Action Line answers Long Beach residents on jobs and safety
The Action Line column guides readers on appeals after county hospital resignations and reporting systemic issues. It notes that appeals go to the Civil Service Commission with contacts Frances Selleck and the hospital personnel director, and mentions county supervision for patient care complaints. It also addresses street lighting delays amid a citywide 21 million project and cites city officials and the county administration office.
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M.W
Long Beach
Civil Service Commission
Naidu Perman
Commission
Frances Selleck
Ernest Debs
Hall of Administration
Temple Ave
Los Angeles
Mary Camara
County Department of Hospitals
Board of Supervisors
IQ testing options in Long Beach area examined
Article surveys where to get IQ tests with costs and limitations. It notes city projects and five year timelines, plus options through Long Beach Unified School District, Mental Health Service, California State College Long Beach center, and private psychologists via the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.
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Gilkerson
William Pollard
W. Broadway
Long Beach
Lakeword
Long Beach Unified
Hamilton Moody
Los Angeles
County Psychological Association
Seaward ship history shared for Navy patrol vessel Seaward
A reader asked about the Seaward yacht once owned by Cecil B DeMille and its fate. The Seaward was a World War II patrol boat stripped and sunk on July 18 1944 after serving since January 1942. A barracks and post office ship with the same name launched February 1945. Jo Ann Ward of the Navy Ship History Department outlines how to obtain photographs.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Douglas
Cecil B. DeMille
C. V
United States Navy
Jo Ann Ward
Navy
Washington, D.C
Public bus delays spark Pierpoint Landing complaint
B J of Long Beach reports a long wait for return service from Pierpoint Landing after a 9 45 am trip from First Street and Pine Avenue. After lunch they could not get information from police or shopkeepers and only found a bus shortly before 2 pm, urging posted schedules to aid riders.
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Pierpoint Landing
First Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Fire Peril Deepens in Flooded Fairbanks Alaska
Fire new peril to Alaskans as floodwaters from the Chena River rise to nine feet, forcing half of Fairbanks 30,000 residents to flee by helicopter and boats. Three dead known as officials warn fires may spread, while firefighters watch six downtown buildings burn. Weather forecasts track rain and rising flood levels.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Chena River
Walter J. Shickel
IH. A
Red
Boucher
Irecasters
Chena
Johnson urges action to wipe out ghettos
President Johnson told Congress the ghettos crisis cannot be met with business as usual. He urged restoring 237 million cut from the model cities program and backing administration urban proposals totaling hundreds of millions. Senator Mansfield read the letter and urged immediate passage.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Congress Tn
House
Mansfield
Vacation plan: If your pocketbook's flat stay where you're at
The note suggests staying home if funds are tight, avoiding travel plans and expenses. It underscores economic caution for readers facing limited budgets and recommends limiting discretionary spending and minimizing trips. It reflects frugal travel advice common in advisories.
Calif GOP Seizes Control of Senate
In San Francisco Republican Milton Marks won a special election to fill a seat after the death of Eugene McAleer, defeating Democrat John Burton. The result gives the California Senate 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats, with Lt. Gov. Republican Robert Finch holding the tie-breaking vote.
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Milton Marks
Senate
John, Berton
San Francisco
California
Ronald Reagan
Marks
John Burton
Eugene McAleer
Barton
Rober Finch
Massacre at Canadian Farm Leaves Nine Dead
RCMP hunted a killer after nine members of the Peterson family were shot at their Shell Lake Saskatchewan farm. Four year old Phyllis survived, as investigators noted no self-inflicted death and no clear motive. Coroner cited .22 caliber shots, with seven children among the dead and a mother and infant found in the yard. Local storekeeper called the family well liked and without enemies.
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Shell Lake
Sask
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Saskatchewan
James Peterson
Peterson
Evelyn
Earl Callan
Calvin S. Lamberh
Leoville
Brian Sawyer
Sawyer
W.J. Lange
Petersons
Lange
Phyllis
Lambert
Jean
Mary
Dorothy
Pearl
William
Colin
Larry
Paratroops trap 15000 Reds near Da Nang
U S 101st Airborne trapped a Communist regiment in four days of fighting below Da Nang, with fragmentary reports from Chu Lai to Tam Ky 350 miles north of Saigon. Twenty one Communists killed today, total 79 since Sunday. American toll 6 dead, 4 wounded. Further south near Qui Nhon, 65 North Vietnamese killed. Marines sustain losses from giant boobytraps as air war expands with 16 jet missions. South Vietnamese troops report light casualties as Communists fire on coastal positions.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
101St Airborne Division
da Nang
Chu Lai
Tam Ky
Hedead
Qui Nhan
Panhandle
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ex Navy Pilot Reveals Vietnam Bombing Tactics
An ex naval pilot discusses use of tess in North Vietnamese bombing runs while commanders seek to build combat records. The piece appears among pages A and B sections with references to classifieds, comics, obituaries, and various feature pages.
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North Vietnam
Ain
Kirschke Hearing Near End in Pretrial Proceeding
A pretrial hearing on the arrest of Jack Kirschke and the car search neared completion. Prosecutors and defense argued over grand jury testimony and suppression, with Del. Robert A. Castillo describing a trip to Victorville to pick up Kirschke after the deputy district attorney’s arrest en route home from Las Vegas.
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Jack Kirschke
Prand Jury
Thiat Defense
Albert C. 5
Ramsey
Del
Robert, A. Castillo
Victorville
Kirschke
Allorney
Las Vegas
Prand
Elaine Kirschke
Stricter Medi Cal controls announced in California
The Reagan administration imposed tight new Medi Cal rules to curb costs for 1.5 million needy Californians. Stays in private hospitals will be limited to eight days and funding will cover only emergency life saving drugs, surgery, and dentistry. The rules aim to keep this year's Medi Cal expenditure at about 600 million, with the state projecting larger costs under former rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
UPS
Health and Welfare
Spencer Williams
Williams
Cos
Lady Jurist Rules On Kirschke Case Law Point
A female judge in Long Beach heard arguments on whether the arrest of double murder suspect Kirschke was legal and if the warrantless car search held, as defense lawyer Ramsey challenged the APB and police procedure while Kathleen Parker prepared to rule on the admissibility of evidence for the 44 year old suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ally
Jack
Kirschke
Kathleen Parker
Sey
T He
Long Beach
Weather Tonight And Thursday Le Area Forecast
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY LE AREA MOSTLY CLOUDY EXCEPT FOR NIGHT AND MORNING ALONG COAST. HIGHS ABOUT 82, LOW 74. MOUNTAINS VARIABLE CLOUDINESS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 80S, LOW 51. DESERTS VARIABLE WINDINESS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS AND STRONG RUSTY WINDS IN THE AREAS. HIGHS 95-115, LOWS 65-75.
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