ACTION LINE solves reader questions on health fads and parapsychology
The column provides help with varied queries from Cancer brand cigarettes to poltergeist reports and divorce records. It cites Beaverton Oregon origins of Cancer cigarettes, a Duke-linked parapsychology foundation, a Kentucky divorce record, and the Cerritos Communities Pool for the Handicapped in Lakewood offering free access and lessons starting May 11 with volunteer needs.
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Log Beach
Action Line
J. B. Rhine
Foundation
Duke University
Fay David
Dr. Rhine
P.O. Box
College Station
Durham
N.C
Miami
Harlan
R.F.B
Wilmington
Spliff Jones
Harlan Circuit Court
Mary Lop Cokliron
Circuit Court
Harlan, Ky
Q. I
CCPH
J.W
Long Beach
A. Ccph
Cerritos Communities Pool For
Evelyn DuPont Josonis
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach Swim School
Theso
Jesonis
Lakewood
Calif
Jesanis
Value guide for 1899 $5 Silver Certificate with Elliott White signs
A Long Beach reader asks the value of an 1899 series five dollar Silver Certificate bearing signatures of W. J. Elliott and Frank White. The Coin and Currency Institute cites values from $27.50 in very fine to $60 in new condition, up to about $80 for pristine pieces. a new note shows no circulation and bright color, while very fine notes bear folds and minor blemishes.
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Frank White
W. J. Elliott
Secretary of the Treasury
M.L.P
Long Beach
Coin and Currency Institute
New York
United States
Elliott and White
Sound off tip cleans sticky residue with tape
J R of Long Beach shares a simple tip for removing adhesive residue after price tags. Press masking or Scotch tape on the spot and pull it off several times until the surface is clean, leaving no mark.
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J.R
Long Beach
California Supreme Court Overturns Jeffries Lie Detective? Not Sure
California Supreme Court reverses a 1964 purse snatching conviction amid a controversial use of mathematical testimony. Justice Sullivan notes odds-based reasoning misled the jury, calling mathematics a sorcerer that cannot prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Collins remains jailed on armed robbery convictions. Janet Collins is paroled.
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California Supreme Court
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Daniel J. Martinez
California State College At
Long Beach
Dist
Atty
Raymond
Sullivan
Justice Sullivan
Collins
McCarthy Nixon Lead in Voting in New Hampshire Town
In Waterville Valley New Hampshire four GOP and four Democratic ballots were cast in the first presidential vote of the year. Nixon and McCarthy topped the tally with eight votes each while Rockefeller and Kennedy drew four and one write ins respectively. no Johnson write ins appeared.
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Waterville Valley
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
New Hampshire
President Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Guy- Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Sen
McCarthy
Senate approves civil rights housing bill passage
The Senate voted 71 to 20 to approve a three part civil rights package. It would outlaw discrimination in sale and rental of most housing. President Johnson urged House action while House GOP leaders weighed unchanged passage versus a conference committee. Speaker McCormack noted Democrats’ plans depend on GOP support from Ford.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johnson
House
Everett M. Dirksen
John W. McCormack
Gerald R. Ford
L A Class Boycotts Spread To Venice High School
In Los Angeles a Mexican American and Negro student boycott escalated to Venice High School in defiance of a district rule against absenteeism. About 600 pupils refused afternoon classes as 10 faculty were affected. The protest followed Jefferson High School's third day of closure under Superintendent Jack P. Crowther. Around 3,500 students were involved overall, 1,700 more than previously reported.
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Los Angeles
Venice High School
Venice
Jack P. Crowther
Jefferson High School
Battle of Percentages in New Hampshire Primary Clash
New Hampshire presiden tial primary features Nixon challenging Rockefeller in a Republican contest while McCarthy skips a Senate Rusk appearance. McCarthy accuses Johnson backers of fuzzy thinking as Nixon presses antiwar stance. Weather shifts loom with a predicted cold spell as voter turnout rises.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minn
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nebraska
Indiana
Oregon
Senators Demand Say on Any Hike in Troops
Washington, UPI. Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced Senate critics demanding congressional input before any troop increase in Vietnam. Fulbright pressed for committee consultation, threatening to delay aid bill vote until Rusk testifies again as McCarthy weighs in during New Hampshire primary. Rusk said more troops may come within a month but denied a 200,000 boost. peace terms and Tet effects dominate debate.
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Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Minnesota
Rusk
Boston
New Hampshire
McCarthy
Nixon
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Congress
America
South Vietnam
J. William Fulbright
Senate
Johnson
Fulbright
Eugene J. McCarthy
Voice of America
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S.E. Allen St
Harlan Hunt
Ation Fine
J. Sinetar
Malcolm R. Collins
Janet
Raymond L
Los Angeles Board of Education
L.A. High
J. C. Chambers
Wirentiote
House Gop
L.A
Secretary of State
Hanoi
Rockefeller
Lee
Saigon
Sweatherman
James Reston
North Vietnam
Fulbrigist
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
NSTC
Vie
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