ACTION LINE answers reader questions on refunds and safety
The column handles consumer refunds for Lane Bryant orders and explains a refund check issued for $14.88 while a second refund was delayed. It also covers beer alcohol limits by state and federal authority, peace symbol sources, a military custody case, Czech language books for a young pen pal, library reciprocity, and rabbit breeders information.
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Appleton, Minn
Tom Coatheam
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Wattsburg
Heat and Smog Sweep Los Angeles County
Long Beach hit 102 degrees tying a 1956 September high while Los Angeles County faced a third smog alert of the year. Officials warned residents to limit car trips as ozone surged to .53 parts per million, then fell to .35 and a new alert loomed for the central basin.
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Air Pollution Control District
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Los Angeles
APCC
Central Basin
Azusa
Fires Sweep San Bernardino National Forest and County
A massive three day forest fire in the San Bernardino National Forest scorched about 6 500 acres as crews from California Oregon Arizona Washington and six Indian brigades fought the flames with air tankers. In Los Angeles County, three new fires broke out amid a heat wave as police confronted a fatal shooting in Crenshaw Slauson district killing Officer Gary W Murakami and wounding two others.
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San Bernardino
California Division of Forestry
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Washington
New Mexico
California
Los Angeles
UPI
Crenshaw- Slauson
Gary W. Murakami
San Fernando Valley
Humphrey predicts phased Vietnam troop withdrawal in 1969
Hubert H. Humphrey opened his presidential campaign by saying the United States could begin withdrawing some troops from South Vietnam late this year or early next, even as peace talks continue. He spoke in Philadelphia and Denver, while Secretary Rusk warned against dating any withdrawal.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Ments
Philadelphia
Washington
Dean Rusk
Humphrey
Paris
Cranston's Senate bid explored in editor's note
This second profile on Alan Cranston reviews his published works. The Killing of the Peace is praised for documentation though noted as one sided while The California Democratic Council faces sharp criticism from political commentators seven years after publication.
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Alan Cranston
U.S. Senate
California
U.S
League of Nations
United States
League
United Nations
New York Times
California Democratic Council
Cranston
Joseph L. Wyatt Jr
Los Angeles
CDC
United States offers apology to free Pueblo crew
South Korean sources say Washington proposed a formal apology to North Korea in exchange for the Pueblo crew's release. The U S demanded a written guarantee and presented the offer at Panmunjom on August 29. North Korea had not replied as of the report.
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Denver
Humphrey
North Vietnam
Seoul
United States
Pueblo
Panmunjom
Today’s Chuckles A pessimistic financier charts optimism
A quip notes a pessimist as a man who funds an optimist, turning a joke on the mindset of risk and belief in brighter outcomes.
20 North Viet boats sunk by LBS ship Berkeley
The Long Beach destroyer USS Berkeley blew up 20 North Vietnamese supply boats Monday and damaged eight more about 90 miles north of the DMZ in the Gulf of Tonkin. Cmdr. Tom Ward of Los Alamitos commands the ship. Nearby the USS Waddell destroyed 13 Viet Cong storage areas on the Mekong estuary.
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Long Beach
Reagan proposes $250 million tax relief plan in California
Gov Ronald Reagan outlined a $250 million property and income tax relief program and said he hopes to convene a special legislative session. He will need buy in from Democratic and Republican leaders in both houses before moving forward.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
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