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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1969

Page

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Action Line helps readers solve problems and questions

A public help column explains sales tax on labor and merchandise and where to get disc recordings made. The advice covers whether dealers may tax labor, how tax is reported, and the option to segregate materials from labor. It also lists Garrison Recording Studio services including disc speeds and pricing.

Long Beach Calif W.R Robert Hoss State Board of Equalization Hoss H.H.C Lynwood Garrison Recording Studio Pine Ave

First Signal Hill Oil Well Still Pumps Vast Output

The Alamitos No 1 well near Hill Street and Temple Avenue began June 23 1921 at 3114 feet and has produced about 730000 barrels. Union Oil drilled the first test well in 1917 northwest of the Shell site. All Signal Hill oil has yielded about 45000000 barrels since 1921 with Alamitos No 1 peaking at 279000 barrels in 1923 and 187 barrels in early 1926.

Signal Hill T.H Bellflower Shell Oil Alamitos No. 1 Hill Street Temple Avenue Shell Union Oil Co California

Watch Recovered from Former Jewelry Repairer

Action Line located J Stanley Sutherland at 6062 Jaymills Ave. He has your inherited watch and will contact you to return it. He no longer runs a jewelry repair business and has posted signs directing customers to his home, which are repeatedly removed.

Stan Sutherland Action Line P.H Long Beach J. Stanley Sutherland Jaymills Ave Sutherland

Wasteful Drug Destruction at Long Beach Hospital

A Long Beach nurse laments monthly disposal of hundreds of usable medications for transferring or changed prescriptions. Regulations prevent redistribution to the needy, prompting calls to redirect drugs via clinics or mission hospitals to avoid waste and taxpayer cost.

Health Department Medicare Medical Long Beach Free Clinic P. B Long Beach

GOP Seeks 60 Day Moratorium on Vietnam Criticism

Senate Republicans urged a sixty day halt on criticism of Nixon's Vietnam policy to give time for a common front and a negotiated settlement. Critics foresee escalating pressure for withdrawal, while campus protests loom. Senator Hugh Scott proposed the pause and Dean Acheson urged support for the administration.

Washington Senate Nixon Congress Sen Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Dean Acheson Women’s National Democratic Club

Mexican President Labels U.S. Drug Blockade Straining Ties

Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz told visiting Apollo 11 astronauts that the Nixon Administration's drug blockade along the Mexican border created a "wall of suspicion" between Mexico and the United States. The toll of intensive border checks has disrupted commerce and tourism for two weeks. U.S. officials promised a re evaluation of methods while stressing continued border drug interdiction.

Gustavo Diaz Ordaz U.S Mexico City Mexico Diaz Ordaz Mitchell Nixon

Two Die in Folsom Prison Stabbing Attack

Two inmates were stabbed to death and three others wounded in a sudden scuffle in the Folsom Prison recreation yard. Warden Jake Gunn said no employees witnessed the incident and that two prison knives were found near the scene. The dead were Philip Chew and Ralph Torrez. Chew faced six months to 15 years for drug and firearm charges. Torrez was serving six months to 15 years for burglary.

Folsom UPI Folsom Prison Jake Gunn Philip Chew Ralph Torrez Chew Torrez

Furor Over U S Test and Chinese Bomb Explosion

Congress voices strong opposition to an underground Amchitka blast while China detonates a large atmospheric bomb. Scientists warn of earthquake and tidal risks. Alaska senator presses for delay and independent study on effects for people and foreign affairs.

Washington Alaska Red China Congress Amchitka Island George D. Aiken Vermont Foreign Relations Committee China Amchitka Senate Jack Oliver Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Franklin Long Cornell University Kenneth Pitzer Stanford University Oliver Aleutian Pacific Mike Gravel Canada Japan

Wisconsin Capitol Sit-In Ends

Dozens of sheriff deputies cleared about 300 welfare protesters from the Wisconsin Capitol ending a one hour occupation led by Rev. James E. Groppi. Police escorted protesters down Capitol stairs after a torchlit march from the campus. No violence or arrests were reported.

Wisconsin Capitol James E. Groppi Capitol Stairs University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Capitol

No Trial: CIA Won't Testify In Vietnam Murder Case

Col. Robert B. Rheault and five Green Berets had murder charges dropped after the CIA refused to testify in the October courts martial. Army Secretary Stanley Resor said the CIA decision was for national security and that the men would be reassigned outside Vietnam. The government had said the killed Vietnamese national was Thai Khac Chuyen.

Long Binh Vietnam Robert B. Rheault Green Beret Army Stanley Resor Washington Rheault Central Intelligence Agency Resor Pentagon CIA Thai Khac Chuyen

Civil Rights Chief Rules Against Instant Integration

U S civil rights head rejects immediate desegregation even if the Supreme Court orders it. The report notes the stance as a priority on page A-10, signaling cautious executive direction amid growing pressure for rapid integration.

U.S. Civil Rights Supreme Court

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