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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1969
Page
1
The column describes the Action Line service offering to answer questions and assist readers. It directs readers to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 between 9 am and 1 pm and 1 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
A reader asks about a Florida oceanographic ship offering a two year student program for a degree. Action Line says such a ship is unlikely and at most would train oceanographic technicians. Four year bachelor's programs exist at University of Washington and Humboldt State. advanced degrees at USC Scripps La Jolla and University of Miami. Fullerton Junior College and Santa Barbara City College offer two year technician programs.
A Long Beach report estimates calories in common iced desserts. Ice cream tops calories with a 1/3 pint serving of lowest fat vanilla showing the highest value among tested treats.
A reader from Norwalk asks for help with obtaining short term insurance for a week long houseboat rental on Lake Powell. They were told to assume full responsibility for the boat while in their possession and have struggled to find an insurer willing to cover it.
Independent agent warns renters to check for primary insurance when renting houseboats. If a rental outfit won’t add the renter to the policy or asks for a hold harmless agreement, the renter may be liable for damages. A Stockton insurer offers short term coverage around $10.
Customer notes difficulty obtaining photostatic copies for Shell Oil Company bills totaling 132 dollars for charges in November December and January. Shell’s legal staff, led by R. Reid, promises to mail copies of billing statements and notices and confirms the debt per company records.
In Paris the Communist bloc dismissed Nixon eight point peace plan as absurd while U S negotiator Lodge signaled openness to discussing parts of the plan. Xuan Thuy reaffirmed Viet Cong ten point proposal for peace, with talks delayed to a late start for the seventeenth session.
California will start issuing new license plates this fall for 9.5 million passenger cars. The program adds new colors and a revised number-letter sequence. Some personalized tags may be available, with potential changes in plate locking and layout.
The nuclear submarine USS Guittaro SSN 665 sank in 35 feet of water at Berth 10 in the San Francisco Bay naval shipyard. No casualties were reported and officials said there was no explosion or contamination risk. salvage began immediately. The boat, an advanced Sturgeon-class vessel, had just been launched and was nearing commissioning when the accident occurred.
U S Command reports 48 American helicopters and planes lost in Vietnam the past week. This toll ranks among the highest in the nearly nine year war, raising total U S aircraft losses to 5 346 since 1961.
Night and early morning low clouds give way to hazy sunshine with little temperature change. Mountains stay sunny with temperatures in the 70s at resorts. Deserts sunny with highs near 90s in upper valleys and around 100 in lower valleys.
National Guardsmen patrolled UC Berkeley streets as 500 police used riot guns to disperse 2,000 demonstrators in an 18 block area near the campus. The four hour melee centered around People's Park and left 128 injured, including 32 hit by bird shot.
Playboy July Playmate Nancy was spilled on Interstate 65 near Taylorsville Indiana after two trucks collided at 3 20 am. State Trooper Paul Jewett said thousands of 6 by 4 centerfold sheets were scattered. One truck driver John Bentley Jr of Covington Ga was hospitalized with a broken leg. the other driver escaped injury.
Eugene Biscailuz, longtime Los Angeles County sheriff known as Mr California for 26 years of service, tops rodeo style rider and reformer, died at age 86 after a stroke and retirement in 1968. He was famed for jurist bearing, a sharp shot, and development of prisoner rehabilitation programs.
You shouldn't blame your wife when things go wrong. Just what can you expect from a woman who cas raised by your mother in-law.
James Roosevelt, 61, was stabbed in the back with a World War II dagger at the Geneva villa by his wife Gladys Roosevelt 92. He was ferried to County Hospital in critical condition, later stabilized. Gladys, admitted to Bel-Air Clinic, has been treated for severe depression amid divorce proceedings filed in Geneva.
Betsey Cushing of Boston and Romelle Schneider a nurse divorced. Roosevelt the elder son of the late president has five children by prior marriages. Police spokesmen seek clues on a stabbing incident believed to have occurred in Roosevelt area. A-4 Col 5.
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