Action Line answers reader questions on services and travel
The column offers action line contact info for solving problems. A reader asks about wild bird care after a seagull death and the Audubon Society’s role. Another asks about boarding an ocean liner in Los Angeles to return to New York. agency confirms ship rules and arranges luggage return with the MV Oriental Warrior and MV Oriental Inven tor, advising to contact passenger agent S.T. Pan for tickets.
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New York
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Orient
L. F
S.T. Pan
Seventh St
Pan
Longshoremen Strike Ties Up Container Handling Dispute
The International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union refuses to handle containers, opposing Teamsters Local 85 over who loads shipments at near dock installations. The PMA says a valid contract with the ILWU remains, while negotiations on a supplemental contract collapsed. The dispute follows a November San Francisco pier strike after work was shifted from Teamsters to longshoremen, contributing to a broader national labor standstill.
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International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Teamsters
ILWU
PMA
Teamsters’ Union
San Francisco
One Tion
Longshare
Fire Guts Santa Ana Factory
Fire swept the Corona Plastic Company in Santa Ana injuring no one reported and gutted the plant. Fire units hustled to 1105 E Walnut St near the freeway with a second alarm and inspectors were sent to check for arson as flames rose high above the neighborhood.
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Fire Guts
Santa Ana
Corona Plastic Company
Walnut St
Santa Ana Fire Department
Santa Ana Freeway
Vacant Bellflower Boulevard House Sold to New Owner
A reader asks what will become of the overgrown vacant house on Bellflower Boulevard. The property has been vandalized but is in an attractive neighborhood. The house has recently sold to a new owner.
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Bellflower Boulevard
Action Line
F. A
Cerritos. A
Question on babysitter license limits in Downey
A reader asks if a babysitting license can cap the number of children cared for. The letter-writer cites a rule from the acce i det ao with Homies job and wonders why the state imposes any such limit.
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Acce i
J. P., Downey
Father Held In Hatchet Killing of 2
Gartland Cook 35 was jailed on suspicion of murder after his wife Bonnie Cook 33 and daughter Charlotte 10 were found fatally slashed in their Pacoima home. The suspect dropped off his other children before the discovery and was taken into custody in Saugus.
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Pacoima
UPI
Bonnie Cook
Charlotte
Gartland Cook
Larry
Scarlett
Ugly Man Trapped By Teens In Turtle-Neck Bucket
A startling local tale describes a badly ugly man who, after donning a turtle-neck sweater, was seized by a group of youths and confined in a bucket, sparking concern over youth behavior and public safety.
Long Beach Surgeon Attacks SIECUS on Sex Education
Dr. Philip F. Voigt urged the California Medical Association to oppose all sex education programs not approved by CMA. He accused SIECUS of bias and promoting immoral, cultist-leaning sex education and cited AMA endorsement disputes. Dr. Brashwick backed local control and home-based education priorities.
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Long Beach
California Medical Association
Philip F. Voigt
Long Beach Medical Association
Siecus
Sex Information Council
United States
Voigt
CMA
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
AMA Appoval
AMA
National Education Association
George Brashwick
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Evashwick
Dr. Brashwick
It's a quake but not the big one in San Bernardino
A mild 3.3 magnitude quake shook San Bernardino Sunday night, causing excitement in the desert city 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Seismologists at Caltech said the tremor was too small to cause damage, though residents reported walls and furniture moving briefly. Deputy Sheriff Tom Stocker described the wall creaking and a living room divan moving.
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San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Wa Taoeen
Tom Stocker
Lake Arrowhead
Barking Man Bites Woman at Rich's Department Store
A 30 year old Atlanta woman was bitten on both ankles by a man who barked like a dog and fled the Rich’s Department Store. Police arrested a young man on assault and battery charges after he identified himself as a tutor.
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Atlanta
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