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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1969
Page
1
The service invites readers to send questions by mail to Box 230 Long Beach California or call 432-3451 with available hours 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Questions chosen for general interest and helpfulness.
Don Greenburg of Reddi Wip says the propellants in whipped cream pressure cans are inert gases such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide and pose no harm. He cautions against squirting whipped cream into a baby's mouth due to choking or mouth injury risks.
A reader reports six years with American Express but no new card this year after letters to Los Angeles and New York offices. NY records show the card number was dropped by a computer. official promises update and mail within 10 days.
Reader notes a vintage sax needs expert repair and warns against self assembly. Long Beach area repairmen with years of experience can overhaul and reassemble for about $88, urging skilled technicians only.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, standing in for vacationing President Nixon, led a Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery before a small crowd. He laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and urged Americans to honor obligations to secure peace and freedom, while the crowd size was far below typical.
Parents at Poly High School in Long Beach prepare for a series of meetings under the School District to ease tensions between black and white students. Spokesmen say Friday’s plan aims to avoid boycotts and armed campus security, with participants including militant groups and diverse parents.
In Yenne Vietnam on a hot Memorial Day a group of about 50 U S Marines from the 1st Division prayed under a blazing sun. Navy Cmdr A W Robertson led the service amid dust and fatigue on a combat base six miles south of Da Nang with sporadic fire echoing beyond the perimeter.
Thousands of demonstrators marched for a "people's park" under watchful National Guard and armed police. The protest included tree planting and impromptu parklets while authorities warned against unlawful assembly. The event drew diverse attendees, including Ronald Dellums, amid prior clashes over the park site.
The home delivered price of The Independent and the Press-Telegram will rise by 50 cents per month starting June 1. The higher cost reflects increased production and newsprint expenses, amounting to less than two cents per day per subscriber.
Residents note that the same group of men who jog around the block also operate tractor lawn mowers. The sighting links fitness routines with yard work, reflecting a shared outdoor activity pattern in the neighborhood.
A notice states funds will be paid to an approved broad based organization capable of founding and operating a rumor center and that information may be turned over to schools or police after verification.
Air California Flight 131 with 196 aboard was recalled to Orange County Airport Friday after an anonymous call claimed a bomb was onboard. Sheriff's bomb squad searched the jet. no devices found. A drunken passenger’s remark about getting “bombed” led to a second search when the plane landed in San Francisco.
A sailor docks a trimaran in Newport Beach after completing a circumnavigation. The event is noted on page A-3 with brief mention of continuing local interest and lingering questions about the voyage.
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