The Beast helps blind debater Ralph Black win debates
The Perkins Brailler nicknamed the beast aids Long Beach State sophomore Ralph Black and partner Jim Tomlinson in winning 58 of 65 rounds this year. They train with Braille aided research cards and face time limits and gesture challenges in competitions.
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Ralph Black
Jim Tomlinson
Black
Long Beach State University
West Coast
Jim
Tomlinson
Black-Tomlinson
LBSU
Reno
New
Jack Howe
Ralph
Tom Shaw
AT WIT S END Remember days of his youth
A nostalgic Erma Bombeck column traces a father's resistance to lawn upkeep as a boy grows. A mother's reassurance that “It'll come back” frames memories of sandbox sand, a jungle gym, a pool, and a yard transformed by family life. The piece ends with a father's hopeful question about his son returning.
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Mike
Long Beach League of Women Voters Convention Reservations Due
Deadline for reservations for the annual Long Beach League of Women Voters convention is Friday. A Wednesday meeting in the Saki Room at Mr. C's Restaurant includes a 9:30 a.m. start and a noon luncheon featuring Margaret Nee discussing her China trip in observance of International Women's Year 1975. Luncheon cost is $3.50. reserve with Penny Boone.
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Long Beach
Tell
China
United Nations
Penny Boone
Carroll Park St
Old stuff hunts turn up quirky seeks and bargains
In a brisk travelogue, Bob Heaton recalls chasing collectible oddities from a Tiffany chandelier in Cotulla Texas to an elephant foot umbrella stand in Corn Oklahoma and a sperm whale vertebra in Ada Oklahoma. He notes the odds of striking it rich are slim but the quest feeds curiosity.
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Cotulla
Tiffany
South
Texas
I-35
Tiffany's
Corn
Oklo
Ada
Okla
Central State College
Gravel Hill
Tenn
Shiloh National Battleground
Older women warned as easy targets for street crime
Officer Daniel Reynolds told about 150 senior citizens that purse snatchings and muggings target older women in downtown Long Beach. He urged women to carry money in shoes, avoid walking home, note descriptions and license plates, and use force if needed to survive.
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Daniel Reynolds
Long Beach
Reynolds
City Recreation Department
Senior Citizens’ Unit
Shirley Jones
The
Friday events at Long Beach venues listed
Friday listings include Brown Bag Theater presented by Student Actors at Long Beach City College Auditorium at 1 a.m. free cinema at Room 502 11 a.m. free Finishing Touches by Long Beach Community Players at Community Playhouse 5021 E Anaheim St 4 30 p.m. admission The Real Inspector Hound and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by LBSU New Directions Ensemble at Long Beach State University Little Theater 8 30 p.m. admission $1
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Cinema Eleven
Long Beach City College
Long Beach Community Players
Community Playhouse
Anaheim St
Inspector Hound
Billy the Kid
LBSU
New Directions Ensemble
Long Beach State University
Little Theater
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