guide Club in Denver. The club promised refunds if insufficient male members but has not returned funds after three months. The Denver BBB reports the club refused to provide information and its phone line is disconnected. BBB indicates numerous inquiries but no formal complaints.
Teen in raft tragedy on Santa Ana River
A fun river trip for four teens ended in disaster when the raft tipped in rain swollen waters near Katella Avenue. William Dischner, 16, is missing and presumed drowned while his brother Robert, 17, was hospitalized in shock after the rescue. The other two youths were uninjured.
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Santa Ana
Orange County Sheriff's
William
Billy) Dischner
N. Flower St
Katella Avenue
Robert Joseph
Robert
Orange County Medical Center
Floods Ravage Southern California After Nine Days of Rain
Mud and debris filled streets as homeowners and city crews dig out in flood ravaged areas. Ninety one dead and damage estimated at sixty million dollars. Officials plan a Fresno Burbank Santa Barbara tour to assess the disaster.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Fresno
Burbank
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Glendora
San Gabriel Mountains
Phillips and Gulf Reach Tentative Oil Contracts
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union said tentative agreements were reached with Phillips Petroleum and Gulf Oil on six contracts. Ratification by members is required before they take effect.
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The
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Phillips Petroleum
Gulf Oil
Nixon's Peace Strategy and Middle East Worries
President Nixon vows bold new initiatives at Paris peace talks to end the Vietnam war and cautions that the Middle East could trigger a nuclear confrontation. He plans NSC reviews, hints at beyond U N diplomacy, and cites a volatile powder keg while assessing the Paris talks led by Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Paris
Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
Middle East
National Security Council
U.N
Mideast
Henry Cabot Lodge
Iraq Hangs Nine Jews and Five Others in Baghdad
Iraq executed fourteen people in public for allegedly plotting to overthrow the regime. Eleven were hanged in Liberation Square in Baghdad and three in Basra. Among the condemned were nine Jews, one Christian and four Muslims.
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Iraq
Israel
Levi Eshkol
Jerusalem
U.S
William P. Rogers
Baghdad Radio
Ahmed Hassan al- Bakr
Baghdad
Liberation Square
Basra
Izrah Zikka
Hunt for Killer of Rights Leader in Seattle
A massive manhunt was under way for the ambush killer of Edwin T. Pratt at his Seattle home. Pratt, 38, executive director of the Seattle Urban League, was shot from behind a car as his wife warned of a rifle. Deputies chased reports of two light-skinned youths seen fleeing the white neighborhood after the shooting.
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Seattle
Edwin T. Pratt
Pratt
Seattle Urban League
King County
Jack Porter
Meredith Mathews
League
Benjamin Weeks
Richmond Heights
Women Drive On Either Road Side, Says Day Sst Hucel
A statement notes that women not only drive as well as men but can operate vehicles on both sides of the road. The remark highlights gender equality in driving ability.
Nixon denies deal on judgeship nominations
President Nixon says no understanding or deal allowed five pending judicial nominations to stay before the Senate. Ramsey Clark accuses a promise was made by Johnson era to leave nominations intact. Mitchell disputes Clark’s version as inaccurate amid withdrawal plans and political pressure.
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Nixon
Johnson Administration
Senate
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
John WN. Mitchell
White House
Johnson
Mitchell
Congress
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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