Action Line answers on U S Savings Bonds maturity
The column explains that Series E bonds continue to earn interest after maturity. An example shows a $25 bond bought in October 1942 would now be worth $43.74. For more details call the Federal Reserve Bank in Los Angeles or order redemption charts from the Government Printing Office.
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U.S
W.B
Long Beach
Richard Washburne
Savings Bond Division
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Los Angeles
Federal Reserve Bank
W. Olympic Blvd
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D.C
Smokejumper jobs in Redding offer seasonal work and training
U S Forest Service Northern California Service Center in Redding invites applicants for a seasonal smokejumper program running May 15 to Sept 30. Training lasts three weeks with pay in Redding, then assignment to manual labor projects regionwide while on call for fires. Qualifications include age 16 or older, height under 5 ft 3 in, good health, at least a high school education or equivalent, and one season of forest or brush fire experience. Applications accepted Jan 1 to Apr 15. Starting salary about 480 dollars monthly.
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Redding
J.D
Long Beach
U.S. Forest Service
Northern California
Airport Road
Calif
Diana Barrymore Dead at 38 in New York
The actress Diana Barrymore died in January 1960 at her New York apartment at age 38. Her career suffered and she had three troubled marriages and alcoholism. Her autobiography Too Much Too Soon, co written with Gerald Frank, is out of print but available for borrowing at the Los Angeles Public Library. Cherokee Book Shop in Hollywood offered a copy including tax and postage.
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Diana Barrymore
N.N
Pen Beach
New York
Squadron
Geous
Gerald Frank
Los Angeles
Cherokee Book Shop
Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood
Second cousins and removals explained in a reader letter
A Cypress reader disputes Marge Fahy on kinship terms claiming second cousins differ from cousins once removed. The letter cites a cousin chart from The Sunday Independent Parade section to support the view that children of a first cousin are first cousins once removed, while grandchildren are first cousins twice removed.
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Marge Fahy
Southern California Genealogical Society
Sunday Independent, Press-Telegram
C.D.H
Cypress
California boards plan moral instruction in public schools
California state Board of Education unanimously approves an 8 page Guideline for Moral Instruction in California's Schools. The plan calls for grades K through 12 to learn America's religious heritage and morality as of 1776 with training for teachers and in-service programs. The measure seeks legislative help to promote traditionalism and limit humanism as a religion while noting hearings and further study are required before adoption.
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California
Los Angeles
State Board of Education
America
State Department of Education
Gene Ragle
Auburn
John Ford
San Diego
Long Beach
W. Howard Day
Max Rafferty
Donn Moomaw
Long Beach Beach Weather With Health Quarantine
Weather forecasters expect sunny skies and mid 80s in Long Beach with hazy sunshine as fog lifts. Orange County swimmers face a health quarantine at Huntington Beach State Park and West Newport due to Riverside sewer break pollution. Lifeguards warn to stay out of the surf while daily ocean samples show high bacteria counts and a formal end may take up to two weeks.
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Long Beach
Orange County
Health Department
Huntington Beach State Park
West Newport
John R. Philp
Dartmouth 45 Students Jailed for Building Takeover
Forty five Dartmouth College students were sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 100 dollars each for contempt of court after refusing to obey a judge’s order to leave the administration building they had seized. Judge Martin Loughlin ordered immediate confinement.
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Woodsville
N.H
Dartmouth College
Martin Loughlin
Dartmouth
Students For A Democratic Society
ROTC
Thaddeus Seymour
Philosopher Urges Strong Leaders to End Campus Unrest
Eric Hoffer told a Senate hearing that strong-willed university chancellors and city mayors are needed to counter campus and city disorders. The former migrant worker and author spoke during a Permanent Investigations subcommittee session on rioting and unrest.
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Washington
Eric Hoffer
Hoffer
America
Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Bonn Holds Line on Mark Revaluation Amid Global Pressure
Speculation mounted as Bonn pledged to keep the mark at its present parity despite a day of massive currency flows. Banks faced shortages as demand overwhelmed supply, prompting a currency suspension in Denmark. Analysts foresee potential taxes on exports and deposits to curb surpluses, with flanking measures expected to accompany the decision.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Bonn
Denmark
Germany
Mt San Antonio College Meeting Erupts In Student Scuffle
About 1,000 students and staff at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut near Los Angeles faced a violent clash over fund requests for Black Students Union and United Mexican American Students. Five injured, one stabbed with a fork. 35 deputy sheriffs alerted as fights spread beyond the podium.
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MT. San Antonio College
Walnut
Los Angeles
Black Students Union
United
Griffin Led Opposition to Jurist Fortas
Senator Robert P. Griffin disclosed that his life has been threatened over the Fortas controversy. He told reporters at a Detroit news conference that the threat was received by telephone and the FBI is investigating. Griffin urged Fortas to provide a full explanation of the $20,000 Wolfson Foundation donation and suggested resignation if doubts remain.
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Bill Anderson
Newsmen
BSU
UMAS
Detroit
UPI
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Griffin
Fortas
Johnson
FBI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Wolfson Family Foundation
Congress
Secretary Seeks Job With Clean Record and Eagerness to Learn
A candidate seeks employment as a secretary offering a clean record and a willingness to learn. No bad habits reported. ready to take on new tasks and duties.
Senatorial Committee Hears About School Lunch Fraud
The report notes a Senate committee inquiry into alleged fraud in school lunch programs. Officials described improper billing and potential misallocation of funds, with lawmakers calling for tighter oversight and reform measures to protect student meals.
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Senatorial Committee
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