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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1967
Page
16
Teachers praise a phonics like method that lets children sound a letter and build words at work tables. Early readers reach third grade level in their first term and transition to the traditional alphabet is not a problem, with parents noting observable gains at home and during shopping.
A 16 year old Costa Mesa boy died from a broken neck after being thrown from his motorcycle. Randall Wayne Batchel or, son of Beverly French, died at 2 14 a.m. at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach following the crash on Wednesday and after his transfer from the scene.
Long Beach officials receive a flood of inquiries about the ships final voyage aboard the Queen Mary. Postman Inland Section A S Wool ey of London seeks security work to deter souvenir hunters. requests include passes, work on board, and potential tours. Travel agencies and firms press for final voyage leases and concessions while negotiations continue with Southampton sponsors.
Funeral services are pending for 16 year oldull exton boy Tim Wigestrand son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Wigestrian aged 16 who collapsed and died after being accidentally shot by his older brother at home on 148 West Rosslyn Avenue.
A 39 year old former Los Angeles county fireman Thomas E Fairbanks was arraigned in Inglewood Superior Court on charges including assault with intent to commit murder attempted rape burglary and arson He allegedly attacked his former girlfriend Beverly J Austin and a taxi driver who tried to shield her The man is jailed on a 55000 bond
The Town Association of Long Beach will host the sixty second annual picnic at Recreation Park on Seventh Street and Park Avenue at 1 am on Saturday August 42. It is billed as the greatest picnic of Earth.
Joseph A. Sangineto of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to robbing the Ports O'Call Restaurant in San Pedro of 5250 on December 19 and the Sirocco Restaurant in Wilmington of 541 on April 4. He was sentenced Wednesday to five years to life in state prison.
Municipal Band performs at Lincoln Park at 2 p.m. Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey present shows at Long Beach Arena at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. This edition highlights local entertainment options for residents.
A 20 year old man, Harold Ernest Null Jr., is formally charged with murder for stabbing Michael Eugene Pierce to death in Pierce’s Wilmington home on July 28. Pierce’s wife said they had sheltered Null about a month earlier due to his lack of means and housing. Null reportedly stabbed Pierce twice, then fled with money from a billfold and was later found under a car. He had been due in Superior Court in Long Beach for grand theft on July 5 but did not appear, claiming he needed Pierce’s money to leave the state.
State engineers at a Public Utilities Commission hearing in Los Angeles urged RR safety devices at 35 hazardous Santa Fe crossings from Los Angeles to Wilmington. Eight deaths and 122 injuries in auto train collisions occurred at these crossings in five years. The railroad would install and maintain automatic gates and flashing lights, with city county and other subdivisions sharing costs. Installation could take about three years.
Mrs. Thomas Wasnik of 3026 McNab sells items fast via Independent Press-Telegram ads. She recently moved a shotgun and three other items from prior ads and praises the results. Readers are urged to place ads by calling Hemlock 2-5959, TO 68-1721, ME 3-0764, or JE 7-1920.
Westminster School District trustees approve a $6.7 million budget for 1987 68 lowering the tax rate from 2.75 to 2.65 per thousand. The plan adds a school counselor a district psychologist an extra teacher for the handicapped and funds a work study program totaling about 40 000 while overall costs rise to support 19 elementary and 3 intermediate schools serving 13 000 students.
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