Action Line seeks info on The Great Imposter Demara
Readers asked if Action Line can locate Ferdinand Waldo Demara known as The Great Imposter. The piece notes Demara posed as a Navy surgeon priest prison warden and college dean and was living as a postulant in a Missouri interfaith monastery in 1964 before vanishing again. He reportedly returns to California and is described as in his mid forties about 6 feet tall 250 pounds with contact through Melvin Belli of San Francisco.
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Harry Rosenthal
Associated Press
George Williams
Daily News Bulletin
Brookfield
California
Melvin Belli
Belli
Montgomery St
San Francisco
Veterans burial aid after two wars resolved
A mother reports her son, twice in the Navy, later dishonorably discharged, died last January and she sought a $250 veteran’s burial allowance. Action Line adviser John Odegard says names were mixed at the VA delaying the file. issue corrected and the burial allotment will be sent to the mortuary within two weeks. A separate reader asks about auto warranty reimbursements after repairs. official notes that due to warranty terms, reimbursement is limited, but a Ford service manager offers to cover costs as if they had been repaired at an authorized agency, while noting no agency service record exists in the file.
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John Odegard
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Ford
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Compton
Gerbig
Social Security quarters and benefit increases explained
A reader asks about making up lost Social Security quarters to raise payouts. McCarty says quarters affect eligibility, not benefit size, but higher income in the last year may trigger a future increase. Benefits are based on earnings from a five year window and notice comes from Baltimore.
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Social Security
B J.mccarty
McCarty
Baltimore
Johnson Faces Deep Trouble in California Primary
California Democrats face a split scene as President Johnson confronts a volatile base and Wallace opposition. A Wallace delegate slate could win 30 percent, a peace slate about 20 percent, risking Johnson controls in the California primary and convention.
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California
Johnson
Wallace
Arabs Call Up Reserve Forces Amid Egyptian Mobilization
Cairo reports total mobilization of 160000 reserve troops and calls for reinforcement of the army. Iraqi units to be sent to border while PLO vows intensified attacks on Israeli shipping. Air raid sirens and troop movements seen near Cairo as Suez access tightens. Egyptian naval craft move southward through the canal. Field Marshal Amer announces possible doubling of land forces via reserve activation.
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Gulf of Aqaba
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Abdel Hakim Amer
Armed Forces
Hepatitis Spread by Paid Blood Warned
Stanford surgeon Dr. J Garratt Allen warned in San Diego that at least 5 000 Californians contract infectious hepatitis yearly from paid skid row blood donors. He said contaminated blood spreads hepatitis and kills patients during surgery and noted most carriers are prisoners or on skid row and that testing banked blood is impossible.
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UPS
Stanford University
California
J. Garratt Allen
Stanford
Allen
Race Row Flares in Vallejo
Violent scene erupts in Vallejo near Floyd Terrace housing as about 1 000 Black residents gathered. Snipers fired shots, a youth was wounded by shotgun pellets, and police cars were pelted with bottles and rocks. The city mobilized its 70 officer force with extra deputies and highway patrols.
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ODA Ss a Sign on an Office Bulletin Board
A brief office bulletin board sign reads It pays to be positive we think. The message promotes a constructive mindset in the workplace.
Anaheim Boy 14 Shot Dead At Home
A 14 year old boy was shot to death at his Anaheim home early Sunday. One of two younger companions was taken into custody for involuntary manslaughter investigation. Paul B Kramer age scan 534 N Whitlier Ave, the death details remain limited as detectives proceed. A hearing to determine juvenile action was expected today. Richard R Aberegg age 15 of 2201 N Redwood St was present. the third youth was not identified.
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Paul B. Kramer
N. Whitlier Ave
Richard R. Aberegg
Redwood St
Kramer
Riot Hits San Diego Downtown Mall After Rock Show
A riot in San Diego involved about 500 youths and 34 Negroes and 4 whites were arrested after attacks on police cars and banks. Four adults faced riot charges, three more on assaulting an officer, while others were sent to juvenile court. Three officers and two private guards were injured. one officer was kicked in the face. The melee started when fans tried to crash a Smo key Robinson and The Mirates show at the Community Concourse.
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Ted Suter
Bobby Gene Ensor
Wilson W. Wood
Mercy Hospital
Smokey Robinson and
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Scandinavian sex moving to United States
Demographers compare U s attitudes to Scandinavian norms on sex education and contraception. The piece notes easy access to birth control in Scandinavia, vending machines, mail order, and youth access with minimal parental consent. It cites Dr Bertie Wikstrom on teen pregnancy and education.
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U-5
Scandinavia
U.S
Scandinavian Times
California
Sweden
Denmark
Turtle weighs in at a ton after wild three hour fight
A 1,000 pound turtle caused a dramatic scene in L.B. during a three hour battle before it was subdued and removed. The incident interrupted local activity and drew spectators, highlighting odd wildlife events in the area.
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