Year Makes Cub Tiger in Circus League
Five tiger cubs from Ringling Bros. return to Long Beach for training with trainer Charlie Baumann as two brothers died in the year. The youngsters, part of the Bengalese team, prep for the 1969 edition of The Greatest Show on Earth in International City with matinee and evening performances at Long Beach Arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Long Beach
Charlie Baumann
Baumann
International
Bengals
Long Beach Arena
Tom Shaw
Skip Shuman
Long Beach Cites Labor Dept Cut Ending New Careers Program
Long Beach officials say the U S Labor Department canceled the 100 000 New Careers employment program run by the Economic Opportunities Commission The program aimed to recruit hard core unemployed and train them for civil service posts It affected 26 jobless and 11 administrative staff with an urgent order to place workers by September 1 The city and EOC plan to challenge the decision and seek reversal while noting funding and coordination issues with EYCA and EVOA in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Economic Opportunities Commission
U.S. Labor Department
Labor Department
Bureau
Wallace
Long Beach
EYCA
John F. Otero
EYOA
EOC
Jim Wilson
Wilson
Edwin Wade
W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
Los Angeles
Belmont Pier Hosts 14th All-City Fishing Rodeo Winners Named
More than 1,000 Long Beach area anglers fished Belmont Pier for the 14th Annual All-City Fishing Rodeo co sponsored by the Recreation Department and the Southern California Tuna Club. Ronald Adkinson 14 won best large fish for a 2 pound 11 ounce bonito and Kathy Yarzabowicz 13 took best girl with a 2 pound 12 ounce stingray. Greg Stevenson 11 received the Pat Tannehill Perpetual Trophy for sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Belmont Pier
Southern California Tuna Club
Ronald Adkinson
Cerritos Ave
Kathy Yarzabowicz
Vista St
Pat Tannehill
Greg Stevenson
Dollar St
Lakewood
Stan Penland
Recreation Department
Penland
Fred Austin
Beckley’s
Coca-Cola
the Independent
Press- Telegram
Masterson
Mickey’s Snack Shop
Trophies Inc
Johnny Miller
Seaside Printing Co
W.O.W. Live Bait Co
Derby
June
Art Ascolesi
Belmont Pier Inc
Suspects Held in Bathtub Slaying at Carson Motel
A man and a woman linked to the slaying of Anthony Garcia Hernandez, 49, at 17331 S Main St in Carson were arrested after a highway stop. Campbell, 34, of Likely California, and Mrs Josehine Hernandez, wife of the dead man, face murder charges. four Hernandez children are in juvenile custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Lancaster
Charles Campbell
Likely
Calif
Josephine Hernandez
Hernandez
Campbell
Antelope Valley Sheriff's Station
Norman Hamilton
Sheriff’s
S. Normandie Ave
Compton Soldier Dies in Vietnam
Army Pvt. Thomas B. Alfred, son of Mrs. Pearl E. Johnson of 10-A E. Cocoa St., Compton, was killed in Vietnam combat, the Department of Defense reported Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Thomas B. Alfred
Pearl E. Johnson
E. Cocoa St
Compton
Vietnam
Department of Defense
Parking Lot Improvements Cost Money in Orange County
Orange County supervisors approved a $306,000 work order to Mallcraft Inc for a parking lot at the new Court House. Ray Wilson of Los Angeles was allowed to withdraw his $290,000 bid after a clerical error. Additional parking areas at Orange County Airport will cost about $139,500 to upgrade tie-downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Mallcraft Inc
New Court House
Ray Wilson
Los Angeles
Orange County
Printer William Redi Bloom Dies at 94 in Long Beach
William Redi Bloom a 60 year printer 25 with the Independent Press Telegram died in Long Beach at 94. An ITU veteran he endured the 1913 Dayton floods and a St. Louis cyclone and worked through the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Survived by wife Nora. No services scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Redi Gill Bloom
Independent, Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Bloom
Orange Ave
International Typographical Union
Dayton Journal
Ohio
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Press-Telegram
Maysville
Muncie
Ind
ITU
Nora
Westminster Mortuary
Admission Free Events In Long Beach Listings
Public concerts at 2 and 6 p.m. by the Long Beach Municipal Band at Lincoln Park. At 7:30 p.m. the Junior Theater of Long Beach presents Lil Abner at Recreation Park. At 8 p.m. Dramatic Allied Arts Guild stages Miss Pell is Missing at Millikan High School Auditorium.
