23 May 1969
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1969
Page
1
U S combat deaths in Vietnam reach the second highest weekly total of the year with 430 Americans killed and 2 185 wounded after last week’s fighting at Hamburger Hill. Enemy deaths total 5 686, and overall U S battle deaths rise to 35 264 since January 1 1961 with 225 710 wounded.
Community readers can send questions to ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 for assistance. Hours are 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. The service aims to answer questions, cut red tape, and defend rights.
Residents report a large ditch on Stearns Street near Albury and Conquis ta Avenues that draws children and can cause accidents. City official John Williams says funds were authorized in 1964 for a new drainage system to begin in 1972 and no temporary cover plans exist.
The article explains selling a ring to private parties or through a jeweler, noting Walkers jewelry denies used diamonds, while most jewelers avoid buying old items. In Long Beach, buyers must hold a city license, file seller and article descriptions with police, and keep the item 21 days before resale. Pawnshops buy jewelry but pay the least.
Gardena reader asks how to resolve a missed license sticker for a 1968 Ford pickup after paying $132 for two registrations. A DMV official in Sacramento investigates the cashing of the check and the missing sticker while the truck faces a Municipal Court appearance.
A Bar Mitzvah marks a Jewish boy’s 13th birthday and religious coming of age with a Sabbath ceremony in the synagogue. Rabbi Sidney S. Guthmann of Temple Sinai in Long Beach notes girls may have a Bath Mitzvah in modern practice and describes customary gifts and celebrations.
National Guardsmen surrounded downtown Berkeley and arrested more than 300 demonstrators at People's Park as order was sought. Governor Reagan pledged to keep force to restore order while noting no extra troops needed now.
Washington documents reveal a Pentagon plan to scuttle 10 of its 41 Polaris submarines after Poseidon tests reduce need for the fleet. The Pentagon's analysts say the Poseidon program will replace Polaris on 31 subs, with potential savings of 70 million dollars in the coming fiscal year and 150 million in the next.
Greensboro officers and National Guard troops enforce an 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. curfew after a Negro youth was killed in violence on the North Carolina A&T University campus Friday morning.
The government reports an April rise of six tenths of one percent in living costs on top of steady increases since August 1965. Food clothing and transportation costs climbed while housing costs jumped seven tenths of one percent and medical care rose over eight percent.
Apollo 10 crew led by Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan completed two low lunar sweeps and a final return docking with the command ship John Young aboard Charlie Brown. The mission endured a mis-set control switch causing gyroscopic gyrations but was corrected manually.
A juror from the Sirhan panel explains the deliberation path and verdict reasoning on the case. The article appears on page A-3 of the Inside Independent edition.
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