Action Line helps locals with questions and rights
The line offers to answer public queries in Long Beach California by mail or phone. It invites questions about practical concerns such as nearby fishing areas for camping with a trailer.
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Long Beach
Calif
Action Line
P.J.E
Bellflower
Rand McNally
States
Canada
Woodall
Lou’s
Atlantic Ave
National Park Service
Los Angeles St
Los Angeles
National Parks
California Division of Beaches and Parks
Sunset Blvd
Pacific Palisades
A.P
Long Beach Gear and Crime Trends Highlight 1968 Report
A collection of consumer notes covers camping guides and nylon stockings with Agilon and Cantrece details, local parkway tree removals, and restaurant defrauding tips. Q&A addresses Science Digest subscriptions, Long Beach homicide and crime rises, FBI data, and city contrasts including Anaheim and Torrance shifts.
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L.F
Long Beach
Laird hints budget boost to fund South Vietnam forces
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said the United States must provide funds to strengthen the South Vietnamese armed forces if American troops are withdrawn. He indicated the 1970 budget, currently $23 billion, could rise by about 70 million to continue modernization efforts, as he spoke during his Vietnam visit and met troops in Da Nang.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Laird
U.S. Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Optimist and General Discuss Vietnam War Notes
An optimist jokes about marriage licenses while Gen Wheeler downplays Communist gains. Secretary Laird reports improved South Vietnamese forces but avoids troop withdrawal talk as Paris peace talks focus on restoring neutrality in the demilitarized zone.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Laird
Paris
Nixon to press slender ABM plan amid Cold War fears
President Nixon is set to announce a modified plan for an ABM system costing several billions and taking about three years to install. The proposal aims to deter Soviet and Chinese nuclear threats while facing renewed Senate and House debate over defense budgets and arms control. An AP poll suggests growing opposition to ABM in the Senate, with supporters advocating a “thin” missile shield.
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U.S
Pentagon
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Congress
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Egyptian General Killed as Israeli Mortars Hit near Suez
Cairo reports Egyptian Chief of Staff Gen Abdel Moneim Riad was mortally wounded by an Israeli mortar shell while directing Egyptian fire near Ismailia. Nasser awarded him the Star of Military Honor as fighting along a 70 mile front raged with claims of casualties on both sides and a UN ceasefire ending the daylong clash.
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Cairo
UPI
Abdel Moneim Riad
Suez Canal
Riad
al Ahram
Egypt
Ismailia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Kantara
Port Suez
Jerusalem
Port Tewfic
Suez City
Isra
Apollo 9 crew relaxes as touristic spaceflight continues
Apollo 9 astronauts James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L Schweickart spent a lazy Sunday aboard the ship sleeping past wake-up and taking pictures like tourists. They are in the holiday half of their 10 day mission and report a 12 hour day. Ground control praises their vitality as they plan splashdown Thursday about 800 miles east of Bermuda in the Atlantic.
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Space Center, Houston
UPI
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L
Rusty” Schweickart
Scott
Atlantic
Bermuda
Administration will seek 1.2 billion pay hike for armed forces
In the top news today the government plans a large salary increase for military personnel, aiming to bolster pay and benefits across the armed forces. The move signals a major fiscal decision amid ongoing security considerations.
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Tony Hargis
Hanes Hosiery Co
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A.B
A. William Bell
Bell
Willis Platt
Platt
Bart Day
Day
Science Digest
P.R
FBI Quarterly
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Southland
Anaheim
Garden Grove
Torrance
Melvin Laird
Schucel
Wheeler
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Rep
George D. Mahon
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Associated Press
Key Biscayne Yacht Club
Julie
Apollo
Eugene Kranz
Stuart Roosa
McDivitt
HIP
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