09 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1967
Page
1
A-Pit 452 5451 Apit 452 5451 Action Line announces a reader help service. It invites readers to send ACTION LINE to Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during announced hours for assistance in solving problems and cutting through red tape.
The message promotes a Rolls-Royce gift for a brother in Long Beach. It cites ACLION EINE and Samuel Casaga of John Wisbom Co at 1990 Cherry Ave offering a demonstration drive in the luxury British sedan. The piece adds a brief history of Rolls-Royce from its 10 horsepower roots to the Royce Rolls partnership and the current secrecy on horsepower.
Massie discusses a line claiming Nicholas II and Alexandra might have survived after abdication in 1915. The claim hinges on a descendant identified as Nicholas M and his wife Alexandra, amid broader uprisings and attempts to establish a working republic.
Massie discusses the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution ending Tsarist rule and the murder of Nicholas II and his family in Tobolsk. He references Alexander Kerensky, head of the last provisional government, noting his later roles at the Russian Institute in Palo Alto and residence in New York.
Mrs L P H of Compton seeks help to locate a defective Lionel Train car mailed for repairs. A Lionel official confirms the car was mailed back to her on April 13 and will place a tracer on the package with a letter to report its whereabouts.
Action Line reports prime Christmas mailing windows for Vietnam-bound parcels from Oct 16 to Dec 11. Surface mail up to Nov 1. Space Available Mail through Dec 1 with 3 4 day savings. airmail ends Dec 11. Also notes weight limits and post office checks. A niece asks about seeing a KTLA Vietnam clip. answer: private showings ended. clips come from the armed forces and are not catalogued.
A Long Beach reader chides a litter issue column by noting street and bus stop trash persists. He argues residents should take action during waits for buses, stressing litter cleanup is everyone’s duty, not just officials.
A 13 year old boy playing with matches sparked a 300000 dollar brush fire in La Canada Foothills. The blaze roared through canyons threatening more than 50 homes on Alta Canada Road and Terecita Drive. Over 200 firefighters and forest service crews battled the flames aided by two helicopters and an air tanker. By 7 p.m. three homes on Terecita were destroyed and others damaged. Two firemen were injured lightly. A second brush fire near Rowland Heights burned 100 acres and threatened homes but was brought under control. No injuries reported.
Milwaukee police swung clubs to break up a civil rights march on the North Side after marchers refused to move columns onto the sidewalk. A sniper blasted a shotgun from a roof, shattering two squad windows. the shooter escaped as extra squads tried to contain the area. About 20 people were arrested including comedian Dick Gregory. Rev. James Groppi led the night marchers who said they would continue until an open housing ordinance is passed.
British scientist Dr Andrew Herzheimer reports hospital tests with 10 volunteers using a nicotine spray can. When craving hit, they used about one spray every 30 seconds for seven or eight minutes, finding it roughly mimics a cigarette’s satisfaction without the tar from burning tobacco.
About 600 youths stormed Playland at the Beach causing broken windows and theft. Police cleared the area within 30 minutes and part of the park closed. Seven teens were arrested for inciting a riot and assaulting officers amid $3,400 in damages and thefts.
The 58-year-old principal Garnet Brennan of Nicasio Elementary in Marin County was suspended indefinitely after admitting daily marijuana use since 1949. The Marin County Board of Education ordered suspension until further notice following a five day inquiry. A substitute will replace her during the suspension as the small 47-student school inched through the disruption.
California Assembly Republican leader Robert Monagan urged Governor Reagan to call a special session to redraw congressional district borders. He said the legislature should act to meet the state Supreme Court order on one man, one vote, or risk the court imposing a plan.
In a retrospective note, readers reflect on mothers who vaccinated daughters two decades ago in places believed to be safe, prompting memories of regret and precaution.
Saigon reports the Soviet Union is supplying North Vietnam with the world’s largest operational helicopters. The M16 Hook and M14 Hound can ferry up to 120 troops or heavy anti aircraft missiles, at speeds around 156 mph. The two biggest U.S. helicopters in Vietnam are the Chinook and the legacy Chinook with heavy payloads, plus the Ch53 with 41 troops.
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