Action Line answers readers questions in Long Beach edition
A Long Beach reader asks about a Florida monkey order and a Wave reunion. Action Line explains refunds for a failed monkey shipment and confirms the Wave reunion runs July 20 to July 24 at the El Cortez Hotel San Diego, marking the Navy's distaff force 25th anniversary.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
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San Diego
Navy Public Affairs Office
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Norma
Independent
Press-Telegram
Reunion contact and stock inquiry prompt notes
Actionfine M Batchelder national chairman for the reunion can be reached at Post Office Box 12007 San Diego 92132 for information and reservations. A reader reports a failed shirt promise from International of Hong Kong Los Angeles, with delays due to factory shipments. some orders may arrive soon. The Milan Brake Company stock has no apparent value after its charter was revoked in 1936. letters of explanation can be sent to Secretary of State Carson City and attorney Breeze in Las Vegas for old file access.
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San Diego
International of
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Hong Hong
China
Jay
Milan Brake Company
Nevada
Joe Milan
Action Line
Seal Beach
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Carson City
Nev
John Woodburn
Woodburn
John M. Koontz
Belmont Shore center strip signs flare up again
A Belmont Shore resident complains about realtors using the Second Street center strip for Open House signs over weekends and weekdays. She urges city action to curb clutter after weeks of remodeling and notes signs appear after her weekend pan.
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Belmont Shore
Second Street
Signs posted on Belmont Shore center strip trigger impound rule
City Ordinance 8140.11 forbids any signs on city property unless officially ordered. When signs appear in the Second Street center strip, the Park Department must impound them and hold for the owners. Jol Williams notes the action line caution.
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Second Street
Belmont Shore
Jol Williams
Soviets Aim to Expel U.S. 6th Fleet Amid Mideast Crisis
Soviet sources say Moscow will exploit the Arab Israeli crisis to pressure Washington to pull the 6th Fleet from the Mediterranean. Brezhnev has urged its withdrawal, arguing the fleet backs Israeli aggression. Moscow seeks to isolate the Kremlin by turning Arab states against the fleet while bolstering Soviet influence in Syria Egypt and Yemen.
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Mideast
Leonid Brezhnev
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Cyprus
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6Th Fleet
Kremlin
Syria
Egypt
Yemen
Preacher Flops At Topless Bar In San Bernardino
AP reports Rev. Arthur Blessett preached on stage at Sinners Tavern in San Bernardino as two pool games continued. About 50 patrons watched with few showing interest while Mrs Blessett announced she was a go go girl for Christ. Blessett tied his message to Haight Ashbury hippies Hell s Angels and Sunset Strip crowd.
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San Bernardino
Arthur Blessett
Sinners Tavern
Woman Drowns in Kelp Bed Near Catalina Island
A Manhattan Beach woman, 46, Maxine Starkey, drowned during a Sunday scuba dive a mile off Catalina Island while tangled in kelp with her husband Marvin Starkey and their 17 year old son Michael. Michael recovered her body, and the 5 p.m. incident left the family aboard their sailboat A Main.
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Avalon Harbor
Marvin J. Starkey
Starkey
Fellows Learning From Mistakes Impressively Educated
If people learn from their mistakes, a few fellows appear to be getting a fantastic education as they reflect, adjust, and improve their approaches based on past errors.
United Arab Republic seeks UN help to free five soldiers
The UAR appealed to the United Nations for the immediate release of five soldiers captured near the Gaza border during the crisis with Israel. Cairo tied the move to possible escalation and warned of total war if attacked. The appeal came as UN Security Council planned to meet to address the mounting Middle East tensions.
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Round-Trip Crashes Car Spree Jails Sailors
Two Long Beach Navy men faced felony hit and grand theft auto charges after a car rammed two motorcyclists on Pacific Coast Highway near Anaheim Street at 2 am, then sped back to strike bystanders. Witnesses chased the vehicle. police later found it parked.
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Long Beach Navy
John Thomas Matn
Richard Lane Blaylock
Daisy Ave
Apt
Warrick
Pacific Coast Highway
Anaheim Street
Bemnis G. Majors
Long Beach
Kimena Avenue
Emory Slop-In Sees Cafeteria Waste Parade Before Exams
Emory University students staged a free-for-all Aggression Rally to blow off steam before finals starting June 3. Mrs Helen Jenkins and Dr McLaren Johnson Jr led the mess with stale desserts and vegetables, firing at targets while President Sanford Atwood triggered the start. The melee lasted about 30 minutes as tomatoes and mudballs flew.
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Atlanta
Emory University
Helen Jenkins
Emory
McLaren Johnson Jr
Johnson
Jenkins
Sanford S. Atwood
Atwood
Cairo Al Ahram reports U S airlifting arms to Israel
Al Ahram reports the United States is airlifting weapons and ammunition from Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya to bolster Israel's military position. The airlift is described as underway to aid Israel's forces.
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Cairo
al Ahram
U.S
Libya
Israel
Wheelus Air Force Base
Sea Land Battle: Edson Hit by Viet Nam Artillery
North Vietnamese forces shelled the Long Beach based destroyer Edson in the Sea Land action with shore batteries near the Vietnam Demilitarized Zone. Three crew members suffered moderate wounds requiring hospital care. seven were treated aboard the Edson. The Edson remained on combat station, with Bigelow and Taylor returning fire and the barrage ceasing per Navy statements.
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Vietnam Demilitarized Zone
Long Beach
Fdson
Edson
Bigelow
Taylor
Three ships return home from Vietnam duty today
The guided missile destroyer USS Waddell and destroyers USS Picking and Brinkley Bass arrive at 9 15 a m today and moor at Naval Station Pier 15 after a six month deployment from Vietnam.
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Picking
Brinkley Bass
Vietnam
Naval Station
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