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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
1
A community help service invites residents to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 for assistance between 9 aa and 1 p m or 5 p m and 9 p m Monday through Friday. Questions chosen for broad usefulness.
A reader offers band music to Boys' Clubs of Long Beach which will arrange pickup and notes a volunteer director is the club's main need. Also details on Catamaran magazine changes, Newport Beach race results, bathtub refinishing services, and private parks in the Long Beach Los Angeles area for large picnics with catering options and rental costs.
The Yeats translations of King Oedipus and Oedipus in Colonus are in the 1953 Collected Plays of W B Yeats from Macmillan. Kate Drain Lawson notes they preserve the Greek rhythm. Available for six dollars at Campbell's Book Store in West Los Angeles and Edmunds Book Shop on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
D.R. of Bellflower reports water meter noises at the curb sometimes echo through pipes, resembling a crying kitten or child with occasional thumps as water use changes. Suggest testing the meter to rule out issues in the system and reassure the family involved.
Senator Robert Kennedy drew about 30 000 Californians to three Sunday stops in Monterey Olvera Street and the Greek Theater. He argued for faith based help and a brighter national course while facing hecklers and praise, urging unity and peaceful action amid current foreign and domestic policy shifts.
An Irish Viscount with 61 aboard crashed mysteriously into the Irish Sea off Wales. No survivors reported. Pilot radioed spinning at 1000 feet before diving from 17000 feet. No Mayday sent. Aer Lingus indicated loss accepted seven hours after the crash. Military and navy units searched through the night finding wreckage and a briefcase. Captain Bernard O Beirne, 35, is named as pilot. The incident remains unexplained with authorities uncertain on reason for the garbled messages.
The San Pedro based Paramount was freed by Ecuador after $30,000 in fines were paid. Long Beach radio operator Nate Brightman and crewman Martin Jacobs reported the release, confirmed by U S officials. The ship returned to fishing but may face similar action by Peru if fines remain unpaid.
Thousands of motorists were immobilized Sunday on a 60 mile stretch of Interstate 5 between downtown Los Angeles and north of San Diego County. CHP warned the traffic jam would take until early Monday to clear as heavy weekend travel and temporary lane work collided. An escort caravan system was briefly used before being discontinued.
About 660 pounds of marijuana valued at more than 400000 dollars was confiscated by state narcotics officers Santa Barbara police and sheriff's deputies in a midnight raid. Four persons were arrested after an undercover agent made several purchases of the illegal weed.
In a curious note from the Stone Age, smaller stones are deemed less desirable than larger ones, with the text suggesting the larger stone is preferred for some unspecified use. The exact context and meaning remain unclear.
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