Point Blank Murder Claim From Pinkville Massacre Witnesses
Three American GIs describe the March 1968 Pinkville attack as point-blank murder. Sgt Michael Bernhardt, 23, says he stood by as the massacre occurred, calling it deliberate and deliberate killing in the residents’ presence.
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S. Viet
Washington
Pinkville
Michael Bernhardt
Action Line Helps Readers Solve Problems
A reader service outlines how to get assistance by writing ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or calling 432-3451 during specified hours Monday through Friday. Questions chosen aim to address general interest and usefulness.
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Long Beach
Calif
Safe breakable bottles for mock barroom brawls offered in LA
Ellis Mercantile Co. in Los Angeles sells harmless breakable bottles for skits. Resin shellac and sugar solution bottles cost 5 to 12.50 dollars depending on size and variety.
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R. B
Buena Park
Ellis Mercantile Co
N. la Brea Ave
Los Angeles
Color TV woes spark talk of repair costs and safety
Readers report failed color TV picture tubes and costly repairs the warranty covers only tube replacement, not labor. The discussion notes color sets cost more to maintain than black and white, with buyers urged to consider price before purchase.
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Long Beach. A
Action Line
Ray Thompson
Thompson
Seventh St
Crutch maker found. dentures complaint guides aid
Action Line traced the Edco Surgical Supply Co as the crutch manufacturer for a prior Hudson Vitamin Products Co order and noted a Glendale Home Hospital Supply Co possible COD purchase. For ill fitting dentures a consumer should file with the State Board of Dental Examiners in Sacramento for an adjustment request.
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Hudson Vitamin Products Co
New York
Action Line
J.R.P
Paramount
Long Beach
State Board of Dental Examiners
Sacramento
Calif
David Hamrock
Hamrock
Los Angeles Prosecutions Rise Under New Pornography Statutes
Los Angeles County District Attorney Evelle J. Younger announced plans to prosecute 306 cases involving pornographic literature now that new state laws are in effect.
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Los Angeles County
Evelle J. Younger
Tremors Shake Up Eight States Across Appalachia
An earthquake measuring 4.75 on the Richter scale rattled the Appalachians from Kentucky to Georgia, with the epicenter west of Roanoke Virginia. The tremor caused minor damage in Virginia and North Carolina, toppled windows, and swayed large buildings, while extending to Ohio and Tennessee with reports of snow and wind in Boone North Carolina.
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Raleigh
N.C
UPI
Appalachian Ridge
Virginia
North Carolina
National Earthquake Center
Rockville
Roanoke
Virginia- West Virginia
Kentucky
Georgia
Giles County
Roy Montgomery
Glenlyn
Irving Miles
Boone
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio
West Virginia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Kingsport
Tenn
Wish for What You Have
A reflective thought on contentment urging readers to focus on present blessings rather than longing for unavailable desires. The piece explores gratitude as a practical guide to happier living.
Senate Split Over Haynsworth Vote Frays GOP Unity
The neutral stance in the Haynsworth confirmation fight tightened as Sen. John Williams opposed the nominee and Sen. George Aiken expressed support. The New York Times tally showed 44 pro or leaning yes and 52 against or leaning no, with four undecided. If undecideds don’t shift, the nomination fails. a later shift could force a 50 50 tie decided by Vice President Agnew. Remaining undecideds include Bible Cooper Gore and Randolph. The six Republicans leaning against stay firm, with Mathias preparing a speech against confirmation.
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John J. Williams
Delaware
Haynsworth
Williams
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate
New York Times
Spiro T. Agnew
Alan Bible
D-Nev
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Charles McC. Mathias
Maryland
Mark O. Hatfield
Robert W. Packwood
Oregon
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Winds to Subside Bring Hazy Sunshine in Southland
Santana winds that battered the Southland Wednesday will ease today, bringing hazy sun. Gusts reached 50 mph in the San Fernando Valley and 33 mph near Falle with 25 mph at Leach Airport, caused by a high pressure system over the Great Basin. Wind damage was heaviest north of Los Angeles, with some trees toppled in Long Beach.
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Southland
Weather Bureau
San Fernando Valley
Falle
Leach Airport
Great Basin
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Fulbright Criticizes Laird After Closed Session
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird refused to reveal timing or size of U.S. troop withdrawals in Vietnam to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after a six hour closed session. Chairman Fulbright accused the Nixon administration of pushing a prolonged war and avoiding negotiated settlement.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Nixon
Laird
Lunar liftoff set after moonwalks and surveyor study
Apollo 12 astronauts Conrad and Bean halted at 11:45 p.m. PST to prepare for liftoff from the moon and rendezvous with the Yankee Clipper. They gathered nearly 100 pounds of lunar rock and soil samples and examined Surveyor 3, noting its brown color from sun exposure as pictures roll.
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America
Space Center
Houston
UPI
Surveyor
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Alan L. Bean
Intrepid
Conrad
Bean
Moon
Lunar
Earth
Star of the Pacific limps toward unfriendly port
Snippet notes a damaged L B schooner Star of the Pacific limping toward a hostile port. Other items include crisis in enrollment denying 10 000 qualified students from state colleges and Wilbur Mills pursuing a 20 percent Social Security hike.
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L.B
Star of the Pacific
Wilbur Mills
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