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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1968
Page
1
A long column of reader Q and A items lists help with gifts for Colombian charity, deposit refunds, charity organizations, drapery stock, sex education visits, and genealogy. ACTION LINE provides product sources, BBB notes, and contact details for further steps.
The ACTION LINE column investigates the 1937 Marijuana Tax Law which imposes a $100 per ounce fine on anyone who transfers or receives marijuana without IRS notification. IRS says the tax can be charged even without a criminal conviction and can apply after police reports or newspaper accounts. Read about teens hit with large tax bills after marijuana accusations were dismissed.
A Navy three man medical unit on a shipborne helicopter evacuated a stricken corpsman from the mine sweeper Acme about 600 miles out in the Pacific. The patient,iagnosed with a perforated ulcer that apparently closed, was moved to the Jouette and to be flown to Balboa hospital once within range. The Acme and four other sweepers were en route to home port after serving in the Vietnam combat zone.
Newark imposes a six hour curfew after a daylong sickout by about half the police and fire forces. City officials cite staffing gaps, court orders prompt partial return to work, and Governor Hughes resists state police aid amid high crime rates. Police Director Spina says curfew remains to ensure proper assignments and accountability.
After a wage dispute, 300 firemen reported for work, police and fire brigades aim for $2,500 raises with a top pay of $10,500. An injunction required the men to return. a hearing is set next Friday to decide permanency.
Divers recovered seven bodies from the sunken oil tender Triple Crown eight miles off Santa Barbara after the craft capsized in wind torn waters. Nine crewmen died. two remain entombed as rescue operations continue in the Channel with sixteen others rescued by the tug Pacific Saturn. Three victims hailed from the Long Beach area: Jack McDaniel, William Thomasson, and Mark Mills.
United States officials reportedly weigh deploying several Green Beret units to Germany early next year as a strong political signal in response to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The plan would join redeploying two Army brigades and four jet squadrons to NATO shore up Germany, with January or February as the target window. Most Green Berets are in Vietnam, with a few attached to U S forces in West Berlin.
A 13 year old Bellflower boy was killed after being struck by a car on Lakewood Boulevard near his home. In Anaheim a Stanton man was found dead in his wrecked auto at Ball Road and Gilbert Street. An earlier desert jeep crash killed a Santa Ana man and two young brothers.
MANNINGTON W Va long feared decision to seal No 9 coal mine came after all avenues to reach the 78 men were exhausted President Corcoran Consol Coal Co announced nine days 12 hours 51 minutes after the blast on Nov 20 He spoke to relatives at James Fork United Methodist Church noting sealing would begin immediately with no timetable given for completion The mine employed over 300 men with 99 on the midnight shift when the explosion occurred and 21 escaped The minister could not finish the prayer as cries filled the church due to the news
The company announces a Southland rate reduction valued at 7.5 million dollars as listed on page A-4. The note highlights the impact of the price cut on customers and regional service costs.
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