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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1970

Page

13

Whale Watching Cruise Quietly Delivers First Sighting of Season

Passengers aboard Harbor Cruises Inc. finally spot a California gray whale off Catalina after a delayed start to the migratory season. Crew member Bus Post guides spectators with descriptions of the whale’s size and barnacle coatings as the crowd records the moment.

Bow Herbor Day’s Harbor Cruises, Inc Santa Monica Bay Pierpoint California Post

Monday Jan 5 1970 Section B Front Page

A brief listing item notes page and section designation for the newspaper edition. It marks the Monday publication date and section location but provides no news content or events.

Public Letters and Community Notes From Local Voices

A compilation of reader remarks touching on energy, air pollution, public policy, elderly tax relief, teen volunteerism, a street incident, prisoner of war treatment, and civic outreach. Names include M P Salinger Rita KEITZMAN Lewis W Roberts and Eddie Tobin.

Eighty year old homeless woman left on Long Beach porch

Neighbors and welfare agencies struggled to help Myrtle Dyer as the 80 year old woman spent a weekend on a downtown Long Beach apartment porch after eviction over unpaid back rent. Officials cited weekend closures and limited county help while the landlord Ben Geller expressed frustration at the lack of immediate solutions.

Myrtle Dyer Tom Shaw Long Beach Southland Reagan Alamitos Ave Mental Health Service Los Angeles County Geller

Curious crowds pack Long Beach theater for I Am Curious yellow film

Large crowds flocked to a downtown Long Beach theater to see the Swedish film I Am Curious Yellow after a print was seized on New Year’s Eve. Manager Mark Hendricks said attendances surpassed a 38 year box office record, with five showings daily.

Long Beach Mark Hendricks United Artists Theatre Hendricks Walter Currant Pepperwood Ave Lakewood

Workshop Targets Local Antiwar Action in Long Beach

Jan 11 community leaders workshop titled People, Pentagon and Priorities will gather at the Jewish Community Center Long Beach to shift from mass moratoriums to grassroots organizing. Leaders from peace groups emphasize cooperation and plans for neighborhood meetings to spur action. Sponsored by the Long Beach Coalition for Peace with several groups, the event aims to broaden antiwar support regionally and tie to a February Peace and Freedom statewide convention.

Long Beach Pentagon Grand Ave Ray Jansen Long Beach Coalition For Peace Citizens For Peace, Cittists Peace and Freedom Party Social Concerns Council The Unitarian Church Jansen C. T. Weber Peace and Freedom P&f Southland National

Community program talent show at Long Beach Exhibit Hall

A 7:39 p.m. community program features a talent show at the Long Beach Exhibit Hall located at 270 E Seaside Ivd. The event is organized by the Draft Information Committee based near 1810 E Anaheim St.

Long Beach Seaside E. Anaheim &T

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