U S cautious on arms talks as Soviet missile buildup grows
U S officials voiced concern as satellite reports show rapid Soviet missile construction and new long and medium range systems. The pieces include claimed testing of a liquid fueled intercontinental missile and a swing wing bomber, with hundreds of SS-9 missiles deployed or under way and advanced radar and anti missile systems being installed. Dr John Foster warned 420 SS-9 warheads could wipe out most of the U S ICBM force.
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Navy to Be Cut to Small Swift Force
A public Q and A column discusses refunds from Universal International Spa in Long Beach and the design rationale for guitar shapes. Gretchen Mitchell confirms a $25 deposit is refundable upon in person card return at 4112 Viking Way. Music expert Robert Mattingly explains the guitar box shape enhances volume and tone through internal acoustics.
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Robert Mattingly
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Pentagon Ax Hits 307 Bases
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announces 307 bases to be closed or downsized, eliminating about 64,800 jobs and saving 609 million dollars annually. Cuts span 37,800 military and 27,000 civilian positions with overseas installations to be announced after consultations. No Long Beach bases affected.
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Laird
Defense Department
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Vietnam
Scott
Spain
Morocco
West Berlin
Long Beach Navy
Long Beach
Doctor considers child mental impairment in five year old
A parent describes a concern raised by a physician that their five year old daughter may be mentally retarded or slightly brain damaged. The note indicates continuation on page A4 column 1.
War Breaks Out at Antiw ar Meet
Protesters clash at a Los Angeles ant Vietnam event as a Peking oriented Communist urges insurrection to end the war and labels Angela Davis a traitor. Communist Party spokesman M I Laski denounces Davis as a hypocritical socialist.
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Angela Davis
M. I. Laski
Communist Party of the United States of America
Los Angeles
Norman Thomas
Miss Davis
GE Strike Cripples Production in Nationwide Walkout
The nationwide strike against General Electric crippled production Monday as union leaders demanded Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz resign over his comments on the walkout. Paul Jennings, president of the IUE, said the strike was nearly 100 percent effective and pressed Shultz to quit, while a Shultz spokesperson declined to comment.
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General Electric
George P. Shultz
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
Union Coalition On Strike
Jennings
Shultz
Nixon
Washington
Second Yugoslav quake devastates Banja Luka
The second major tremor in 17 hours hit Banja Luka on Monday in central Yugoslavia. At least 20 bodies recovered, 590 injured, 69 critically. Premier Ribicic called it a disaster rivaling the Skopje quake of 1963, while residents faced darkness and cold.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
Mitja Ribicic
Skopje
Belgrade
Ribbi
Zagreb
Judge Freed in Wife Stabbing Case in South Pasadena
Judge Lloyd Davis released on own recognizance after alleged stabbing of wife Mary 51 with a butcher knife during a quarrel. Deputy District Attorney Evan Lewis ordered further investigation before charges, police said neighbors reported a loud family altercation at the Davis residence. Davis, a 1939 Stanford Law graduate, was appointed to the Superior Court bench in 1967 by Gov. Reagan.
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Davis
Mary
Evan Lewis
Lewis
James Stewart
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Stanford University School of Law
Superior Court
Ronald Reagan
Cliffside slide threatens seven homes near Point Fermin Park
A cliffside collapse near San Pedro's Point Fermin Park endangers seven homes as a widening fissure along Paseo del Mar damages structures. Authorities and experts await stabilization while one residence has already been ripped apart and others tilt toward the sea.
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Point Fermin Park
Paseo del Mar
Carriers Will Play Key Role In Navy Modernization
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee calls for a smaller constantly modernized fleet centered on aircraft carriers. He cites 55 percent of ships over 20 years old and outlines budget-driven deactivations and a $1 billion trim as steps toward a 1970s/80s capability with new weapons, ships, and planes.
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John H. Chafee
U.S. Navy
Chafee
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Rhode Island
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