Surplus California Textbooks to be Shipped Overseas
A reader asks to save 600 cartons of surplus California school textbooks that cannot be used locally. Navy Project Handclasp will ship the books on a space available basis to schools and orphanages in Asia, with transport arranged from Long Beach harbor to San Diego.
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California
New Guinea
R.G
Long Beach
Navy
W. R. Wagner Jr
West Coast
San Diego
Cmdr
Wagner
Asia
Naval Supply Headquarters
POSC
Robert Laudermilk
Long Beach Naval Station
Was Edgar Cayce a real person and were his readings valid
Readers seek clarity on Edgar Cayce born 1877 in Hopkinsville Kentucky died 1945 in Virginia Beach Virginia. His medical readings originated under hypnosis with claims of diagnosing illnesses remotely. Opinions vary as supporters note donations and lack of charge while critics challenge verifiability.
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Edgar Cayce
Sleeping Prophet
Jess Stearns
Action Line
Cayce
Long Beach
A. Edgar Cayce
Hopkinsville
Virginia Beach
Association For Research and Enlightenment
Young
Association
P.O. Box
Virginiaa Beach
Are Benson & Hedges and Parliament cigarettes the same blend
Phillip Morris official explains that American cigarettes mix three tobaccos bright burney and Oriental from different regions. He notes blends vary by brand and flavor ingredients create distinct tastes, so Benson & Hedges and Parliament are not identical.
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Benson & Hedges
Parliament
B.R
Long Beach
R. C. Proctor
Phillip Morris Tobacco Co
Richmond
Florida
Virginia
Burney
Kentucky
Middle East
Proctor
Senior Citizens Pass Discount Rejected by Theaters
A Long Beach reader laments losing a 75 cent senior citizen ticket discount now charging full price at many theaters. He previously paid $1 for an annual pass enabling the discount and weekly matinee attendance, noting many empty seats and urging a return to the discount for 5 pm showings to benefit both seniors and theaters.
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the & Pm
Oldsters
Long Beach
Kearsarge and Escorts Remain Off Vietnam In Extended Duty
Five Long Beach based ships led by the aircraft carrier Kearsarge stay on duty off Tonkin Gulf for at least a month. The group including destroyers Evans Eyes Larson and Walke patrol the gulf while preparing potential return. About 5 000 men are involved with ship crews totaling around 3 600 on Kearsarge and 325 on each destroyer.
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Fed
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Barcley
Lakewood Mobil Homes
Commission
Hall of Records
Temple St
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Kearsarge
Evans
Eyes
Larson
Walke
Tonkin Gulf
Long Head
Navy
Adm
Burton H. Shupper
San Diego
U.S
Yorktown
Sea of Japan
North Korea
Pueb- To
Vietnam
Coral Sea
Alameda
Korea
Creighton Cook
Hattop
U.S. Naval
J. G. Palmer
Robert Ennis
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
IT Corps
Cmdr
Thor Hanson
H. G. Rollins
Split Ship Oil Fouls Beaches Near San Juan Harbor
A Liberian registry tanker Ocean Eagle, 12,085 tons and 579 feet, split in two in heavy seas near San Juan Harbor. About 5.7 million gallons of crude leaked ashore fouling tourist beaches and prompting port closure. Six U.S. warships trapped at moorings amid the wreck, near El Morro fortress.
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San Juan Harbor
SAN Jwan, B.A
SIPI
U.S
Ocean Eagle
el Morro
Mayors Back Riot Study Urge Action on Funds
Newark mayor Hugh J Addonizis says sympathy exists after last summer's riot that killed 26 in his city while New York City's Mayor John V Lindsay, vice chair of the Civil Disorders commission, presses Congress to act on the panel's recommendations. Mayor Yorty blends support with push for higher taxes to back domestic priorities and war concerns.
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Hugh J. Addonizis
Newark
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Advisory
Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Yorty
Special Advisory Commission On
United States
Johnson
Unclear Speech On Congress Sparks Cautionary Note
A fragment quotes Lindsay warning that success increases relatives and demands action from Congress. The text suggests continued discussion on Page A-6 Col. 4, implying concern for the country’s direction if progress stalls.
Surf rescue crowds jam Southland beaches in winter rush
More than 1500 surfers and bathers were rescued by lifeguards as dangerous riptides churned offshore from Manhattan Beach. Kay Walsh 17 and John Benton 22, both of Manhattan Beach, were swept out near 24th Street before help arrived. A stroller heard cries and alerted lifeguards.
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Southland
Manhattan Beach
Kay Walsh
Curtis Ave
John Benton
Eighth St
Manhattan
24Th Street
Mayor Alioto Mediates End to San Francisco Teachers Strike
San Francisco teachers vote to end a one day strike and let two mediators negotiate reforms. Mayor Joseph L. Alioto proposed a plan with Local 61 of the American Federation of Teachers to seek curriculum improvement and class size limits to 32. Pay was not a factor in the historic stoppage.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Federation of Teachers
Joseph L. Alioto
Vernon Kaufman
Lloyd Luckmann
Surfer Girl Strangled in La Mirada Home
Dana C Llewellyn 17 was found slain at her La Mirada residence after an evening date. Investigators say a burglar could have entered an empty house and strangled her, with the date questioned but cleared. No theft reported, and timing centers on the hour before discovery by parents.
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la Mirada
Dana C. Llewellyn
Hollyview Drive
Miss Llewellyn
Dana
Linda L. White
Bana
Lester Llewellyn
Helen
Sgt. Cummings
Outlaw Motorcyclists Rounded Up After Bar Violence
Police raided North Long Beach taverns Sunday night and arrested six motorcyclists on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder and with a deadly weapon after a mass melee at a crowded bar. Rex Tuggle of 167 South Street was hospitalized with a back wound requiring 75 stitches.
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North Long Beach
Lakewood Bled
Rex Tuggle
South St
Memorial Hospital
Fullerton Plane Crash Kills Father and Two Sons
A private plane crashed in an industrial area near West Fullerton killing Nicholas Elefther Sr and his sons Angelo and Nyco Lyco. The death toll included 12 year old Angelo and 10 year old Nyco Lyco. No workers at the Hunt Food Co. were harmed.
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Fullerton
Orange County
Nicholas Angelo Elefther
Sunset Lane
Angelo Olis
Nyco Lyco
Hunt Food Co
Commonwealth Avenue
Gilbert Street
West Fullerton
Fullerton City
Cedar City
Utah
James W. Campbell
Hunt Food
Campbell
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Cherry Avenue
Jakewood
Phillip Morris
L.E
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Gulf
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Stodayts
Schucks
Gress
Lindsay
S.F
Surfer Girl
Sheriff's Homicide
Vince Cummings
Fullerton Dad
Diemn Plane
James Reston
Ronald Reagan
Leonard Pulman
Radio-Tv
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