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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1977
Page
9
Erma Bombeck muses on long marriages as readers recall couples celebrating half a century. Vignettes reflect joys and tensions from shared life, children, and aging, with questions about tenderness, habit, and endurance across 50 years.
Jean Wilkowski former U S ambassador to Zambia will review trends in American foreign policy at the annual Long Beach chapter United Nations Association gathering. A social hour starts 11 30 a m and luncheon at noon in the Edgewater Myatt House Hotel with tickets 5 20. Reservations close Thursday with the UNA office.
David Owens, 14, of Los Alamitos, won $500 in the Young People’s Radio Festival for a 20 minute Bicentennial spoof. The Los Alamitos High School sophomore, who recorded a satirical tape lampooning commercials and national attitudes, spent months writing and producing the piece before entering. He credits persistence and creativity, though his grades suffered.
A major new vitrectomy procedure for diabetics and others with retinal hemorrhage is being performed in Long Beach at Pacific Hospital. The operation removes cloudy vitreous to restore sight, with several risks and a four to six hour surgery. UCLA and USC also perform vitrectomy in the region.
Contemporary Living suggests singles miss out on housewarming generosity as many pursue careers without marriage. The piece urges friends to give practical apartment help or cash, rather than waiting for a wedding shower. It proposes notifying families of needs and asks readers to consider targeted, useful gifts to outfit a first home.
The downtown Long Beach YMCA offers a women specific self defense course for ages 50 and over beginning Wednesday for eight weeks at 5 to 4 p.m. weekly, cost 10 dollars. A women only auto repair and maintenance class runs January 16 23 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. preregistration 30 dollars, on-site 35. A stained glass window course is January 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. fee 40 dollars.
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