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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1969

Page

5

Teen Girls Missing From Atlanta Found In Saigon

Two 15 year old sisters from Atlanta vanished last Thursday and reappeared in Saigon with their father, Charles R. Pelham, a civilian worker for LSI Corp. Mother Mrs. Sonnia Pelham reported she learned of the reunion via Red Cross telegram and could not determine how the girls traveled to Vietnam. The family includes an older brother, Richard, 20, in California.

Atlanta Saigon Sonnia Pelham Cal Park Oss Mary Shirley Vietnam Red Cross Charles R. Pelham LSI Corp Pelham Air Force Poland Germany United States Richard California

Police Bribes Called Business Expenses in U S

Assistant Attorney General Will Wilson told a Senate judiciary subcommittee bribes to policemen are an ordinary business expense for organized racketeers nationwide. He cited Columbus and Nashville as examples where local police were paid off, urged federal crime penalties for obstructing anti-gambling laws, and noted payoffs reached from 228 to 500 dollars monthly for vice squad officers.

Washington UPI Will Wilson Wilson Senate’ Judiciary Sen John L. McClellan Columbus Ohio Nashville Justis Police Department Henry Peterson

Los Angeles County Seeks More From Gas Tax Flow

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn accused the state of shortchanging the county in the new one cent emergency gasoline tax distribution. He said county motorists will pay about 15 million dollars of the 45 million expected in six months while the county would receive only 1.3 million and the 77 cities a total of 800 thousand. County seeks 11 million for storm damage and cities filed 6.8 million in claims from last winter rains.

Los Angeles Kenneth Hahn Los Angeles County California Hahn Los Angéles

Producers Guild Sues Writers Guild for 2 Million

The Producers Guild of America filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America West alleging interference with advantageous economic relations and claiming the Writers Guild harmed member interests. Attorney Norman G. Rudman represents the Producers Guild in the action.

Angeles Cns Producers, Guild of América, Inc Writers Guild of America West, Inc Norman G. Rudman Producers Writers Guild Producers Guild

New York Plans 300 man decoy police task force

Mayor Lindsay announced a new 300 member decoy police unit to combat street crime in targeted neighborhoods. The city will deploy officers posing as various community figures to curb assaults and robberies, building on the earlier Operation Hassidic Rabbis tactic.

New York New York City St Rolls Dreas Ser John V. Lindsay

Oilmen Plan 30 Million Arctic Passage Venture

Humble Oil Co with Richfield and British Petroleum back a $30 million project to use the ice-breaking tanker Manhattan to traverse an Arctic route from Philadelphia to Alaska. If successful by 1972 the operation could freight oil year round to the East Coast and cut London to Tokyo sea distance. Project manager Haas says the plan tests drift ice limits and may require nearly 30 ships daily to keep a channel through the passage.

Washington Arctic Ticé Alaska Humble Oil Co Manhattan Philadelphia North America London Tokyo Canada Humble Atlantic Richfield British Petroleum, Oil Co

Spilled Fish Trigger Fatal New England Crash

Thousands of fish spilled from a truck in Revere Massachusetts on Tuesday sparking a four vehicle pileup. George Brown aged 38 of Holbrook died when his bakery truck and two other vehicles skidded on the fish, witnesses said there were fish as far as the eye could see on the road. Traffic was rerouted around the scene causing commuter disruption.

Revere Mass

Rewards of a Gracious Heart in Reader's Digest June issue

Real-life examples show how to make others feel loved and closer to you, boosting self esteem in friendship and marriage. The June Reader's Digest features this piece among 43 articles and helps readers understand natural, nonverbal ways to express care.

Reader's Digest

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