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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1970
Page
6
A Washington piece catalogs odd federal buys from 1970 including horse tails for brushes, dog repellent for postmen, and plastic goods. It highlights large welfare, food, and GSA expenditures with explanations linked to agency needs and peculiar item names, noting the Bureaucracy’s reach.
Five children under five suffocated in their second floor Albany apartment as smoke filled the room. Police say parents were away. coroner ruled smoke inhalation the cause. Fire reportedly started in an overstuffed living room chair. The building’s second floor was destroyed.
Saigon police seized all copies of the Independence newspaper after it quoted South Vietnamese Sen Hoang Xuan Tu claiming President Thieu was considering a peace proposal for free elections with communists voting after North Vietnamese and American withdrawal. Tu denounced the report as distorted though essentially true, while Tan called it sensational but not denied the gist. The senator added the war’s solution involved North Vietnam withdrawing troops and U.S. forces leaving, leaving Thien to face a delicate diplomatic path.
An item lists prices for dehydrated on ion soup at 85381 dollars and green olives priced at 1232812 dollars with a separate figure of 61964 dollars.
A government seizure details 380749 dollars worth of leather brief cases amid a broader audit. The action highlights asset recovery and enforcement efforts by authorities.
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