Shoulder Joint Replacement Pioneered in Surgery
Dr M R Johnstone leads a five member team performing a total shoulder replacement on Alter Lazenby using a ball and socket joint cemented with methyl methacrylate. The operation, done under an air curtain in a sterile room, aims to restore movement and relieve arthritis pain after decades of disability. Lazenby could regain up to nine percent of his shoulder motion. the Culver City School District provides prepaid health care through the Ross Medical Group.
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M. R. Johnstone
Ross-Laws
Lazenby
Alter’ Lazenby
Long Beach State Symphonic Band Plans European Tour
The Symphonic Band of Long Beach State University will tour Europe next Easter, performing for United Nations officials in Geneva and a Geneva American community concert. The two week trip includes plans for Austin and Germany, with fees for some concerts and student fund-raising efforts. Debut programs mix serious and light tunes with accompanying Gold Dust Dancers and twirler Debbie Gay. Additional engagements include a keynote at UC Berkeley in February and a National Wind Ensemble Convention at Northridge in May.
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Long Beach State University
Gordon Narmin
United Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Austin
Germany
Noman
Europe
U.S
LBSU
Norman
Debbie Gay
Avill
UC Berkeley
Northridge State University
San Diego Embarcadero plan eyed for waterfront access
Sasaki-Walker Inc prepared the Long Beach shoreline plan and will do a similar 900 acre study for San Diego Port District. The 130000 contract aims to develop six miles of shoreline and tidelands from Harbor Island to Navy Field with six mile planning, balancing revenue driven facilities and parks. The project targets public land use, with the final plan adoption expected next September.
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Sasaki-Walker Inc
Sausalito
Long Beach
San Diego
Port District
Harbor Island
Navy Field
Pred Trull
District Lanning
Lifeguard Team Completes Coast Guard Rescue Drill
Long Beach lifeguards training with the U S Coast Guard ends after a two hour drill. Lifeguard Chief Dick Miller announced four members Walt Halverson Roger Coulter Bill Forrester and Gary Horne participated along with 25 rescue divers and five boats from Long Beach Los Angeles and the county. The session focused on Coast Guard helicopter rescue methods with high speed boat drops and airlifts using slings and baskets. The team also reported ten underwater emergencies last year resulting in seven deaths and aiding in recovering five cars and two boats. The program may extend this winter under Miller and Halverson, under the Los Angeles County Diving Safety Council.
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Long Beach
Walt Halverson
Roger Coulter
Bill Forrester
Gary Horne
Miller
Los Angeles
County of
Coast Guard
Sion
Bill Ward
Halverson
Los Angeles County Diving Safety Council
Long Beach considers tentative arts festival show
The Long Beach Recreation Commission in principle approves a juried arts and crafts festival to showcase young artists with cash prizes. Admission would charge, revenue aims, and the department would take a sales percentage. City art director supports the plan tied to a budget request for 1975 76 with potential venues at Bixby Park or the Civic Center near the Museum of Art.
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Long Beach Recreation
Gail Blackmon
Recreation Department
Year round schooling keeps 1000 plus pupils in class over Christmas
In ABC Unified School District more than 1000 students will attend school through Christmas with a year round program. Principal Robert Beall notes the district may be unique in offering Christmas, spring, and summer sessions. The plan includes reading, writing, and arithmetic plus field trips, mini courses, and a mountain two day camp. Cerritos High School adds a five quarter summer option allowing flexible vacations or early graduation.
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ABC’ Unified
Ick
Robert Beall
Wittmann School
Cerritos High School
New Orange County unit wins first state grant for jobs program
Orange County’s Intergovernmental Coordinating Council receives a 16747.50 first installment of an 80040 grant to develop a county wide job specification system for the county and its 22 cities. ICC aims to standardize classifications and assist participating jurisdictions led by Executive Director Jack Fellows.
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Orange County
New Intergovernmental Coordinating Council
ICC
Irvine
Jack Fellows
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Dooley
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Dogley
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
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ECS
Winter Wonderland
Sam Enriquez
Kathy Rebhan
Marineland
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Kent Henderson
New Orange County Unit
Ralph Clark
Ice
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Westminster
San Clemente
Sony AM
Dooley’s
Low Price
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Trinitron
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