Action Line answers reader questions from Long Beach
A digest of reader queries answered on varied topics. Pan Am refund delays due to Viet Nam currency rules. lists of poisonous garden plants in Long Beach and case counts. Mantle’s 565 foot 1953 homer and historical note on Babe Ruth. magnifying aids for elderly readers and large type newspaper option.
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Long Beach
Calif
Mickey Mantle
N.N
New York
R.C
Lakewood
A. General Surgical Supply
Pacific Coast Highway
HFM
Walter Love
Heartwell
Bausch Lamb, Inc
New York Times
Nixon invites De Gaulle to Washington for talks
President Nixon announced after eight days touring Europe that his diplomacy has set a cooperative tone to end any diplomatic logjam among Western allies. He suggested De Gaulle visit Washington for more face to face talks as he winds up in Vatican City.
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Nixon
de Gaulle
Washington
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
Versailles
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
Where to Find It Special Today in the Sunday Independent
A digest of feature items and front page teasers lists defense of Sirhan Sirhan witholding fight, Bunco schemes defrauding the elderly, college closure by protest, revived historic Dominguez air meet, a swordless bullfighter, and notes on Mantle retirement, jockey wins, UCLA Bombers, and culture pieces with eight color comics sections.
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Micky Mantle
Santa Anita
UCLA
Parade
Southland
Your
Sunday Independent
Press- Telegram
City Man Turns Power On And Off With A Flick
A figure described as able to toggle the city’s lights with a single switch appears in a rumor mill report. The claim hints at influence over utilities and urban life, raising questions about control and responsibility within the metropolis.
Bigger more costly antimissile plan readied
The Defense Department drafts a larger pricier antimissile proposal aimed at boosting protection against Soviet missiles. If approved it will go to President Nixon next week with Defense Secretary Laird endorsing it. The plan shifts Spartan sites from cities like Boston and Chicago and adds sprint missiles at Minuteman bases, expands radar along coasts, and delays construction for new land surveys.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Bellflower Robbery Ends in Fatal Blunt Force Attack
A Bellflower merchant Nathan Silverstein age 64 was killed during a Friday night robbery. He bit a finger from the attacker aiding fingerprint identification. The suspect fled to hospitals and remains at large as deputies pursue leads. Silverstein’s store at 16536 Bellflower Blvd was looted of about $50.
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Sheriff’s Deputies
Nathan Silverstein
Studebaker Hospital
Silverton’s Men’s Store
Bellflower Blvd
Phillip Carr
Silverstein
Carr
Norman Hamilton
Kaiser Memorial Hospital
Reds Press Attacks Target South Vietnamese Towns
Communist forces opened the second week of their general offensive by shelling at least 20 towns and military sites across South Vietnam While government authorities said elections would proceed as scheduled voters in rural areas cast ballots for hamlet chiefs and village councils amid pacification efforts The heaviest predawn shelling hit My Tho the provincial capital 40 miles southwest of Saigon in the Mekong Delta
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United States
Vietnam
States
Pan American World Airways
Los Angeles
Pan Am
R.G.C
Long Beach
A. Constance Strobel
Pan American
Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
U.S
My Tho
Mekong Delta
District Attorney Under Fire for JFK Conspiracy Charge
The American Bar Association may seek a probe of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison and the Clay Shaw JFK conspiracy trial. The ABA board must vote, with mixed views among lawyers. locals call for investigations into alleged bribery and intimidation during witness statements.
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JFK
Detroit
American Bar Association
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Clay Shaw
Detroit News
William T. Gossett
The
News
ABA
Louisiana Bar Association
Garrison
Shaw
Kennedy
Louisiana Association
Gossett
Louisiana
Aaron Kohn
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Kohn
Eisenhower Pneumonia Stabilizes and He Eats Soft Food
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains weak but stable as doctors at Walter Reed report pneumonia under control. His heart activity is steady and antibiotics are working as he resumes eating a gelatine dessert. Mamie and David Eisenhower visit briefly.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Eisenhower
Mamie
David
Julie Eisenhower
Independent Press Telegram unveils International Spring Travel Edition
The Independent Press Telegram presents its International Spring Travel Edition with travel tips for spring. It highlights options from desert resorts to remote villages and invites readers to explore places and experiences this season.
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New Guinea
Independent Press- Telegram
Old-fashioned man with figures has grandson with eye for numbers
An elderly man known for his skill with figures is noted to have a grandson who possesses a sharp eye for numbers and financial details.
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Pine Ave
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Independent Press-Telegram
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Berlin
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
BUNCO
Dominguez
Star
Prince Charles
Tary Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Boston
Chicago
Russ MacDonald
Doug Bradford
LPT
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