Dig for the Small Fry Grunion at Cabrillo Beach
Southern California beachgoers flock to Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro to dig for grunion eggs and watch tiny transparent fish hatch. John Olguin, head of the Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum, leads the popular beach lecture that draws thousands of students and adults each spring and summer, now highlighted in a major National Geographic color essay.
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California
John Olguin
Hamelin
Cabrillo Beach
Grunion
Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum
Cnunion
National Geographic Magazine
Long Beach Harbor crown jewels ceremony misfires
Friday's dedication aboard the SS Princess Louise featured the crown jewels of England with U S and British colors as the L A Municipal Band began the Star Spangled Banner by mistake. Deputy Mayor Joe Quinn apologized for the error and mis identification of the Princess Louise as the Queen Mary drew attention. Andrew Franklin of the British consulate joined in, praising the port ceremony in Long Beach. Councilman John Gibson erred in identifying the ship, while oil islands off Long Beach received praise from afar. American students in Scandinavia were noted for charity, with a California junior college program sending funds to feed Biafran children. A minor office fire was contained without harm.
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England
U.S
M.C
L.A
Joe Quinn
Joe
Stars and Stripes
Andrew Franklin
Los Angeles Harbor
Long Beach
John Gibson
Louise
Queen Mary
O.k
Meeting of Poly-Ethnic Club at Douglass House Center
At 7 30 p m a Poly Ethnic Club meeting sponsored by Long Beach Polytechnic High School students and adviser Benjamin Levin will be held at the Douglass House Center located at 1021 Lime Ave in Long Beach until 10 p m
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Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Benjamin Levin
Long Beach
Douglass House Center
Lime Ave
Admiral Praises Air Reservists at Los Alamitos Event
Rear Adm. William S. Guest praised the Naval Air Reserve during the annual personnel inspection at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. He noted the force’s vital role and highlighted Attack Squadron Four as among the best during six squadrons activated for Vietnam service.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
William S. Guest
Naval Air Reserve Force
N.C. Gillete
Naval Air Reserve
United States
Guest
Vietnam
Los Alamitos
Second Chance at LBCC Center Spurs Adult Ed Wins
The Long Beach City College programmed learning center opened in 1967 with 25 enrollees and now serves over 2,000 students through nine instructors and a growing number of classrooms. It offers 61 courses in English math spelling and reading and tracks alumni successes including a former shy spinster who now assists others and a man who passed a city exam after study and is pursuing welding courses.
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Long Beach City College
LBCC
Business and Technology
BTC
Keith Roberts
Roberts
State Department of Employment
Long Beach
June C. Roper
Mary
Dance Opens Teen Job Drive at Spring Thing
More than 500 summer jobs for disadvantaged youths in Orange County will be offered as applications open at a 5 p.m. Saturday dance in Santa Ana. About 1,000 junior and senior high students from across the county are expected at El Salvador Park recreation hall for the free event. Bruce Worsley of Cal State Fullerton chairs the effort, co sponsored by Circle K Club and Cal State Fullerton Black Students Union under the Community Action Council. A job booth will process applications alongside dance contests and a Battle of the Bands.
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Orange County
Santa Ana
el Salvador Park Recreation Hall
Bruce Worsley
California State College At
Fullerton
Circle K Club
Black Students Union of
Cal State Fullerton
Community Action Council
Cinco de Mayo Observed at East Long Beach Center
Cinco de Mayo will be observed Sunday May 4 with dedication ceremonies at the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center located at 2334 2338 E Anaheim St. After the ceremonies an all day carnival will offer Mexican and American foods, games and a raffle in the center parking area.
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East Long Beach
Anaheim St
Planner Mayer Sees Long Beach Pulse Not Graveyard
Ernest Mayer Jr. takes the Long Beach planning director post amid doubts about his vision. He rejects rigid schemes and argues for enlightened planning that blends housing with business, favoring free enterprise and a middle ground between Garden City ideals and urban chaos. He believes the city can evolve a distinct identity rather than decline.
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Long Beach
Ernest Mayer Jr
Southern
California
Mayer
Forest Lawn
Ebenezer Howard
Jane Jacobs
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Federal Breakwater
San Pedro
YSPOT
Malcolm Epley
Ong Beach
Seattle Times
Byron Fish
Santa Barbara
Long Beach Harbor
Scandinavia
Margaret Loupy
Huntington Beach
Jr. College
Biafra
Long Beach Area
E. Seaside Blvd
Curt Johnson
Planner Mayer
Frank Anderson
Ernest Mayer
Iowa-by-the Sea
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