Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze arrives at Long Beach Navy station
A Japanese missile equipped destroyer, the Amatsukaze, arrives at Long Beach Naval Station for a 20 day visit. She arrived Friday and fired 13 guns in salute to Rear Admiral and local officials.
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Washington
Blue Angel
F. J. Murphy
Friday
Navarro
Long Beach Naval Station
Patrick F. Hussey
Chief of Naval Operations
Murphy
George Washington University
D.C
Long Beach
Naval Station
Girl Dies After Year in Coma
Phyllis Ann Echenique, 14, Lancaster, had been in a coma since an August 19 1968 Huntington Beach swimming accident. She died Thursday evening after receiving care at three hospitals. Adm. Horace V. Bird hosted visits by her family and officials as naval ships near Long Beach coordinated exchanges and planned visits to Southern California attractions.
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Phyllis Ann Echenique
Huntington Beach
Lancaster
Coleus plants thrive with bright light and controlled sun
The article details how coleus tolerate light levels from full sun to shade with shade preferred during long days. It notes high light helps color, but prolonged sun darkens leaves, and full sun stunts size. It explains line breeding and new serrated varieties, and cites C L Young on optimal lighting for showy foliage. It also gives lawn sowing and dichondra planting tips.
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Java
Africa
C. L. Young
Luther Burbank
Long Beach Plant Clubs Hold Meetings and Anniversary
The Long Beach African Violet Society hosts a Thursday meeting at the Women’s City Club in Long Beach with social hour at 11 a.m. and business at 12 noon, open to the public. The Paramount California National Fuchsia Society branch marks its 17th anniversary August 28 at 5:30 p.m. with a pot luck dinner at 14410 Paramount Blvd. Sylvia Leatherman speaks on Monstrosities in the plant world and supplies the plant table. visitors are welcome.
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Long Beach
African Violet Society
Women’s City Club
Third St
Paramount
California National Fuchsia Society
Paramount Blvd
Sylvia Leatherman
Apricot fruit rot blamed on brown rat disease
Garden column advises that apricot fruit rot may be brown rat disease and recommends a November dormant spray with horticultural oil and copper sulfate, plus a pre bloom fungicide spray. Also discusses camellia and gardenia issues and snow hardy plant choices for San Bernardino Mountains slopes.
Jobs to Do This Week
Firm the soil around roses by tamping and adding soil if it heaves. Keep ants out of the house with an appropriate insecticide and spray around the foundation. If ants indicate plant bugs, identify pests and use the correct spray. Disbud midseason mums and plant more for color and cut flowers.
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U.S. Navy
Japan
Horace V. Bird
Naval
Cmdr
Kenjiro Hori
Bird
Edwin W. Wade
USS
Berkeley
Disneyland
Busch Gardens
Dodger and
Angel
Southern California
Buck Lanier
Sun
Bere
Carden
By Joe Littlefield
Coleus
Independent, Press-Telegram
Pine Ave
Calif
Fullerton
Helen M. Andrew
San Bernardino Mountains
South Island
New Zealand
P.c. Wyatts
P.c. Lalandi
Cope Plus
Compton
Crebgross
Kitanos
E. Spring Long Beach
ION
Meele
Cheng
E. Carson
Hawaiian Gardens
Amlocks
Sam Ganrin Pay
TORO
Ove
Franks Nursery
W. Pac
Hwy
McLanes
Rosecrans Ave
Sundeys
Vas Pal
Meghi
Briggs & Stratton
Tamas
Nedger
J . P. Briggs
Grasse
Hydra
Bermuda
Nur UM Bia
Paclawne
Rosecrans
FBI
Bankamericard
Doe
Cha-Kem-Co
D&s
Malis
Terr O-Vite
R. J. Chacon Chemical CO
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