Navy aided charity ships aid to Vietnam orphanages
Action Line describes Project Handclasp run by the US Navy to ship canned food and clothing to Vietnam, with San Diego warehousing and Da Nang pickup. Donors bring materials to the San Diego warehouse. a local orphanage representative collects in Vietnam. In 1966, 3.2 million pounds were shipped. CARE handles cash donations for Vietnamese children but not for specific orphanages. CONTACT Lt Kalabany for details.
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Q. My Son
Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
Compton
U.S. Navy
San Diego
da Nang
Navy
Steven Kalabany
Kalabany
Handelasp
Eleventh District Naval Supply Headquarters
Action Line Q and meter readers over fences
Action Line advises learning the meter reader’s name and reporting to the supervisor. The district manager says readers must not climb fences and damages to plants will be paid. Also notes on a separate inquiry about a car seized by federal officers and sold under state and federal rules.
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Q. Edison Company
Action Line
Westminster. A
Ralph Kiser
Department of Motor Vehicles
Sacramento
E. C
Long Beach
California
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Los Angeles
United States Treasury Department
United States Courthouse
N. Spring St
USS Gunason details and Long Beach civil service appeal process
The USS Gunason, a destroyer escort named for a fallen son, is inactive with the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island near San Francisco and was homeported in San Diego during World War II. Citizens in Long Beach can appeal employment disqualification decisions to the Long Beach Civil Service Commission, with Harold Putman as secretary.
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Gunason
M. G
Long Beach
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Mare Island
San Francisco
San Diego
Health Department
B. L
Sound Off From Long Beach On Postal Service Woes
Long Beach reader L W laments postal delays and errors in town. He cites a misdelivered letter delaying surgery news and insurance refunds taking four extra days, urging residents to push for better Post Office Department service and questioning new rules.
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Pam
Long Beach
Europe
Calif
Los Angeles
Long
L.W
Fierce Wind and Blizzard Slam Midwest and East
A powerful winter storm with hurricane force gusts battered the Midwest and East, ripping power lines, shattering windows, and topp ling roofs. Gusts reached 81 mph in Chicago and 82 mph in Buffalo, with Duluth at 30 1 degrees below zero and forecasts for 25 below in Minnesota. Eight deaths tied to Wisconsin plus one each in Ohio Iowa and New York. Worcester suffered a roof chunk striking students injuring six. Continuous coverage on Page A-4.
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United Press International
Midwest
Chicago
Buffalo
Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Great Lakes
New England
Wisconsin
Ohio
Iowa
New York State
States Issue Road Safety Guidelines
Washington officials release 13 highway safety proposals to standardize state programs. Highlights include driver licensing reviews every four years, mandatory motorcycle helmets, annual car inspections, wrecked cars must be inspected before returning to the road, and expanded driver education in high schools.
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Washington
UPI
Highway Safety Agencys
Lowell K. Bridwell
Weather forecast for three regions aims for clear skies
To night and Friday in the area TORIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR with gusty northerly winds. Highs around 68 and 72 with lows near 46 and 65 respectively. DESERTS stays clear with gusty winds and highs near 72, also 65. MOUNTAINS stay clear with gusty winds and highs around 44 and a low of 12.
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Toright
Pickets Halt Work at LB Pier 6 in Island Drilling Dispute
Local 12 of the Operating Engineers and Island Drilling Co. Inc. clash halts air construction on four offshore islands at 6am. Token pickets placed at Pier 6 and Pacific Sportfishing Landing, with union sanction from Long Beach Building and Trades Council. About 60 Island Drilling workers involved. 450 other crew members honor the picket lines. Boats tied up at docks, delaying transport to the islands.
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Little Four
Island Drilling Co. Inc
Thoms Long Beach Co
Pier 6
Pacific Sportfishing Landing
Drike
Long Beach Building and Trades Council
Island Drilling Co
13 Copters Shot Down in Bold Vietnam Push
In a wide series of offensives, U S and allied forces, about 30 600 strong, fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong across South Vietnam. The central highlands saw a 15 000 American and allied division pressing a Viet Cong stronghold as 13 U S helicopters were shot down. Marines totaling about 2 000 joined the operation from the South China Sea as part of Deck House 6.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Highlands
South China Sea
South Vietnam
Reagan Rejects Unruh Plea As Regents Shakeup Looms
In Santa Barbara officials report Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh urged regents to act without gubernatorial or legislative vote. Governor Reagan and Lt. Gov. Finch rejected outside meddling, insisting the four percent rule requires voter input. Key Republicans on the 24 member UC Board of Regents resisted changes and warned political interference harms the university’s standing.
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Santa Darbara
UPL
University of California
Assembly
Jesse UN Unruh
California Board of Repeats Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Bul Reagan
Reagan
Robert H
Finch
Peureine
Ees
Rafferty
Max Rats
Inferty
Uinne
Linrith
Inglewood
Dem
Lucrat
Interfer
Unce
Uni
Philip L. Boyd
Riverside
Senate Panel Approves 4.5 Billion Vietnam Funding
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the first part of President Johnsons Vietnam war plan a 4.5 billion supplemental authorization bill.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Powell Wife Testifies On Pay and Work For Powell
Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell testified before a nine man panel in Washington that she hopes her estranged husband can keep his House seat and that she believed his congressional service should continue. She said she would accept fair judgment and noted she and Adam Powell had not seen each other for some time while he serves in Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powells
Powell
Adam
Shell Blast Fatal to 11 and Injures 20 at Army Plant
A 14 inch artillery shell exploded during loading at Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant near Texarkana. Eleven civilians were killed and about 20 injured as flames engulfed an assembly area. Police closed Highway 82 to move victims to town while fire destroyed the building roof. An official inquiry began into the blast.
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Texarkana
Tex
UPI
Amy Ordnance
Lone Star Army
Texas
Arkansas
Las C. Gites
Plartie
Uxplosy
Two Marines Shot Dead at Pendleton Night Attack
Unknown assailant opened fire at Camp Pendleton wounding two Marines during the night. Authorities investigation ongoing as details remain unclear.
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Pendleton
Camp Pendleton
Cpi
Atran
Russian Space Rocket Dies Over L A Plunges Into Ocean
A decaying Russian space rocket reentered over Los Angeles and Long Beach, exploded in a spectacular display, then fell into the Pacific. Officials tracked the reentry from 100,000 to 400,000 feet, with sightings from Ahiska to San Diego. The booster was identified as Air Defense Command space junk No. 2672 and no injuries were reported.
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L.A
Long Beach
Air Defense Command
Stable Fire Kills Thirteen Riding Horses at Glendale Stable
A fire at Rocking Horse Stables on Riverside Drive in Glendale destroyed a 100 by 200 foot barn, killing 13 horses out of 65 housed. Firefighters from Glendale and Burbank battled the blaze, while stablehands freed animals and some horses wandered into streets and neighborhoods, with several recovered miles away.
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Glendale
Rocking Horse
Riverside Drive
Burbank
Vburn
Paul Marcum
Everal
Worth Hollywood
Reagan nomination delay noted in education room clash
Governor Reagan faces strong opposition as he delays announcing his nomination to a State Room of Education hearing. The note lists various newspaper pages and sections where related coverage appears, including obituaries, sports, and TV sections. No further actionable details provided.
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Reagan
McCaniless
State Room of Education
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