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Long Beach
Lincoln Park
Lil’ Abner
Junior Theater of
Recreation Park
Clawson Injured in Downey Car Collision
Republican Congressman Delwin M. Clawson sustained head abrasions when his car collided with a snack delivery van near his Downey office. He was treated at Downey Community Hospital, released after X rays and care for two abrasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delwin M. Clawson
Norwalk
Downey Community Hospital
Council Ends Long Tax Reef Session
The City Council acting as a Board of Equalization wrapped up a week of hearings on excessive property assessments. About 80 residents sought reductions. decisions will be issued after Thursday, with two real estate figures pressing lower values for several Central Area parcels amid concerns over financing and zoning shifts.
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Board of Equalization
Central Area
Gerald LaRouche
Hull Realty
Roy Marion
Marion
E. 16Th Street
LaRouche
10Th St
Cerritos Ave
Lewis Ave
Cerritos
Lewis
City Planning Commission
City
DC-9 Sets Record for Flight Speed on Oakland to Orange County Run
An Air California DC-9 set a flight speed record from Oakland International to Orange County with an estimated average ground speed of 664.5 mph. Capt. Nelson Duke and co-pilot Richard Thompson logged a 48 minute flight for 377 miles, with 55 knot tailwinds aiding the run.
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Air California
Oakland International
Orange County
Nelson Duke
Richard Thompson
Oakland
Duke
Markets Section Preview From Independent Press Telegram
August 17 1968 Market items featured on pages B1 B2 and B3 include price outlooks for grains fats and livestock. Analysts discuss trends in corn soybeans and wheat with commentary on supply demand and seasonal cycles.
La Palma Center Bid Meet Slated
The Orange County La Palma Civic Center Authority will meet Monday night to review twelve bids for new La Palma civic facilities. Bids range from 584 600 to 660 024 dollars, well above city estimates of 450 000, raising speculation Crosby Construction Co of Costa Mesa may be rejected or renegotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
la Palma
Crosby Construction Co
Costa Mesa
Modesto man held in Fort MacArthur theft case
Billy James Crutchfield 21 of Modesto sits in Harbor Division Jail after police say he stole a car in Bakersfield and drove it into Fort MacArthur San Pedro. Gate guard Larry Wild detained him until officers arrived. Crutchfield faced grand theft suspicion. City staff and attorney reports plus a council meeting follow at John F Kennedy High School. The civic center project faces financing and recall tensions with a bond issue option still debated. Construction could begin late September at best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy James Crutchfield
Modesto
Harbor Division
Crutchfield
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Army
Bakersfield
Lloyd Templeton
Pacific Street
Larry Wild
Wild
Templeton
Fort
John F. Kennedy High School
Civic Center
Lakewood YMCA Ice Cream Social Sunday
Lakewood YMCA hosts an old fashioned Ice Cream Social Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the headquarters building 5425 Centralia Ave. Entertainment includes the Long Beach Concert Band and a Barber Shop Quartet.
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Lakewood Ymca
Certralia Ave
Long Beach
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Tiger
L.B
Carl P. Wallace
Economic Youth Opportunities Agency
Los Angeles County
Champ
Cathy Yarznbowicz
Cheri Outlaw
Sting Ray
Chuck Sundquist
Walt Murray
Him
Lt. Hamilton
Tony
Theodore
Ricardo
Joseph
Hamilton
Bill Bloom
William Redi Bloom
I,pt
Long Beach Area
Rep
Clawson
Margaret Moore
Independent Press-Telegram
la Palma Center
Barbara Knesis
Burton Wesenberg
YMCA
Harry C. Bond
Paramount
Lawndale
M. D. McKeown
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