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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1968

Page

25

Senator Margaret Chase Smith Visits Southern California Military Posts

The Maine senator, 71, visits Naval Base Los Angeles and surrounding Southland installations for briefings on the shipyard and base, shares why she travels to military sites, and reflects on her career and politics amid a hip surgery. She notes Christmas Day with Pueblo crew and a luncheon with Admiral Bird, staying crutch-assisted but active.

Southland Uss Pueblo Naval Base Los Angeles San Diego Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Sen. Chase Long Beach Naval Station Naval Shipyard and Base

Girdles Through Time Aged to 1969 in a Comic Talk

A humorous New Year exchange between a narrator and her mother centers on old girdles. The mother jokes about discarded foundations while offering cautionary signs that a girdle has outlived its use. The narrator plans to replace worn garments, recalling past years like 1963 as better for girdles.

Ham Cured Big Holiday Feast At Voigts Open House

Dr Phil and Louise Voigt host annual holiday open house with a German champagne ham recipe. Friends and families gather from Evans ton and Bethesda to share meals, cookies, and highballs amid festive travel plans to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl. Bahia Yacht Club members also sponsor a Jolly Santa for Intercommunity Exceptional Children’s home and Rancho Los Amigos children, with an adult party continuing in the same clubhouse.

Iola Masterson Society Phil Louise Voigt Louise Mrs. V Bahia Yacht Club Rancho Los Amigos Belmont Shore Mobile Estates Park Bahia Yacht Landing Dick Scheidt Ruth Pastori Grant Donna Kinman Scootch Laura Schooner Darlene Davison Mary Davis John Mary Hamm Leroy Pauline Karch Bruce Mary Fleming Jim Ferber Jack Rutherford

Nicholsons Take Trip to Mexico After Belmon Beacht Wedding

Mr and Mrs Ross A Nicholson wed at Belmont Heights Methodist Church in a ceremony for Stephany Lynn Daniels formerly of Long Beach. The bride wore silk linen and organza with lace appliqué. After a church reception the couple plans to live in Long Beach after January 6.

Mexico City Ross A. Nicholson Belmont Heights Methodist Church Stephany Lynn Daniels Long Beach John S. Daniels Monrovia Alfred F. Nicholson Monogram Ave Miss Daniels Anne B. Hetu Jerrold Felsenthal Robert Hillseth Kevin Daniels

Avocado Creativity Expands Home Kitchen Uses

The piece explores avocado ownership divide and shares numerous non owner friendly ideas. It lists recipes including avocado soup salad dressing ice cream and a versatile avocado sauce. It also suggests a chopped salad variant with chef salad elements and a method for making taquitos with avocado.

Dear Abby Brush-off for intrusive minister continues

Dear Abby columns recount a Baptist couple's issue with a neighbor who is a persistent minister. He pressures them to attend and share church bulletins, even after a tragedy. Advice urges firm refusal and reporting if he persists. Another reader asks about a mink gift from a supervisor. Abby jokes about warmth insurance. A final note covers mail tampering in the office.

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L.B. Naval Station Pat McDonnell Margaret Chase Smith Maine Commander Mine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Naval Base Los Angeles Horace V. Bird R-Adm Mrs. Bird California Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Armed Forces Aeronautical and Space Sciences Naval Affairs Committee Naval Hospital Sen. Smith Sen Edmund S. Muskie Clyde H. Smith U.S John F. Kennedy Tom Shaw Wit's End By Erma Bombeck Lovie Mother Ham Voigts Greer Bobsie Thompson Bill Claudia Evanston, Ill Episcopal Seminary Bobsie Barbee Lee Dorothy Wiltse Mary Lamont School of Theology Claremont Noble Dixie Millie Ross Bethesada National Institutes Millies Nancy Stanford Dixie Beverly Taylor Monty and Vivian Yonkers Susan Ens Chuck Armstrong Orlando Fla Chuck Navy Vivian Monty Pasadena Nicholsons Mexico University of California, Santa Barbara Alpha Chi Omega Millikan High School California State College Zeta Beta Tau Ellen Krec Hollywood Dear Abby Abigail van Buren Abby
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