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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1970
Page
2
A long discussion on drug dangers, regulation, and societal duties, emphasizing family involvement, counseling approaches, and community resources. It covers how to help children, the role of medical confidentiality, and steps individuals can take to curb misuse including education, surveillance of prescriptions, and positive parenting.
The FLQ released a communique demanding an end to police searches for kidnappers, freedom for 33 jailed separatists, and safe passage for their group to Cuba or Algeria. No new deadline was set, but patience is limited, per the note found with Cross’s letter. Laporte was abducted by masked gunmen after the government refused to free prisoners to save Cross.
The Supreme Court opened its new term by agreeing to decide cases on pornography, mercury pollution, and whether state authorities in Ohio can sue three chemical companies over Lake Erie's pollution. It rejected appeals on Wisconsin abortion law and California marijuana statutes, and heard arguments in school desegregation related cases.
Natalia Makarova, the 24 year old ballerina who defected from the Soviet Union five weeks ago, signed a one year contract to dance for the American Ballet Theater. She quit the Leningrad Kirov troupe on Sept 4 in London, sought asylum in Britain, and cited artistic reasons for choosing the American company.
Laird urged ending draft calls by mid seventy three to sustain a zero draft period with a standby system for emergencies. He avoided predicting next year’s draft numbers while noting this year’s calls total 263 500 compared with 300 100 in 1968 at the Vietnam peak. He denied political motive in timing amid three weeks to elections. He also said there is no evidence Russia has used Cuban ports for missile subs and warned such a move would violate the 1962 Kennedy Khrushchev pact.
Highlights from ACTION LINE discuss quick burning of sage and sumac, a Bellflower repair bill oddity with Day and Night TV, and a California court commissioners duties and salary. Addresses watch repair delays with Longines Wittenauer and a moved customer, plus shipment issues and replacement timeframes.
A Long Beach reader asks Action Line to recover funds or deliver a mislaid order from World Art Flowers, Westport. The firm reportedly shipped a replacement set after a delay, though the original order slip could not be found._ACTION LINE notes frequent complaints about World Art Group.
In six school desegregation cases before the court, Griswold rejected tokenism and urged a clear standard for racial balance. Burger pressed on whether a 10 percent threshold could define meaningful integration, while Marshall argued for a duty to assure every black child receives desegregated schooling. Chambers opened for the NAACP, questioning if reasonableness should block desegregation.
A supporter proclaims Bill Teague as a man of moral fibre and a good family man and church leader, urging voters to back his campaign for Congress in the 34th District. The message highlights Teague’s character and leadership credentials.
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