Action Line helps find adaptive swing for disabled child
A reader seeks a jumper swing with back brace to aid a 16 month old born with multiple health issues. ACTION LINE arranges local manufacturers Logan and Company and Pacific Spring Engineering to build harness seat brace and special springs. The service also helps with a faulty gas candle order by H Olsen and Company offering replacement or refund after return.
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Action Line
Logan and Company
Orthopedic Appliances
Palm Drive
Los Angeles
Steve Orosz
Pacific Spring Engineering Corp
Firestone Blvd
South Gate
Kimberly
A. Sure
H. Olsen and Company
N. Jefferson St
Chicago
Helen Olsen
Sonny and Cher contest prizes finally awarded promises kept
Readers report a local Sonny and Cher lookalike contest awarded one water ski but withheld Cher outfits and photo copies. Harvey Kresky of the singing group agrees to deliver all prizes. Also, street department lockers were never promised and funding was redirected to street maintenance.
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Cher
Sonny and Cher
Harvey Kresky
Singing Swingers
Long Beach
Action Line
T.Y.S
John Williams
Williams
Reaction to teen behavior and public perception
A reader from Long Beach urges balanced views on teenagers, noting many volunteer efforts and the small fraction involved in crimes. The letter argues adults should reflect on their own youth and civic duties before criticizing youths.
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D. P
Long Beach
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Action Line
UROC Hits Kuchel at Meeting in Long Beach Arena
United Republicans of California delegates at the fourth annual convention condemned Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel for voting that favored centralized power and opposed the Soviet treaty. They urged support for candidates aligned with UROC principles and pledged to seek a Senate candidate who will advance the party platform. The group also rejected a shield against criticism for Republicans who fail to endorse the party line.
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United Republicans of
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
UROC
Long Beach
Senate
Republican Party
Kuchel
Everett M. Dirksen
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Eisenhower hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis at Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower lies in Walter Reed General Hospital after an attack of nausea vomiting and abdominal cramps at his Pennsylvania home. Doctors report acute gastroenteritis and say he rests comfortably under care of Col. Loren Parmley and staff with Mrs. Eisenhower present. The 78 year old has a long history of heart and intestinal ailments and recently returned from Palm Springs. President Johnson is informed.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Gettysburg
Gen
Eral
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Tke
Alness
Dent Johnson
Department of Medicine
Walter Reed
Central Park Zoo opens People House cafeteria
A new cafeteria named the People House opened at the Central Park Zoo on Sunday. The sign invited visitors to eat while animals watch, promising a change for the animals and guests alike.
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New York
Central Park Zoo
Brown threatens CDC exit over anti Johnson delegation
Former California governor Edmund G Brown said he would resign from the California Democratic Council if it sponsors a Vietnam peace delegation on the 1968 Democratic presidential primary ballot. He backs President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey for reelection and may lead their California delegation in June. He criticized Governor Reagan’s policies and predicted cuts in the Mental Hygiene Department.
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Sacramento
Edmund G. Brown
California Democratic Council
CDC
Johnson
Brown
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Brawn
Reagan
Reagan Jibes UC Campus Sandal Foot Bears Gridders
Gov Ronald Reagan teased the University of California at Berkeley football team in a speech to the United Republicans of California. He joked about putting cleats on their sandals and referenced former UC president Clark Kerr, noting Kerr remains on the faculty after his firing.
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Reagan
Ronald Reagan
University of California At Berkeley
Berkeley
United Republicans of California
University of California
Clark Kerr
University Board of Regents
One Reason We Can Love Our Enemies
A witty line notes that enemies are reliable in one way they never borrow. The remark plays on reciprocity and trust dynamics, offering a light, humorous perspective on conflict.
Ex Actor Ted Hecht Held in Wife's Death Mystery
HOLLYWOOD UP A former actor and cousin of Ben Hecht was booked on suspicion of murder after his wife Jean 45 died at County General Hospital. Detectives said friends found Mrs Hecht with bruises and contusions at the Hecht apartment early Sunday.
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Hollywood
Ben Hecht
Theodore Hecht
Jean
County General Hospital
Six Towns Periled in W Virginia Tornado Threats Rise
Severe spring weather swept across the Mid Atlantic and Southeast with tornadoes and thunderstorms from Texas to Wisconsin and South Carolina. Six West Virginia communities faced rising flood waters while a southeast Virginia funnel cloud touched down near Keller. Navy vessels at Hampton Roads endured buffeting though no serious damage reported. A 17 year old surfer was swept five miles from Virginia Beach and rescued by a Navy helicopter amid debris and partially destroyed property.
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Texas
Wisconsin
South Carolina
West Virginia
Virginia
Keller
Navy
Hampton Roads
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Virginia Beach
Weather Bureau
South Hill
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Banansia
Nis
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