Bomb blitz nears Saigon as 2000 tons drop
U S commands report nearly 2 000 tons of bombs and Communist troop concentrations within 21 miles of Saigon marking the closest strike to the capital since a major offensive four years ago. Cambod ia reports heavy fighting near Kompong Trabek as tanks move toward the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
Phnom Penh
Kompang Trabek
Szigonu
Kompong Trabek
Shriver Attacks Nixon in Los Angeles Blast
Shriver criticizes Nixon during a Los Angeles remarks, noting a peace offer rejection and questioning why Rogers alone did not know of it. The piece cites Gen Hansey Clark’s Hanoi trip and his remarks on bombing dikes and civilians, with Clark urging an immediate halt to North Vietnam bombing.
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Hamese
Nixon
Shriver
Rogers
Hansey Clark
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Ramsey Clark
Action Line Continues on Refund Delay Case
A reader reports paying 73.48 for a garbage disposal from United Buyers Union of Los Angeles. Despite canceling and promising a refund, the writer had not received one. Company spokesman Leonard Olson acknowledged a slip-up and said a refund check would be issued immediately.
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United Buyers, Union
Motor Ave
Los Angeles
United Buyers Union
Action Live
M.Y
Downey
Leonard Olson
Action Line
Origins of religions and their age compared to Christianity
A reader asks which religion traces to Jesus time and which might be oldest. The piece surveys Madaism in India about 4,000 years ago, Judaism from Moses about 3,400 years, Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism around 2,500 years, Christianity about 2,000 years, and Islam about 1,160 years. It notes Dr Paul Hutchinson’s view that all religions reflect common love and likenesses.
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W.N
Long Beach
India
Moses
Egypt
Sinai
Guatama
Buddha
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Jesus Christ
Mohammed
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Paul Hutchinson
Monthly greens fee cards for city and county courses
Reader asks what cards retirees use to skip fees at Ineal courses. Monthly greens fee cards exist for Long Beach municipal courses and Los Angeles County courses. City card $17.50 covers 18 holes five days a week at El Dorado Skylinks and Recreation Park. County card $8 covers weekday access at Lakewood and other county courses with senior $10 reduced-rate option for golfers 65 and over giving greens fees of $1.
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J.M
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
el Dorado
Recreation Park
Lakeqreed Country Club
Carson St. Beth
Oscar Levant dies at 65 a witty pianist and actor
Oscar Levant, distinguished pianist, composer, author and television host, dies at 65 in Beverly Hills after a long career marked by Gershwin collaboration, sharp wit, and eccentric performances. He left behind memoirs and a legacy of film and radio work including Information Please. Five family members die in a separate Indianapolis plane crash in heavy fog.
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Beverly Hills
Levantl
George Gershwin
Oscar Levant
Levant
Pittsburgh
Amialdo Schoenberg
Tahis
Information Please
Oscar
Gershwin
Ostar Levant
Barbara Smith
Jani Gale
Brownsburg, Ind
UPI
Indianapolis
Mitchell and Clark clash over Vietnam rhetoric
Mitchell accuses Clark of naivety and aiding Communist propaganda while Clark defends his push for prisoner releases and questions bombing. Clark says he remains convinced POWs will be freed after a full settlement, though he admits possible misquotation. He cites meetings with foreign ministers and ten U.S. prisoners, noting their condition as strong and not brain washed.
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Mitchell
Sen. McGovern
Clark
U.S
Retired Long Beach developer stabbed and killed in apartment
A 72 year old former real estate developer was found stabbed to death in his Long Beach apartment. Police said the body was discovered about 7 p.m. by the Golden Shores Apartments owner at 4933 E Second Street. The victim, Arthur Lossnitzer, had a single neck wound and a pillow case over his head. Sister Ella Duncan reported she had tried to reach him for days and a friend was sent to check. Roommate Kenneth Noyes was away and unaware of events. Investigators are tracing his movements to identify the last person seen with him.
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Long Beach
Arthur Lossaltzer
Golden Shores
Second St
Vielim
Taster
Lossnitzer
Ella Duncan
Ben Wischow
Wischow
Leroy Freeley
Kenneth Noyes
Poice
Captive accounts reveal two hour talk and radio claims
Clark describes two hour session with captives at a camp near an alley and a wooden guard rail. He recalls pilots hearing Voice of America on radio and passing around a tape recorder for private messages to families. Fraser notes Air Force Captain Kenneth J. Wraser from Selma, captured five months earlier, realized his capture after waking in a hut.
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Voice of America
Clark
Air, Force
Kenneth J. Wraser
Selma
Ala
Alice
Fraser
Surprise by Fischer Opens 14th Game in Reykjavik
In Reykjavik Fischer arrives seven minutes late for his 14th game against world champion Boris Spassky. White, with a queen's pawn two squares forward, enters the queen's gambit. The score shows Fischer with an 86 point edge and 446 micro points needed to clinch the title. He plays an unusual bishop to bishop four on move five, a line experts say meant to surprise Spassky.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
U.S
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Spassky
Fischer F
Comedian Mort Sahl Sued for Divorce in Los Angeles
Comedian Mort Sahl, 45, is sued for divorce by his wife of almost five years, actress Margaret Lee, 29. She cites irreconcilable differences in her Superior Court petition filed Monday in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Mort Sahl
Aitress
Margaret Lee
Miss Lee
McGovern begins Midwest swing with tax reform tempering
Senator George McGovern started a four day Midwest tour with stops in Ohio Wisconsin and downstate Illinois he tempered his controversial tax reform plan amid fresh campaign support He met with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley at Youngstown Ohio airport and spoke at United Auto Workers Hall while a 25 union coalition announced support for his candidacy The campaign also added minority affairs chief Edward Sylvester and veteran economists Charles Schulze and Walter Heller to advise on tax welfare and employment proposals.
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Youngstown
Ohio
George McGover
Midwest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Metloverit
Jack G. Hitter
McGovern
South Dakotan
United Auto ‘Aworkers‘hall
Washington
National Labor Committee
Heller
McGove
Jto
New Labor Coalition
Joseph Kennan
International Brotherhood of Eléctrical Workers
Joseph Beirne
The
Communications Workers
Floyd Stith
International ‘Associaton ’of Machinists
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
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