ACTION LINE answers reader questions on flags to buses and sewing help
The Action Line column addresses flag half mast accuracy, Long Beach bus tariff changes with transfers by Sept. 1, and Hypnosis Society of America contract questions. It details authority on flag terminology, Singer Sewing Co donations of six refurbished machines plus patterns, and guidance on continuing payments amid a state suit.
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Long Beach
Calif
C.J
Paramount
Marine Corps
Armed Forces Information Service
Washington, D.C
California Recreation Center
1550
California Ave
Action Line
D.C
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Ed Murphy
Singer
Pine Ave
California State College At
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Terminal Island Transit
Joe Cooper
Cooper
Hypnosis Society of America
M.H., Downey
Shootout at Cabrillo Beach Pens 70 Shots from Bluff
Police arrest two brothers Joseph Brennan 21 and Donald Brennan 19 after more than 70 rifle shots ring over Cabrillo Beach from an upper floor apartment at 3908 Bluff Place. Officers seize a .22 rifle a .357 magnum pistol and a .22 pistol as 16 bullet dents show on a float buoy.
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Cabrillo Beach
Dick Emery
San Pedro Beach-Bluff
Joseph Edward Brennan
Fort Bliss
Tex
Donald Richard Brennan
Harbor Division
Bluff Place
Richard Rankin
Joseph Brennan
Polic
Investiga
Where to Buy Spanish U.S. Constitution Texts
G C of Long Beach asks where to buy a Spanish copy of the Constitution. The answer lists two options in Los Angeles: La Historia de Los Estados Unidos y La Constitucion by John Fiske at Cervantes Libreria 852 S Main St for $1.25, and La Constitucion de Los Estados Unidos con La Judicial Predencia at Spanish Book Shop 797 S Carondelet St for $15.
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John Fiske
Cervantes Libreria
S. Main St
Los Angeles
S. Carondelet St
Reagan praised for keeping governor promises in California
Letter-writer at Lakewood applauds Ronald Reagan for fulfilling campaign pledges as governor, arguing supporters should stand by him now. She praises his consistency and expresses admiration for his leadership.
RFK Death Conspiracy Still Alive in LA Probe
Los Angeles authorities have not ruled out a conspiracy in the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Chief Deputy Dist. Atty. Lynn D. Compton declined to reveal any evidence of a conspiracy while noting the case against Sirhan B. Sirhan aims for the death penalty under first degree murder with premeditation. Sirhan, 24, from Jordan, will enter a plea Friday.
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Herbert Davis
Hypnosis Society of America, Inc
Superior Court
Davis
Thomas C. Lynch
W. First St
Los Angeles
Calif
UPI
Dist
Atty
Lynn D. Compton
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Compton
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Jordan
Baby Abandoned on Church Steps in Los Angeles
A 6 to 8 month old girl was found by Rev. John Doherty on the back steps of St. Gerard Majella church in Los Angeles after a midnight call. The note asked caretaking for the infant. police took the child to MacLaren Hall in El Monte.
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Los Angeles
CNS
John Doherty
St. Gerard Majella
Doherty
MacLaren Hall
el Monte
Soviet force in Eastern Europe could crush Prague regime
London reports diplomatic sources say Soviet armed strength near Czechoslovakia is ample to overrun the country, but Moscow may avoid military intervention to not derail Soviet foreign and party policies. Troop withdrawal from Czechoslovakia is being slowed, with a five day delay and a July 21 border move.
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London
UPI
Europe
Moscow
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Czech
Hughes ABC stock bid upheld in court ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals refused to delay Howard Hughes in his bid to acquire 43 percent of ABC. The panel denied ABC's request to block Hughes Tool Co from buying two million shares at $74.25 each, market price $58 on July 1. ABC can seek FCC relief.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Court of Appeals
Howard Hughes
America Broadcasting Companies
ABC
Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
Federal Communications Commission
Seal Beach School Drug Complaint Raises Parental Concerns
Seal Beach residents allege McGaugh Intermediate students use pills in restrooms and sniff glue during lunch. Mayor and council discuss county narcotics reports, while parents urged to use police drug pamphlets and monitor children for signs.
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McGaugh Intermediate School
Seal Beach
William Roth
Ocean Ave
McGaugh and
Marina High School
Lee Risner
Risner
Hamilton
Roth
General Foul-Up for Hippie Pair on Sunset Strip
Two young men nicknamed General Waste More land and General Her shey Barrs were arrested in West Hollywood after attempting to incite a riot on the Sunset Strip. Deputies dispersed a crowd of over 100 in front of the Tiffany Theater as officers observed the pair distributing underground newspapers in the street and brushing traffic flow. They allegedly refused police orders to stay off the street and claimed police brutality and hostility from the establishment.
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West Hollywood
CNS
Waste Moreland
Hershey Barrs
Sunset Strip
Tiffany Theater
Reagan to tour South to counter Wallace influence
California Governor Ronald Reagan said he will tour five Southern states this month to blunt what he called a growing Wallace threat to the GOP. He noted Utah Republicans gave him six of eight national convention votes without solicitation and said he plans to seek the presidential nomination when nominated as California's favorite son.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
Utah
Reagan
California
Wallace
Alabama
Birmingham
Republican State Central Committees
Ray Letter Links Him to Sneyd
The Chicago Daily News reported that James Earl Ray wrote a letter to his brother suggesting he is Ramon George Sneyd. The paper notes Ray used the Sneyd name when arrested in London in connection with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily News
James Earl Ray
Ray
Ramon George Sneyd
London
Martin Luther King Jr
The
Daily News
John Ray
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