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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1969
Page
21
A Long Beach service column offers readers a way to solve problems by writing or calling ACTION LINE. It answers questions on topics from Rose Bowl ticket applications to bus stop safety near Memorial Medical Center and clarifies false college rumors on Sunset Boulevard.
The ad notes Magic Studio at 6560 Wallywood Blvd Los Angeles and Bert Wheeler Hollywood Magic Inc at 8660 Mallywood Blvd offer cusses and private lessons. Contact Berg's at 464-0583 and Koorad Krebs at 462-9550 for details. A Q and A discusses BHT BHA and MSG in cereals.
Mrs B A L of Norwalk says she paid part of a renewal with RCA Victor but will not pay the balance until the policy is corrected. She has sent the payment book back twice for name corrections, each time returning with an incorrect name. Now the company warns cancellation if the balance is not paid. ACTION LINE assistance requested.
RCA Service Co spokesman in Norwalk said the duplicate contract will be issued after four weeks following confirmation by the Pennsylvania head office on Oct 24. The old policy remains valid until Dec 11 and payments on the new policy start later, so no cancellation is possible before then. The note references Assemblyman Lecoy Greene's ABG5 bill on placement of handicapped children in public schools, signed into law Sept 4 by Gov Reagan, effective 1974, amending Section 6871 to share private school tuition when local districts cannot provide services. A copy of the bill is being sent.
A deranged gunman held off Torrance police for hours with his two stepchildren as hostages. Marcus Price, 29, was arrested on multiple felony charges after an officer entered the apartment at dawn. Bartender William Ray Simpson, 26, was shot and is in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital.
Armando Ramos, 22, world lightweight champion, was jailed in San Pedro after a drunken driving stop on Sanford Avenue in Wilmington. Officers said his car ran a stop sign, he balked but did not resist, and he failed a breath test. An unidentified male companion was released. Ramos faces a Wednesday court appearance on unrelated marijuana possession charges.
A Liberian tanker struck a reef off Formosa and broke in two, trapping 40 Chinese sailors aboard. Two Nationalist Chinese ships, two American vessels, and two Japanese freighters circled the wreck while 45 mph winds hampered rescue efforts. Lifeboat watches urged overboard exit. crews chose to remain aboard as the two sections drifted two miles apart.
Apollo 12 astronauts Alan Bean Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr remain in excellent health in quarantine aboard the USS Hornet while lunar samples and a chest of scientific equipment are flown to Houston. Bean, promoted to captain, needed minor medical care for a forehead cut and an ear inflammation. Minor irritations from biomedical sensors were reported. a delay in off-loading lunar rocks occurred due to a plastic tunnel attachment issue.
UPI reports Senator Ernest Collings condemns plans to try Lt. William Calley for murder over the Song My village killings. Senator Dominick also attacks CBS for airing an interview with a platoon member who said Calley ordered the civilians shot.
John Lennon returned the Order of the British Empire medal to Queen Elizabeth II in protest of Britain's Vietnam support and the Nigeria-Biafra involvement. A Buckingham Palace spokesman noted it is rare but has happened before, with others returning MBEs when the Beatles were honored in 1965.
San Diego claims a population of 708,400 making it the second largest city in the state, surpassing San Francisco. The note appears in the paper’s internal page index listing sections such as Beach Combing and Editorial.
President Nixon announced the United States will renounce development of all germ warfare weapons except protective research and will dispose of existing stocks. The administration said germ research will be limited to defensive purposes while avoiding the use of toxic chemical weapons except in retaliation. The plan details on disposal and broader policy remain unclear.
A Pentagon spokesman said the United States will keep the Viet Nam pullout going beyond the 60,000 reduction already reached, with Secretary Laird noting momentum. Nixon is expected to announce further withdrawals by late December, marking his third such notice since June. Authorities did not specify rates or timetable.
A dry, warmer trend with mountains sunny and gusty northeast winds. Resort levels near the lower 50s with daytime highs in the 50s and night lows dipping into the 30s. Outside the mountains, conditions remain mild with no rain expected.
London dispatch reports 27 men rescued and 40 evacuated from two oil rigs hit by a savage North Sea gale. Coast Guard say helicopters battled snow and 5 mph winds to reach the overturned Const ellation offshore 95 miles from Flamborough Head. later crews saved 40 from the North Star, 129 miles northeast of Great Yarmouth, as high seas menaced the area.
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