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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1969
Page
1
A City of Long Beach reader asks why locals have no priority for Long Beach Marina boat slips. The response cites Tidelands Oil Act rules. Slips are allocated by date of application. many current owners are not Long Beach residents.
The USS Whale surfaced through 26 inches of ice near the North Pole on April 6, testing under ice capabilities of the Sturgeon class. Cmdr William Wolff reported strong maneuverability speed and detection gear, noting ice thickness varies with currents. He said surface through 10 feet of ice is possible but risky. Three submarines before the Whale have broken through polar ice.
The Independent Press Telegram announces another set of Lucky Driver winners led by P1 95467 winning $50. Six $10 prizes go to B1 835321 Y5 71725 G5 08377 D1 48869 P4 66196 and F3 17513. Entry details require name address and California license number on a postcard to Long Beach mailbox.
The State Department announced easing of restrictions on travel to Communist China and on purchases by American tourists. Tourists can buy up to 100 dollars of Chinese manufactured goods, no origin certificates. Passports will be automatically validated for Congress members journalists teachers scholars students scientists medical doctors Red Cross members. North Vietnam Korea and Cuba rules unchanged.
Pot-pickers swarmed Kansas Monday to harvest wild marijuana ripened under extreme heat. Arrests rose with the thermometer as lawmen destroyed large patches as fast as they were found.
A racetrack becomes a scene of cleaners and crowds as workers wash windows while spectators watch. The article notes the hustle of maintenance crews and the bustle of fans around the glossy grandstand.
Two brush fires scorched about 100 acres across Los Angeles and Orange Counties on Monday. One blaze near El Portal at Yosemite National Park's western entrance burned out of control as firefighters were dropped by helicopter to tackle it. In Orange County flames destroyed 75 acres at Irvine Ranch before crews contained them. Los Angeles area fires burned 25 acres harming four homes, including a Highland Park loss of about 1000 dollars, with another 20 acre run in Glassell Park contained and no structures lost. Juvenile suspects were suspected in the Highlands blaze.
Edgartown Massachusetts Senator Edward M Kennedy asked Monday for time to have lawyers challenge police efforts to prosecute him for leaving the scene of an auto crash injuring a young secretary. Dukes County official schedules a hearing to decide on a possible summons.
Space Center Houston reports Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins returning to earth aboard Columbia 11 hours after leaving the moon. They are en route to a Pacific splashdown 1 040 miles southwest of Hawaii and will enter 21 days of quarantine.
The nine day Luna 15 mission ends in a probable crash near the moon. Tass reports no soft landing or later operation, confirming the Soviets did not complete their announced moon exploration and the craft may have failed after landing at about 300 mph.
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