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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
1
The notice announces ACTION LINE as a service to solve problems and cut red tape. Readers can write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during specified hours Monday through Friday for selected questions of general interest and usefulness.
Action Line confirms Don Beamsley of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the Wilson High School class of 1945 alumnus who grew up in Long Beach. He plays organ for home games and freelances as a studio musician in the off season, with credits at Horace Heidt Band Warner Bros. Studio and Leighton Noble’s Orchestra. He is married with two children Cheri and Ronnie.
The Justice Department quietly began a grand jury probe into a 1967 action by Justice Abe Fortas's former firm that delayed turning over documents to federal anti racketeering prosecutors. Political embarrassment followed as Nixon aides faced calls for Fortas to resign and questions over a $20 000 fee from Louis E Wolfson's family foundation. Two former firm members from Arnold & Porter were to testify.
The man in command during the Pueblo incident, Bucher, expressed relief that the proceedings are concluded and he will not face court-martial. His attorney said charges are dismissed and Bucher is cleared, with no further comment planned. He awaits a new ship assignment and praises his crew while noting remedial Navy measures.
A reader asks where to find history and value for antique English glass and china. The Long Beach Public Library holds key titles on British table glass and ceramics and on Wedgwood and Staffordshire pottery. For value estimates, Warman’s Eighth and Ninth Antiques price guides are recommended reference works, with Ninth edition available for $7.95 postpaid.
The Nile is cited as the longest river at 4 145 miles with 960 navigable. the Amazon is the longest navigable at 3 900 miles with 3 750 navigable. Portraits of American Women is a volunteers panel program by the Community Relations Conference of Southern California seeking speakers and volunteers in Long Beach and Orange County. Contact Lucille Wheatley at 10496 Lindbrook Drive Westwood 474 4723.
January payment of 150 dollars for Civic Reading Club subscription remains unpaid as no magazines arrived. Look magazine telemarketer reported by W.B. Long Beach and Paul Stanley could not be located. Louis Whipple in Redondo Beach traced address changes and will seek central office in Omaha to locate Stanley and issue.
A humorous note on a one way street mentions how drivers can only be bumped from behind, implying predictable traffic quirks and lighthearted misfortune without causing harm.
A $113.9 million damage suit against Diners Queen Mary Corp and American Airlines alleges monopolistic control of commercial enterprises aboard the Long Beach luxury liner. Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the suit was submitted Tuesday.
Washington favors a large postal distribution center to ease crowding at the Third Street Long Beach main post office. Rep. Craig Hosmer noted regional support and proposed locating the facility near the Long Beach Municipal Airport and the San Diego Freeway. The report also covers a separate Wrather Corp. lawsuit seeking 113.9 million related to a Queen Mary sub-lease and Diners Club's city lease.
President Nixon declared hunger in America embarrassing and intolerable and urged Congress to fund a sweeping revamp that would raise the annual cost to about 2.5 billion within 13 months. The plan would apply nutrition based food stamps to all eligible very low income families at no cost to them with a 30 percent income cap, extend coverage to 440 counties by July 1970, and reach 14 percent of the poor in regions lacking aid.
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee blocked court-martials for Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and Lt. Stephen R. Harris, while recommending reprimands for some officers and admonitions for others. He cited their imprisonment by North Korea and avoided further punishment, saying they have suffered enough.
A Page A-28 analysis examines the pros and cons of building standards for earthquake resilience. It weighs engineering guidelines, retrofitting costs, and safety benefits, noting how codes influence construction choices and regional risk mitigation.
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