Smog worries, rock show plans, and jury parking quirks in Long Beach
Reader observations mix skepticism on smog danger in Long Beach with humorous notes on a Mars spaceship bunker life. The Long Beach Mineral and Gem Society aims to host an October rock show inviting astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins as honorary members. A new courthouse parking scheme for jurors requires back-in parking, with keys left in cars and blue notices for misalignment.
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Long Beach Mineral and Gem Society
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
Michael Collins
Paul Lowry
W. Ocean Blvd
P.a
Long Beach Students Score At or Above U S Averages
Long Beach pupils showed average or better results on IQ tests and grade level exams in 1968-69. Median IQs across grades 3 6 7 10 ranged from 99.4 to 102.7, with an overall 101.4. Reading language and arithmetic averages hovered around 57 and 55 percent.
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Long Beach
Board of Education
Anton Thompson
Cally
U.S
Thompson
Surf Festival Planned Along Southland Coast
Lifeguards from Long Beach Huntington Beach and Newport Beach join 25 from area agencies for a four day Surf Festival August 21 to 24 across Redondo Hermosa and Manhattan Beaches. Events include dory and swimming races forties lifeguard medley and rescue board contests plus international surfing championships and a bikini contest.
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Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
Redondo Beach
Hermosa Beach
Manhattan Beach
Dave LeGault
Mike Highbarger
Bob Vatter
Baywatch III
SAS
United Air Lines
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Carpinteria
Santa Monica
Ventura County
San Clemente
California
Hermosa
Redondo Fisherman's Wharf
Hermosa Beach Pier
City Starts Hearings on Tax Assessments
City board of equalization opens annual hearings as 15 residents appeal assessed market values. Petitions note purchase prices as market value, while officials warn one sale does not set the market. Hearings run through Friday with deputy attorney reminding focus on fair assessment.
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Carl A. Knight
Lime Ave
Board of Equalization
City Board of Equalization
John Paul
Guyler
Carl R. Wulfsberg
Country Club Drive
Parade St
Seaman’s Murder Trial Nears End
Forrest Aikin, merchant seaman, faces closing arguments in Long Beach Superior Court Department F after seven days of testimony in the murder case. He is accused of killing Gloria Cramer, whose decomposed body was found in his Atlantic Avenue apartment. Autopsy cites massive head injuries.
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Forrest Aikin
Long Beach Superior Court
Department F
Gloria Cramer
Aikin
Atlantic Ave
Arrival of USS Durham Delayed to August 19
The Long Beach based Navy attack cargo vessel Durham arrival, initially set for 10 a.m. Saturday, is postponed to 10 a.m. August 19 at Pier 7. The new class ship, with a 367 crew, faced a minor pre canal technical snag. Affects about 80 local families.
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Durham
USS Durham
Long Beach
Pier 7
Pacific Amphibious Forces
Panama Canal
Attendance Up At Cerritos College Summer Session
Cerritos College reports 10 percent higher attendance in the final five week summer session than last year. Enrollment stands at 1,161 students, up from 1,054, with 33 classes offered. The session ends August 19 and fall enrollment is expected to reach about 11,500 beginning August 25.
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Cerritos College
Long Beach Free Clinic Offers Evening Services
Free medical services run in the Long Beach Free Clinic at 2060 Atlantic Ave until 10 p.m. An evening of culture and education follows with a playwriting class at 7:30 p.m. and a ballet demonstration by Mia Slavenska at the Women's Gymnasium.
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Long Beach Free Clinic
Atlantic Ave
Long Beach
Douglass House Center
Lime Ave
Mia Slavenska
California State College At
Harbor Board Grants Catering Truck Vending Permit
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a vending permit for Fresh Juice Catering Co. to operate two trucks in the Harbor Area. Port official John Rountree recommended denial, noting four firms already run 18 trucks and that more would strain the market.
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Long Beach
Professor Warner Leads in Japanese Kendo Achievement
California State College at Long Beach education professor Gordon Warner, on leave as a Japan adviser, became the highest ranked non Asian in Japanese kendo after the 17th All Japan Kendo Federation tests in Kyoto. He began training in 1937, won an international match in Japan, and was invited to fence at the Imperial Palace Kendo Hall. Warner, a WWI veteran who lost a leg, earned the Helms Foundation Award in 1959 and served as an unofficial ambassador for Eisenhower, visiting 33 countries and aiding U.S. Japan relations. He holds degrees from UCLA and Berkeley and joined Cal State Long Beach in 1955.
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California State College At
Long Beach
Gordon Warner
Japan
Kyoto
Warner
U.S
Kodansha House
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Voice of America
Eisenhower
UCLA
Berkeley
Cal-State
Dishes stolen from auto in Long Beach
Maureen R. Minert of Valinda reported $129 in new Tupperware taken from a vehicle parked in a lot at 4101 E Willo e Street. Police say the theft occurred while the car was unattended.
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Maureen R. Minert
Valinda
E. Willoe St
Long Beach
Dowser Finds Missing People Through Pendulum Sway
Julius Causey uses his Abbe Mermet Dowser to locate missing persons and rare finds. He claims success in tracing a downed Minerals Air plane near Hawthorne and a Gambler's Special airliner near Mt Whitney, though some searches remained unsolved.
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Julius Causey
Mermet Dowser
Fortune
Mt. Whitney
Causey
Hawthorne
Pat Nannes
Long Beach
Burbank
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E. Platt St
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