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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1970
Page
1
The notice advertises ACTION LINE as a service to solve problems and provide answers. It invites readers to write Action Line Box 230, Long Beach California 90801 or dial 432-3451 during specified hours, Monday through Friday, for general interest questions.
A letter from Mrs. D in Long Beach argues Lakewood Center hosts the nation’s tallest decorated tree each Christmas, while the writer cites a 60 foot Douglas fir at Teal shopping center. The exchange notes a 38 to 60 foot variance and seeks confirmation of height.
Lakewood Center Corp spokesman says the ground stabilizes the tee with twelve feet of trunk buried. The Phil Christmas tree exceeded prior years in size, with all firs standing at least 80 feet above ground, according to the official.
A reader asks if a recovered stolen car must incur storage fees after LAPD and sheriff’s auto theft units failed to relay recovery news. The column notes a Sept recovery date, a Dec notification, and suggests updating the post office after moving and informing police of address changes to avoid fees.
Mrs I B L of Long Beach asks where to buy large quantities of shredded foam rubber at wholesale prices to make stuffed animals for underprivileged children next Christmas. She notes limited funds but hopes to start the charitable effort.
Actionfine A Marlon Wyatt, owner of the Acne Mattress Factory at 3425 BE Anaheim Street, has agreed to sell foam rubber at a reduced value. You should ask for Wyatt when you visit the store.
A Southern California Gas Co expert finds natural gas emits far fewer contaminants than liquified petroleum gases like butane. California Air Resources Board data show compressed natural gas at 28 ppm unburned hydrocarbons versus 260 for butane and 221 for gasoline, with CO and NOx also lower for natural gas.
SONIGHT AND FRIDAY AREA Mostly sunny with a chance of fog in some public zones. Low around 19, high near 62. MOUNTAINS Mostly windy with highs near 40 at resorts. DESERTS Mostly sunny with highs around 60 in lower valleys.
A powerful quake struck Amani Oshima Island about 210 miles south of Kyushu. The central meteorological agency reported cracks in windows and a magnitude of five on the Japanese scale.
Long Beach vice squad officers raided the United Artists Theater and seized a copy of the controversial film It Am Curious Yellow during a matinee. About 200 people were watching when four officers, joined by Deputy City Prosecutor William S. Hulsy, took custody of the movie at about 4 80 p.m.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew visited Vietnam for New Year Day talks with model Vietnamization camps and a meeting with President Nguyen Van Thieu. He planned to stay overnight in Saigon and continue Asian itinerary ending in Taipei while Nixon had earlier visited the area. A separate Long Beach incident saw a theater warrant for displaying obscene material leading to an arrest amid local raids.
Santa Barbara readers report a local citizens group GOO seeks a meeting with President Nixon to stop Union Oil from installing a third offshore platform off Santa Barbara after prior oil spills. GOO urges intervention, cites ongoing coastal pollution and a stalled pipeline incident as it notes the company plans a 14th platform in the channel amid cleanup efforts by Union Oil.
A humorous note reports an unearthed imagined interview featuring Napoleon Bonaparte with Walter Cronkite. The item appears in a page cross-section listing sections like Comics, Editorial, Obituaries, and Sports with various page references.
Pasadena’s City of Angeles floats win the Sweepstakes for a midmorning Rose Parade featuring 60 floats 21 bands and 216 equestrians. The event precedes the Rose Bowl game between USC and Michigan drawing about a million spectators. Submissions highlight a world themes with ornate floral displays and prize winners across classes A to Y.
New Year scenes unfold as Mummers parade in Philadelphia with 15000 marchers and spectators on Broad Street. Dallas Cancels SCLC protest while Colten Bowl kicks off under heavy police protection. Notre Dame Horsemen grand marshal. Tournament of Roses in Pasadena bright skies. Times Square ball drop draws 100000 plus, Rio hosts Copacabana offerings to Temanja. Guy Lombardo receives tele- REVELRY note.
About 6,000 revelers smashed windows and looted stores along a four lane boulevard in Los Angeles. Fifteen youths were arrested as 40 deputies and highway patrolmen, aided by a helicopter, halted the two hour spree. No injuries were reported. The incident began near midnight with burglar alarms triggered by smashed displays.
Athens Ohio. Two brothers Bryan McBride age 3 and his 3 month old brother Chris were found dead along Ohio Route 100 after their mother Barbara McBride recently released from a state mental hospital admitted to police she smothered one child and tossed the other over an embankment. A search with bloodhounds plane and 100 persons followed the family’s disappearance from Marietta as Ralph McBride reported them missing and the mother drew a map of three areas in a snow covered woods in northern Athens County. The county coroner will determine the cause of death.
A travel agent tells a client that for the prize found, he should join the Navy. The remark frames a quest for reward as a path to service, implying opportunity and prestige through military enlistment.
National Safety Council warns half of New Year traffic fatalities will involve alcohol. They estimate 41 or 45 persons could die from 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday local time. A UP L count shows 103 killed since the holiday period began, with Pennsylvania, Iowa, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Michigan each reporting five deaths.
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