Lakewood Festival spotlights Brazil during Pan American events
Brazilian consul Raul de Smandek opened Pan American Week at a Lakewood luncheon with 500 attendees at Lakewood Country Club. He praised U.S. recognition of Brazil since 1822 and noted flag exchanges as symbols of friendship. Dignitaries Mayor Mark Hannaford and Supervisor Frank Bonelli spoke as the festival runs with a Thursday Sunday Lakewood Center carnival and a Sunday Saludos Amigos Parade starting at Palo Verde and Del Amo Boulevard. Two Ensenada bands will lead the parade at 1:30 prior to the 2 p.m. start.
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United States
Brazil
Raul de Smandek
Lake‘wood
Los Angeles
Lakewood
Mark Hannaford
Frank Bonelli
Lakewood Center
Palo Verde
del Amo Boulevard
del Amo
Ensenada
Mexico
Trades 2nd Base for Queen's Tiara
Sheila Miller of Lakewood, a 19 year old Whittier College freshman, is crowned queen of the 23rd Lakewood Pan American Festival and will juggle duties with her growing role in Pan American Week. She hopes to teach elementary school after graduation, though a pro baseball offer could alter plans.
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Sheila Miller
Lakewood
Sheila
Whittier College
la Habra
Mayfair High School
League Women Attend California League 50th Anniversary
Six members of the Long Beach League of Women Voters will attend the California League's 50th anniversary convention in Anaheim from today through Thursday. Assemblyman Robert H. Burke will discuss the ballot booklet re evaluation study initiated by League concerns.
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Long Beach League of Women Voters
California League
Anaheim
Robert H. Burke
Huntington Beach
Marvin Tincher
Long Beach League
League
Military Rites Slated for Ex Jordan Cadet
Interment with military honors planned in Hominy Oklahoma for Spec 4 Leslie Wayne Worl 21 an ROTC cadet from Oklahoma City area who died in Vietnam He earned the American Legion Best Company Cadet Captain award in 1966 the Sgt Ben H Griffin Memorial Award and other honors He worked at McDonnell Douglas prior to Army service entering in March 1968 He went to Vietnam in September volunteered for combat duty in November and was killed on patrol three miles south of the DMZ on March 27 Surviving mother Grace V Worl of Fort Worth brothers Kelly and Carl sister Della V Martin Long Beach sister Sally Beck Tyler Texas
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Hominy
Okla
Leslie Wayne Worl
Vietnam
Worl
E. 55Th St
American Legion
Ben H. Griffin
McDonnell-Douglas
Army
Dmz
Grace V. Worl
Forth Worth
Kelly E
Carl O
Long Beach
Della V. Martin
Sally L. Beckwith
Tyler
Tex
Summer Pupils to Pre Register
Pre registration for summer school elementary classes in Bellflower Unified School District opened Monday with a Friday deadline. Forms available at neighborhood schools in Bellflower and Lakewood. Parochial school children may pre register for public classes at the same time. Summer sessions run July 1 to August 1 at three Bellflower sites and two in Lakewood with transportation for those over a mile from assigned school.
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Bellflower Unified School District
Bellflower
Lakewood
Rites Held for Pioneer George Pond
Memorial services are set for George R. Pond 71 airmail pioneer credited as the first to fly mail from the United States to Ireland and Italy. Pond of 405 20th St died Sunday survived by wife Anna son George daughter Mrs Grace Phillips and brothers Robert W Clare R and Seymore G.
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Mortell’s Mortuary
George R. Pond
Airmail
United States
Ireland
Italy
Pond
20Th St
Airmail Pioneers
Civil Air Patrol
Scottish Rite
Douglas Aircraft
Anna
George
Grace Phillips
Robert W
Clare R
Seymore G
Apartment Units OKd at Del Amo and Cherry Avenue
Permits for a four building apartment complex with a recreation facility and four carports were issued Monday in a newly annexed area southeast of Del Amo Boulevard and Cherry Avenue. Cal Prep Investment, Inc. listed as owner for a project valued at 369000 dollars.
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del Amo Boulevard
Cherry Avenue
Cal Prep Investment, Inc
Sex Education Lecture Series Planned at Garden Grove High
The University of California Extension Irvine sponsors a series of sex education and family life lectures for parents and professionals. Courses will be held at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove each Wednesday at 7 p.m. through June 11, coordinated by marriage counselor C. Ray Fowler.
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University of California Extension
Irvine
Garden Grove
Bolsa Grande High School
C. Ray Fowler
Long Beach Harbor submits 1969 70 budget proposal
The 1969-70 harbor department budget requests 18 437 000 down 21 3 from last year to cover 11 057 996 in capital outlay plus 4 058 289 in personal services and 3 320 715 in non personal services. Expenditures for personal services rise 9 7 while staff falls from 342 to 341.
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Long Beach Harbor
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Loren
Tip) Cornish
Charles L. Vickers
Long Beach Hobby Show Attracts 42700 Visitors
The 20th annual Hobby Show in Long Beach drew 42 700 visitors over four days. Sponsored by the Long Beach Recreation Department and the Long Beach Hobby Council, the event wrapped up at Long Beach Auditorium. Highlights included Stan Penland's talent showcase, Southern California Square Dancers, Art Eve lyn Johnson's round dancers, Compton Folk Dancers, a dog obedience demonstration, and the NA A Fenders Club.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Recreation Department
Long Beach Hobby Council
Long Beach Auditorium
Stan Penland
Southern California
Art
Evelyn Johnson
Silverado Park
Compton
N.A.A
Donker Rites Held After Local Broker Dies
William J. Donker 72 a longtime real estate broker at 140 Gaviota Ave dies Monday. He was active in Elks Lodge 888 Loyal Order of Moose and the Arthur L. Peterson Post of the American Legion. Survived by two sons and one grandchild. Services Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mottell's Mortuary.
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William J. Donker
Gaviota Ave
Elks Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Arthur L. Peterson
American Legion
Robert E
Santa Ana
William J. Jr
Los Angeles
Mottell’s Mortuary
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