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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1969
Page
2
Readers submit problems to Action Line for resolutions. A note recalls HL Mencken’s epitaph remark about pleasing a reader’s ghost and a homely girl as part of his December 1921 Smart Set editor era.
President Nixon declared the time has come to end the war and announced at least 35,000 more troops will be withdrawn from Vietnam by December 15, with the total pulled out since his presidency reaching around 60,000.
A powerful underground hydrogen warhead test on Paiute Mesa Nev. displaced ten million tons of rock and created a cavern 700 feet wide. The blast felt in Las Vegas 115 miles away and Los Angeles 400 miles away, with no radiation detected. Air Force officials say the test supports a future military weapons system and is not connected to the prior April 1968 boxcar test.
In Long Beach area, childbirth education classes are offered by hospitals such as Long Beach Medical Center and St. Mary Medical Center, plus community programs. Check each facility for current schedules and enrollment.
Leary reports evening Lamaze style classes for six weeks priced at 25 to 30 dollars. Manhattan Beach contact Jorgia Bordofsky at 379 1698, Anaheim contact Marilyn Schreiber at 714 772 5995. Pamphlets available from the American Society for Psycho Prophylaxis in Obstetrics at West Los Angeles address. Membership 87.0 per couple.
ACTION LINE arranged with Frank Wing at the Artist's Corner in San Pedro to provide a chalk or pastel portrait of a son killed in Vietnam at no charge. An appointment can be made by calling 832 9256.
Hundreds of Mexican American students walked out of California classrooms on Tuesday to honor heritage and push education reforms. In the mid peninsula 800 gathered at Stanford for a day long event while 450 left Hayward schools and 50 from Arroyo Grande plus 250 in Sacramento to present targets including Mexican American history courses holidays and counselors.
Molotov cocktails were hurled at the Gardena Selective Service Center on Cren shaw Boulevard Tuesday night but burned out without damage before firefighters arrived. Lennox sheriff's deputies say it is the second firebombing this summer at the center, with the first incident causing no notable damage.
A 14000 barrel No 2 diesel barge named Florida ran aground off Cha paquoit Point near Falmouth Massachusetts. The barge towed by a tug leaked oil as coast guard crews deployed booms to contain a sheen threatening Old Silver Beach and nearby Buzzards Bay. The vessel was en route from Tiverton Rhode Island to Sandwich Massachusetts.
A Carson junkyard fire broke out Tuesday night at 860 Desford Street near the San Diego Freeway when discarded gas tanks and tires ignited. County firefighters battled the blaze for 22 hours, producing heavy smoke visible for miles.
A perfume saleswoman tells a customer that a certain fragrance has been banned by Planned Parenthood. The exchange notes an official stance affecting product availability and public health messaging.
President Nixon has considered suspending the military draft but has not decided. Press Secretary Ziegler refused to confirm or deny a suspension while noting ongoing talks on reforms or executive orders. White House sources say a decision is near, with Congress expected to act or be bypassed.
Report notes that independent U.S. agents confiscated 402 tons of tuna, highlighting a major enforcement action. The item references a page marker but provides limited context about location or agency details.
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