Action Line answers driver safety and coin appraisal questions in Long Beach
ACTION LINE fields readers inquiries on auto safety checks, silver dollar values, energy chamber refunds, and retirement raises. A traffic spokesman says refusals to stop can lead to a citation unless a legitimate excuse exists. a Coin dealer provides current silver dollar values. BBB notes energy chamber scams linked to Sperry Dynamics. Holidays For Hire confirms delay in rental brochures and suggests alternative rental sources. LA County Retirement Division outlines cost of living adjustments and dates.
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Washington, D.C
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Los Angeles County
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South Gate
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Los Angeles County Civil Service
California
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Civil Service Commission
Hall of Administration
W. Temple St
Los Angeles
Death Row Jurors Questioned by Supreme Court Ruling
San Quentin inmates react to the U S Supreme Court decision barring automatic exclusion of anti death penalty jurors. California officials doubt its retroactive effect may affect Kirschke murder case. Kirschke’s defense plans to argue witherspoon implications in Judge Parker’s court Friday.
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Arlo Smith
California
Smith
Jack Kirschke
Kirschke
Bill Crankhan
Albert C.S. Ramsey
Kathleen Parker
Ramsey
Witherspoon
San Francisco
George T. Davis
Sound Advice for Prospective Pool Buyers from Mrs. J.T. Compton
A letter warns buyers to consult an attorney before signing any pool contract and to verify loan approval with the bank. It advises checking term notes and payments, ensuring home electrical capacity, budgeting for fence, paving, and maintenance, and considering winter drainage effects and tax impacts.
Hurricane Abby stalls off Florida near Tampa Bay
Hurricane Abby moved erratically through the Gulf toward the Tampa-St. Petersburg area and stalled 145 miles southwest of Tampa. The National Hurricane Center warned it could not move through the night, likely resuming toward the coast Tuesday. Flags flew from Marco Island to Tarpon Springs as residents braced for heavy rain and gale winds. A 1-year-old girl drowned in Key West floodwaters, and a 34-foot sloop with four aboard was missing near the Dry Tortugas west of Key West.
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Tortugas
Los Angeles County primary turnout tied to two million
Nearly two million Los Angeles County voters are expected to cast ballots in a crucial primary. County Registrar Ray Lee projects 65 to 67 percent turnout among about 3.0 million registered Democrats and Republicans plus minor parties. The ballot includes presidential races Kennedy and McCarthy, Kuchel’s Senate seat, 17 congressional seats, 10 state Senate seats, 31 Assembly seats, and several county and city posts. Election centers open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with first returns from about 30,000 absentee ballots at 8:30 p.m. The county debuts a computerized punch card system aimed at speeding results.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Ray E. Lee
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U.S
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Los Angeles County
Lee
Kennedy McCarthy battle in California primary
California voters await primary results as Senators Kennedy and McCarthy vie for the Democratic vote while Kennedy and McCarthy supporters plan to watch returns in Los Angeles. A third Democratic delegation led by Attorney General Lynch leans to Johnson. On the Republican side Governor Reagan is unopposed as Nixon and Rockefeller supporters push in Miami Beach.
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Los Angeles
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Miami Beach
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Kennedy McCarthy clash tightens California primary race
California voters finish a long day deciding between New York's Sen. Robert Kennedy and Minnesota's Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Kennedy endured fatigue at a San Diego rally yet pressed on while McCarthy framed his win prospects, as polls showed Kennedy leading 39 to 30 with undecided and uncommitted voters looming. Long Beach crowds energized the campaigns ahead of today’s results.
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McCarthy
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Long Beach
California State College
Kennedy
San Francisco
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Chinatown
Bay City
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
Oliver Quayle Co
NBC News
Quayle
Atty
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Quayle Organization
Cal State
No Phone Election Results Delayed As Polls Open Early
The Independent Press Telegram reports no telephone results tonight as primary polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Liquor stores and bars shut during voting hours. Federal offices stay open. city county and state offices closed. Write-in rules explained: none for presidential delegates, others allowed if filed, cross write-ins on opposite party ballots.
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Independent Press-Telegram
Registrar of Voters
Kennedy test in South Dakota today
First Direct HHH Kennedy test in South Dakota today on page A-6. Poorest people in Washington protest student arrests in Los Angeles on page A-4. Allies regain tempered optimism after Congress Tet offensive on page A-8. Spock knew nothing on draft card turn in says defendant on page A-9.
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