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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
10
Walnut Creek officials challenge an eight-foot-wide peace symbol on the Security National Bank building for missing permits and a stop work order. Bank president Fortney Stark defends the art as a protest against the Vietnam War and addresses public reaction. The city attorney vows action against responsible parties under municipal code provisions.
San Gabriel craftsman Chirnside preserves unique saddlemaking secrets for his ten year old son John. He says no two saddles are alike and that saddle makers rarely share mechanics, contrasting Australia’s open approach with local caution over potential theft.
Joe Swytaffer, a professional blacksmith, travels about 30,000 miles yearly to shoe horses and charges roughly $15 each. He notes 5,000 horses in San Diego County needing new shoes every eight weeks, while at his 70 acre walking cattle ranch his wife Billie aids with four-footed tasks. The piece highlights local smiths, training hints, and leather supply issues impacting the trade.
In Sacramento Anna Kirchgater Public School separates fourth to sixth graders by gender with two male teachers for boys and two female teachers for girls. Principal Donald Cooks says the strictly female environment improves reading and math gains and reduces disciplinary referrals from 244 to about five since the change.
A central valley project offers Spanish speaking farm workers basic English and math training to gain vocational skills. Funded 80 percent federally and 20 percent by the state, the two hour morning classes pair with four hour afternoon shop sessions taught in English. Trainees report new job prospects and family hopes as they learn to prepare for employment.
Sacramento police shot and killed Richard C. Ridge 26 a suspect wanted on car theft charges during a gunfight at an apartment complex Patrolmen Richard Wands and Robert St Amant confronted Ridge after he fired on them Ridge was pronounced dead at the scene police said
Gregory Bradley Moon, 17, of Buena Park was formally charged Thursday with murdering his father Richard Albert Moon. Judge Robert P. Kneeland set February 5 to determine if Moon will be tried as a juvenile or as an adult. Authorities say the teen bludgeoned Richard Moon with a monkey wrench and stabbed him with a screwdriver at 5738 Las Manas Street Tuesday.
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