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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1969
Page
1
The service invites readers to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432-3451 during specified hours for questions chosen for broad public interest and usefulness.
Mrs V R Long Beach asks about Christmas exams. Charles Harmon says no exams are held this year as the Long Beach Post Office hires only with prior postal experience. Qualified applicants may apply Nov 14 21 at the Main Office basement on Third Street and Long Beach Boulevard.
Readers raise issues from disability insurance coverage to juvenile murder eligibility. The column notes a 90 day coverage extension for a hospitalized employee under Bates Industries policy, and explains minors 16 18 could face murder charges in superior court but not receive a death sentence. It cites authorities from the California Division of Labor Law Enforcement and district attorney offices.
Dr. John C. Pollard says adolescent males feel sexually threatened by modern mass media and a push to manhood, leading some to drugs as a coping strategy. He notes amphetamines reduce potency and that the era’s mobile society erodes extended families, worsening distress among boys.
Three armed men ambushed an Aqueduct to Manhattan Wells Fargo truck as it headed to Morgan Guaranty. They cuffed guards, and outsiders loaded cash totaling 1,377,000 dollars, leaving coins and smaller bills. The raid occurred amid Veterans Day betting proceeds insured by Aqueduct and Wells Fargo.
The Nixon administration will phase out all but essential DDT uses over two years in a coordinated effort by Agriculture Interior and Health Education and Welfare. Secretary Finch called DDT a pervasive threat while noting bans will not be immediate and manufacturing will not end. The Mrak commission urged drastic use reductions to protect food and environments.
Ground crews replaced a leaking liquid hydrogen tank in Apollo 12 to preserve a Friday launch window for astronauts Conrad Gordon and Bean. If delayed, the mission would shift to December 4 with a revised landing target in Ocean of Storms.
Washington braces for a major antiwar rally as almost 9000 riot trained troops are placed on alert and organizers anticipate a record crowd to descend for a three day demonstration. Officials say hotel and feeding space are in short supply with about 22000 of the needed 90000 accommodations secured. The White House says President Nixon will stay at the mansion Saturday night during the climactic events.
In Washington protests near the White House prompt a precautionary mobilization. The 82nd Airborne from Ft. Bragg is first on standby with other units to support 3,800 police and 2,000 National Guards if summoned. Officials stress no action unless needed.
A bomb shattered two walls in a washroom of the Criminal Courts building near police HQ as New York faced a new wave of bomb threats followingEarlier blasts at three major office buildings. FBI arrests four New Yorkers on conspiracy to destroy government property. two allegedly tried to plant time bombs in Army trucks at the National Guard Armory.
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