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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
21
A publication line invites readers to submit questions for the Action Line service in Long Beach California. It provides mailing address Box 230 and a phone number 492-3451 with hours and wording about questions chosen for central interest and practicality.
Flower Girl Q seeks a full color print of Jean Frederic Bazille’s Negro Girl With Peonies from the Paul Mellon collection in Washington and learns that while tiny prints circulated during the National Gallery exhibit they are now gone. Miss Doris says the Gallery may issue new prints in postcard or small sizes and will notify ACTION LINE when available.
The controversial eighth grade American history text Land of the Free by Caughey Franklin and May is sold at Lou's Sistioneys 5661 Atlantic age Long Beach for 7.50 and is borrowable from Long Beach city libraries. The work discusses social issues including Negro minority status and aligns with California's curriculum mandate.
Downey school trustees reject the book Land of the Free citing lack of history bias and heritage denial. Assemblymen Porter and Victor V. Veysey plan a bill to let districts choose from multiple texts, requiring statute and constitutional amendments. Collier bill aims to widen statewide textbook exposure and library access.
An Orange County reader learns there are no groups for children but is advised to join the Santa Ana Audubon Society Sea and Sage Chapter. It meets Tuesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. September through May at the Santa Ana Library Board Room. Annual dues are 8.50, including the national Audubon magazine and the local Wandering Tattler.
Mrs E F M of Hermosa Beach is directed to Richies Luggage and Handbag Repair Shop at 217 E Fourth St Long Beach phone 435 5020 owner D A DeWeese will repair two suitcases one with a broken handle and another needing edge reinforced sewing. The note also explains FIA rally license basics and ACCUS contact for U S requirements.
Letter from Mrs J G of Long Beach complains that pedestrians routinely walk on white crosswalk lines causing near conflicts. She suggests painting entire crosswalk white to avoid disputes and keep order on downtown Pine Avenue.
Jack Kirschke asked to act as his own attorney replacing Albert C. Ramsey in the penalty phase following his two murder convictions. Assistant Attorney General Albert W. Harris opposed, saying the move would permit Kirschke to address the jury off the record without oath or cross examination. Kirschke spoke at length in court alone, insisting the request is his right and citing philosophical differences with Ramsey on trial conduct.
A 70-year-old man named Pierre Guillard stabbed Rubens The Madonna with Little Angels at the Louvre three times with a pocket knife. Damage was minor and confined to the lower canvas. restoration is planned. Authorities did not provide a motive. The painting dates from circa 1615 and has been museum property since the French Revolution. Its value could not be estimated.
Israeli and Jordanian forces battled across the Jordan River with tanks artillery and at least three Israeli jets. Both sides claimed to silence the guns and blamed the other for starting the fight near Bethshean. No casualties reported. Jordan said Israelis fired on Jordanian soldiers while Israel said Jordan fired on civilians. Jordan reported artillery damage.
Tonight and Tuesday forecast shows high clouds and mostly clear skies. SB area: high 65, low 42. Mountains: mostly clear, high 46, low 6. Deserts: mostly clear, high 70, low 33.
A match dropped from a newspaper pile started a seven story Nor mandie Retirement Club fire near Saigon. All 325 residents evacuated safely as 500 firefighters battled flames in 10 degree weather. Fire Marshal Doyle traced the blaze to Jin cla Lucy, 77, who tried to douse it with water before fleeing. Nearby Divine Tracy Hotel and a Penn nursing dorm housed evacuees, with buses loaned by police and a National Guard armory. Separately, Viet Cong guerrillas seized a provincial capital near Saigon, killing three American civilians in a three hour raid on Kheim Cuong, Hau Nghia Province.
Mike Kasperak, 54, a Stanford medicine cases, began gastrointestinal bleeding after the 04-year-old heart transplant operation. Doctors report low platelet counts and poor liver function. Transfusions hoped to stabilize him as the team led by Norman E. Shumway continues care.
Sylvia Porter ranks stocks by likely future performance in a Financial News feature. The page references Reach Combing-B-1 and various sections including Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crosswood, Eustorial, Obituaries, Omar's Astrology, and Sports.
A fragment notes a man who tried quitting smoking for health by chewing toothpicks but then contracted Dutch Elm disease, illustrating a misfortune linked to a risky lifestyle change. The line mixes humor with a health warning about impractical remedies.
Two four car subway trains carrying about 1000 commuters collided inside a tunnel near Airport Maverick stations as a power failure snarled service. At least 50 people were injured and one MBTA train derailed amid a slow moving backup in zero weather. Passenger accounts described a loud crash while brakes failed to engage properly and relief workers tended the injured in stretchers.
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