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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1969
Page
13
Orchestra leader and trumpeter Grisha Farfel, dubbed the Harry James of the British Isles, travels California on a job-hunting tour. He and his wife Phyl, a Romanian-born musician, face a diesel powered backdrop as they seek engagements.
Lakewood’s David O Ashley and Norwalk’s Roger Carter won the men’s pairs at Lafayette Hotel in Los Angeles. Tom Lesser and Mike Smolen were second, Dr. Lyle Chahter and Richard Walsh third. Women’s pairs were won by Mary Jane Farell and Katherine A Blanchard, with Dorothy Andrews and Jennie Nichols second. Patricia Harris and Ardis Weiser tied for third with Jane Sullivan and Dorothy Bare. North-South Jupiter Pairs went to Chris Christensen and partner, while George Werden and partner won East-West. The event runs Fridays to Sundays 1 PM to midnight.
Lakewood barber Dave Perrin of the Top Hat Shop notes shaving appointments have almost vanished while haircuts remain common. He explains shaves take longer and cost about the same, often resulting in a loss, though barbers still train for shaving and entice clients with talk of electric razors.
Comedian Jonathan Winters will lead a list of more than 50 entertainers at the Jan 11 12 grand opening of the Jack LaLanne European Heath Spa in Lakewood. Proceeds go to Winters American Indian Scholarship Fund. Celebrities include Agnes Moorehead Donald O Connor Ed Begley Darr en McGavin Martin Milner and Pat Morrow.
Nobel laureate Par Lagerkvist again probes good and evil and the search for God in Herod and Mariamne. The tyrant Herod, unable to trust, is moved by Mariamne’s compassion yet must destroy her. Also reviewed are Little Wide-Awake anthology, Rose Quong's Chinese Characters, and a psychological Beaconsfield bio by Georg Brandes.
A four year study by a 15 member joint Lutheran commission proposes delaying confirmation to ages 15 or 16 and allowing Holy Communion before full membership. The plan targets Lutheran Church in America ALC and LCMS congregations, with 9 million adherents, and follows broad Protestant and Catholic debates on youth rites. Final action expected at 1970 1971 conventions.
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