ACTION LINE answers readers questions on weights seals and more
The Action Line column handles diverse reader questions from cream and milk weights to motorcycle service charges. It details prices for vacuum sealers, notes Yamaha wiring delays, and recounts Ted LeBerthon’s death while summarizing his career as a civil rights columnist and editor.
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Long Beach
Calif
Yamaha
Yamaha International Corp
Montebello
J. Hyde
Jenkins Sports Center
Action Line
Hyde
Pew
A. Container Supply Co
Cecilia St
Cudahy
Los Angeles
Fresno
LeBerthon
Fresno Register
Los Angeles Evening Herald
Los Angeles Daily News
Catholic Digest
St. Paul, Minn
Tidings
Pittsburgh Courier
Catholic Interracial Council of
Martin DePoress
Sailboat donation offered to Sea Scout unit in Long Beach
Dave Riser skipper of Sea Scout Unit 568 says the eight foot sabot sailboat needing work will be repaired by the group. The unit is taking sailing lessons to earn qualified sailor certificates. Riser will call to arrange pickup.
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Long Beach
Dave Riser
Sea Scout Unit 568
Sea Scout Group
Riser
Reading the Black Panthers Rules and Image
Mrs J Torrance cites the Panthers official newspaper and their 11 point rules. The document urges members to target enemies not civilians and restricts weapon use while condemning police as pigs. It also mentions forming no army but the Black Liberation Army in Long Beach.
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T.L
Black Panthers
J.hj Torrance
Black Liberation Army
O.G
Long Beach
No Break in Harbor Rat War escalates at Los Angeles ports
The seven day rat dispute on the freighter President Taylor prompts the Pacific Maritime Association to halt loading in Long Beach and Los Angeles. ILWU Local 13 claims workers will man all ships amid safety concerns, while a Public Health Service team finds no disease risk from rats. Harbor police report no new vandalism after three mooring lines were slashed.
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Taylor
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Pacific Maritime Association
FMA
International Longshoremen’s and “Warehouse
Men’s Union
U.S. Public Health Service
ILWU
Curt Johnston
PMA
Arbors
Harbor Division
Second Jet Hijacked in 18 Hours
A Pan American jet carrying 203 aboard from New York to Puerto Rico was ordered to Cuba by three gunmen Sunday, the second family style hijacking in 18 hours. In total 186 people were forced to Havana as hijackings began with an Eastern Airlines plane Saturday night hijacked by five men, one with a woman and three children.
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Miami
Pan American
New York
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Havana
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
De Gaulle Seeks Austerity Instead of Devaluing Franc
President de Gaulle announced a wartime style austerity plan to cut government spending by 1 billion dollars, freeze food and services, and tighten credit. He blamed May and June riots for the crisis, urged effort and sacrifice, and defended not devaluing the franc as France resumes growth and exports.
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Paris
OPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
NE Gaulle
France
Silent search finds air but no trace of 78 miners
In Moffatton West Virginia a drill penetrated 795 feet into a cavern roof of a coal mine yet found no sign of the 78 entombed workers. Rescue teams reported clear air but no survivors and noted rock dust bags blown by concussion while stopping concrete barriers remained intact, offering cautious hope. The operation aimed to reach the Llewellyn shaft site of the Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 3 mine, as crews explored miles of passages and prepared to pull back for further evaluation.
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Mannington
W.va
Llewellyn
Mountaineer Coal Co
Wednesda
Consolidation Coal Co
John Carcoran
Consolidation
Mountaineer
Finn
Corcoran
Gusty Winds End Fog Bank Paralyzes County
Gusty winds whipped the Long Beach area driving fog out as 70 mph gusts toppled trees and power lines, knocking out electricity in parts of the San Fernando Valley. Neighborhood outages, air dust, and impaired visibility plagued Sherman Oaks Encino and Tarzana while small craft advisories remained for coastal waters.
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Long Beach
San Fernando Valley
US Weather Bureau
Department of Water- and
Hollywood
Valley
San Bernardino
Sherman Oaks
Encina
Tarzana
van Nuys
PL Concepcion
Oceanside
Weather Bureau
Southland
ScEncE Suffering in silence is Sweet indeed
A cryptic line explores the paradox of private pain and public awareness, suggesting silence hides suffering while openness could reveal it. The wording hints at social expectations and the value of shared understanding in addressing personal hardship.
U S Defense Chief Warns On Hanoi Good Faith Effort
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford warned that if Hanoi does not show good faith in the Paris talks the United States may resume bombing North Vietnam. He urged renewed U S Soviet discussions on nuclear arms limits before Johnson leaves office and emphasized U S military superiority and ongoing reconnaissance flights to protect American troops.
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Washington
UPI
Clark’ M. Clifford
Hanoi
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Clifford
Johnson
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Hughes
June Heflin
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U.N. General Assembly
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