Long Beach Action Line answers health legal and shoe questions
A Long Beach advisory column fields questions on refrigeration of canned fruit, DIY divorce, and custom footwear. Health officials say modern cans are safe. guidance warns against DIY legal work. local cobbler services offer custom pumps for foot problems.
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Long Beach
Calif
A. G
Environmental Health Division
Health Department
D.E
Superior Court
California
Harry Walter Koch
W. Second St
Los Angeles
N. A
A. Walters
Cobblers Hut
Fourth St
Ben Zelly
The
Zelly Molded Shoe Co
Fire at Fletcher refinery kills one, injures many
A chain reaction of blasts at the Fletcher Oil Co refinery on Main Street near Carson left at least one dead and more than 50 injured. A truck driver Myron Chase of Long Beach died. several firefighters were seriously hurt as tanks exploded and flames spread across the area.
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Carson
Fletcher Oil Co
S. Main St
Myron Chase
Long Beach
Roxanne Ave
Los Angeles City
Harry Latham
Roy Weland
George Eugene Racht
Lewis Calzada
Stephen
Rogers Seeks Quiet Talks as Viet Cong Rebuff Persists
United States Secretary of State William Rogers brushed off the Viet Cong rejection of direct Saigon talks as likely propaganda while voicing optimism for secret negotiations with the Viet Cong National Liberation Front. He told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that serious peace would bring private talks, not public posturing.
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South Vietnam
U.S
William Rogers
Rogers
Vietnam
Soviet Mars probe appears to fail after liftoff
Soviet unmanned craft bound for Mars is believed to have failed shortly after blastoff from Baikonur. Western monitors cite ignition failure of the second or third stage, with early reports suggesting an explosion on the pad but later reports indicating a postlaunch failure and a tumble back to Earth.
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Mars
Central Asian Space Launching Station
Baikonor Space Station
Big Oil Tank Blows Lid On Lomita Boulevard
A Fletcher Oil and Refinery storage tank blew its lid sending a 30 foot cover across Lomita Boulevard near Main Street. Fire and police crews battled flames as crowds gathered and youths were treated for burns after multiple blasts. Fire crews searched for injured inside the plant.
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Fletcher Oil and Refinery
Lomita Boulevard
Main Street
Heat Wave Bakes Southland Amid Record March Temps
Fog and clouds limit cooling as Long Beach and nearby cities hit late March highs. Downtown reached 85 degrees, a new 1969 record, with Palm Springs at 96 and Thermal at 94. No rain expected through March, snowpack remains solid in nearby mountains.
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Southland
Long Beach
Palm Springs
Blythe
el Centro
Man from UNCLE taxes teased by younger generation
The piece hints at revealing the tax collector behind the Man from UNCLE persona, suggesting a coming explanation to the younger generation about who enforces taxes in the story.
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