Action Line readers seek ship registry facts
Question from E T D of Long Beach asks how many American owned merchant ships are registered under the American flag and how many under foreign flags. The Maritime Administration reports 971 American flag vessels over 1 000 gross tons as of March 1 this year and 436 ships under foreign flags owned by U S parent companies as of June 1967.
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E.T.D
Long Beach
U.S. Maritime Administration
U.S
Foreign flag vessels draw crew and tax contrasts
Action fine interests notes no estimate of numbers. Barbara Boardman says American flag ships carry more cargo than American owned foreign flags. A Washington spokesman says foreign flags are preferred for lower crews and tax treatment, with unions opposing registry abroad. Most U S owned foreign flag vessels are registered in Panama Liberia or Honduras.
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Barbara Boardman
Miss Boardman
Congresional Information Service
Washington, D.C
U.S
Panama
Liberia
Honduras
Son of Former POW Sought by Family Amid Record Confusion
Downey wife seeks help locating her son a German POW from World War II who has been in and out of veterans hospitals. ACTION LINE traced the records to VA offices in Washington Little Rock and St. Louis but none hold current files. The family fears the son may be lost in the system.
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Veterans
West Los Angeles
Action Line
E.P
Downey
Washington, D.C
The
Veterans Administration
Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis
Special SSA department handles emergency mail forwarding
The Social Security Administration in Baltimore has a dedicated bureau for forwarding mail in emergencies. Send the letter intended for your son with an explanation of why you need to reach him, and it will be forwarded to his last known address.
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Social Security Administration
Bureau of Data Processing and Accounts
Baltimore
Yosemite Master Plan considers camp limits and reservations
In February the Yosemite Park Master Plan Committee in Fresno reviewed plans to regulate campgrounds as up to 12 000 campers have occupied sites meant for half that number. Campers will need to register on entry and no more will be admitted once sites are full. An advance reservation system for next year is being considered along with shuttle buses, small sight seeing buses and a new Merced River bridge for pedestrians bicycles and horses.
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Yosemite Park
Fresno
National Park Service
Merced River
Eulogy Ad Sparks Call for Unity Across Nation
A Bellflower minister Dr H Frank Collins printed a Vietnam soldier death tribute in the I PTs church section on April 27. The letter condemns using the fallen soldier to fuel hatred while urging Americans to protect the Bill of Rights and Ten Commandments. It mourns all who have sacrificed for freedom and challenges divisions in the country.
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H. Frank Collins
Bellflower
Vietnam
I PT
Martin Luther King
Long Beach
Navy Mother Accused In $96 Billion Check Forgery
Virginia Vigil, a Long Beach housewife, was arrested after attempting to cash a Treasury issued check for 96 billion dollars at U S National Bank in Long Beach. Police detained her, while an 8 year old child was taken to the station. Vigil’s husband Frank R Vigil is a Navy petty officer stationed in the Western Pacific off Vietnam.
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Long Beach
U.S. Treasury
Virginia Vigil
Ecklund
United States of America
Western Pacific
Vietnam
Skaggs
Olsen
GOP leaders split over Nixon Rockefeller in party poll
A UPI survey of 31 GOP state leaders shows Nixon leading Rockefeller in 21 states while Rockefeller leads in 10. Some leaders did not name a preferred frontrunner and many express strong confidence in the GOP winning the presidency this year.
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Washington
UPI
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Guard In Long Beach Receives Select Reserve Status
The California National Guard designated the 40th Infantry Brigade at Long Beach as a select reserve force. Its 3,377 civilian soldiers will drill 72 weekends yearly to reach combat readiness, with full manpower and equipment, to back up the active army on short notice. Training will include riot control, though not as its main purpose.
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California National Guard
40Th Infantry
Long Beach
Select Reserve
Eric Peterson
National Guard
Sacramento
California Guard
Select Reserve Force
49Th Infantry Brigade
Alameda
Redondo Ave
Viet Cong blast hits Saigon TV complex in deadly attack
In Saigon an explosives laden taxi hit the U.S. South Vietnamese television complex killing three Vietnamese and wounding many, including five Americans. The blast damaged nearby Saigon University offices housing World University Services National Committee.
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Saigon
UPI
Saigon University
World University Services National Committee
Telephone Pact Vote in Southland Amid Ongoing Strikes
Members of the Communication Workers of America will ballot Saturday on ratification of proposed contracts with Bell System subsidiaries in the Southland. The nationwide strike remains unsettled as 13 000 Federation of Women Telephone Workers members negotiate with Pacific Telephone with no immediate end in sight.
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Communication Workers of America
Bell System
Southland
Pacific Telephone
Federation of Women Telephone Workers
FWTW
Petition drive backs modernizing Immaculate Heart nuns
A four week campaign called Project Petition collected 25 336 signatures to urge Pope Paul VI to support and encourage the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in renewing their religious and community life. The drive, led by John Thorpe in Los Angeles, exceeded its goal by over four times.
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Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Vatican
Los Angeles
John Thorpe
Thorpe
Immaculate Heart Sisters
Pope Paul
Cardinal McIntyre
Long Beach Area
Poor People’s March Hits Troubles in Marks Mississippi
The Dr. King march from Memphis faced disruption as a news helicopter was hit by a .22 caliber bullet over Marks, Mississippi. Demonstrators were forced to return to Memphis after lodging arrangements on a 44 acre field proved unsuitable. Reginald Smith and Larry Paomroy reported the strike and landing in the front yard.
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Marks
Miss
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Mississippi
Mem
Stanford performs eighth human heart transplant
Rizor, a 40 year old Salinas carpenter, received a new heart at Stanford University Medical Center and was reported in fair condition ten hours after surgery. He is the eighth person worldwide to undergo a heart transplant, with Dr. Norman E. Shumway leading the Stanford team. The donor was a 43 year old man who died of brain damage. family requested anonymity. Rizor’s wife Eileen spoke before the operation, noting his long illness and hope for a new chance at life. A 10 to 14 hour critical period followed, with artificial respiration due to a lung condition. A later report was expected at 10:30 a.m. The story continues on Page A-4.
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Stanford
Joseph Rizor
Salinas
Stanford University Medical Center
Rizor
Norman E. Shumway
Shumway
Rizer
Carpenter
Eileen
Joe
Cape Town
South Africa
Phillip Blaiberg
Student Rebel Lions Rally On Remote Leadership Claim
A brief note cites Columbia Berkeley students aligning with a revolt over what they call remote administrative leadership. The piece appears on pages A-11 and A-13 references SPACE EFFORT budget cuts by the House.
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Columbia
Berkeley
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