Spanish Civil War shaped life of Long Beach professor
Long Beach State University Spanish and Portuguese professor Trinidad Trinidad recalls his 1930s youth in Spain, fighting Franco’s forces as a medic and later surviving exile and camps. He details a life of idealism crushed by war, escape attempts to Gibraltar, and a long career in the United States while reflecting on democracy, power, and the risk of future upheaval in Spain.
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Spain
Albert Camus
Francisco Trinidad
Humanities
Long Beach State University
Dr. Trinidad
Franco
Hitler
Europe
Trinidad
France
Gibraltar
United States
UCLA
Republic of Spain
Republic
Communist Party
Congress
CIA
FBI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Yeanen
Juan Carlos
Carlos
Roger Coar
Holiday toy prices rise as dolls appeal to growing kids
New York shoppers will find Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls priced around four dollars while Barbie ranges from five to seven dollars. Reports indicate overall prices may be 20 to 40 percent higher than in 1938. Mattel promotes Skipper with a puberty growth feature, claiming a quarter inch height increase and waist slimming to boost appeal, a move Rubenstein describes as a positive play experience.
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New York
Ragge- Ann
Andy
Barbie
Raggedy Ann
Skipper
Man
Mattel
Joel Rubenstein
Chilren
Rubenstein
Gested
Matter
Ruth Hendler
Mattel Board
Winter Wonderland Ball planned aboard the Queen Mary
Rick Rackers hosts the 25th annual Winter Wonderland Ball to benefit philantrhopies including Operation School Bell. Mmes Chris Conway and Robert Thon chair. Stan Ray Orchestra provides music. event begins at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Salon with pre-ball cocktails for nearly 60 guests. Proceeds support needy elementary students.
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Rick Rackers
Assistance League of Long Beach
Mmes
Chris Conway
Robert Thon
Robert Alban
Stan Ray
Joseph Nangano
Jim Reidy
Donald Schwartz
Rick Racker
Aviane night and a perfume fueled farce
An essayist recalls a TV perfume ad parody featuring a housewife shedding roles for a provocative night. The narrative catalogs a comic sequence of domestic chaos and scent fueled escapades with sharp, playful observations on modern womanhood.
Vows recited in church rites in three weddings
Three couples wed on Saturday in Paramount Long Beach and Huntington Beach venues. Christy Otis of Long Beach married William Pilaponis. Nadine DeFord wed Robert Lederfine in Long Beach. Laurie Sanchez and Stephen Bicknese tied the knot at Yosemite National Park with ties to Caracas and Huntington Beach. The couples plan to live in Paramount Cerritos and Paramount respectively.
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San Francisco
William John Piliponis
Paramount
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholi Church
Christy Ann Otis
Long Beach
Thomas R. Otis
Yorba Linda
Stephanie Beyer
William Piliponis
Moline, H
Gary Lail
California College of Commerce
Long Beach City College
Robert M. Lederfine
Cerritos
Mary J. DeFord
E. Nadine DeFord
R. L. DeFord
William Cole
Yosemite National Park
Laurie Cristina Sanchez
Stephen Bicknese
Laura Selway Sanchez
Juan R. Sanchez
Caracas
Venezuela
Marvin Bicknese
Huntington Beach
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Fanco
Tehather
Rick Rackers Ready
National Organization For Women
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Jimmie Walker
Johnboy
Ellen
Wit’s End
Erma Bombeck
Ami
Husband
Press-Telegram
Calif
Soy
MES. W.J. Piliponis
Otis
Bernie Ledertine
Millikan High School
Sam Ledertine
Lakewood
Lakewood High School
Bicknese-Sanchez
Mary Welsh
Bicknese
Poly High School
Ands
LBSU
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