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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1969
Page
2
Instructional note from a newspaper column describing ACTION LINE as a service to answer reader questions. It provides mailing address in Long Beach California and phone hours for questions.
John Stratford, Seal Beach city engineer, says the large balloon like structure over the Seal Beach Water Department reservoir near Los Alamitos Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway is a covered small reservoir. California health codes require covered tanks in inhabited areas.
The DOT explains the 12 new cars with low mileage are bought for spot checking by its motion officer and later resold. Proceeds fund purchases of new testing vehicles. Cars are sourced randomly from nationwide dealers to avoid special prep, ensuring neutral testing.
Spring rains caused a large sand and silt buildup at the Los Angeles River mouth halting the Pier 1 boat launch for perhaps the summer. Lawrence McDowell of the Long Beach Marine Department estimates dredging could cost up to 1 million dollars as the city surveys the sand and plans next steps with county and federal agencies.
Koreana Gifts in Los Angeles offers a two piece Korean baby and child costume with chima and chogori in silk priced 20 to 25 dollars. If unavailable or too small, owner John Han can have a custom outfit made. The shop also sells Korean games records dictionaries magazines wall hangings and gifts.
Action Line traced the filets from Stock Yards Packing Co Chicago to California via Little Audrey's Transportation in Los Angeles then to Desert Empire Express for home delivery. Delivery forms were never completed causing the hang up.
American experts see new elements in the Viet Cong 10 point plan for settlement and note it could signal willingness to negotiate. Nixon meets Kissinger at Key Biscayne as White House holds reaction pending study. ambiguity remains over how Vietnamese armed forces issues will be settled and whether a mutual withdrawal framework can be enforceable.
The Justice Department opens a two count inquiry into Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas and his ties to the Wolfson Family Foundation. Officials study possible violations of laws against federal officials receiving private compensation and judges practicing law. Fortas denies any wrongdoing while the probe proceeds at high levels.
A garbage truck displays a curious slogan reading Used Vitamin Convoy Service, drawing attention from passersby and prompting questions about its meaning and origin.
Tornadoes ripped eastern Ohio and the Tap pan Lake area causing one death and at least 40 injuries. Homes and apartment buildings suffered extensive damage, with Kettering seeing over 1 million dollars in losses as National Guard units responded. Ohio Governor Rhodes toured the devastation.
Dr. Roy Hertz of the National Institute of Health urged doctors to weigh potential cancer risks when prescribing birth control pills used by 10 million American women. He called for expanded controlled studies to determine any long term cancer producing effects, noting possible cancers could appear a decade after use. Hertz cited animal data and human observations suggesting estrogen hormones in pills may influence breast and womb cancers.
Riot clashes erupted at CCNY with police using nightsticks as demonstrators damaged buildings and injured several. In Washington DC at Howard University protesters occupied six buildings for a second day prompting contempt citations and possible police removal.
L Stewart Hinckley of Redlands and his wife Bertha were killed when their light plane crashed while landing at an Arizona airport. Hinckley, a Republican, served in the California Assembly and was named this year to the State Aeronautics Commission by Gov. Reagan. He had departed from Tri-City Airport near San Bernardino around 10 50 a m en route to Lake Powell with radio contact maintained until the crash at 1 30 p m. No trouble was indicated.
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