Lifeguards Dominate Iron Man Challenge at Seal Beach
Seal Beach hosts the Surf Life Saving Association Iron Man Championship with 132 guards. Mike Stevenson of the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Department wins after a 1200 meter course including rowing, swimming, paddling, and sprinting. Local pillow event finishers include Ron Blackledge second and Tom Omdahl fourth.
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Seal Beach
Surf Life Saving Association of America
Southland
Michael MacArthur
Mike Stevenson
Los Angeles
Ron Blackledge
Tom Omdahl
Suspect in execution case shot while pursuing money
The Long Beach murder suspect Roger Powell was shot at while seeking repayment less than a day after the crime, according to his wife Laurie Powell. Powell allegedly forced Willie Keeten to leave his apartment and was tied to a narcotics burn over about $1,000 and 40 pounds of marijuana.
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Long Beach
Laurie Powell
Duncan Ave
Lynwood
Roger
Roger Clayton Powell
Frank Welch
Powell
Welch
Willie E. Keeten
California Ave
Keeten
Artis Lang
Daniel Lord
Cudahy
Larry McMillen
San Francisco
Lord
McMillen
Lord and McMillen
Rebecca
Roger C. Powell
Lockheed Workers Vote to Strike Amid Contract Talks
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. workers plan a Sunday strike vote amid tense contract talks with Lockheed and Douglas. Machinists union meetings are held in Los Angeles Sunnyvale and Marietta while Douglas negotiations involve the UAW. Contracts expire this month with notices due in July.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Douglas Aircraft Co
International Association of Machinists
Lockheed
Los Angeles
Sunnyvale
Marietta, Ga
United Auto Workers
Douglas
Open house for repair ship USS Delta at Long Beach
1 p.m. open house for the repair ship USS Delta at Pier 9 Long Beach Naval Station runs until 4 p.m. with Sunday hours also. Public concerts by the Long Beach Municipal Band at Lincoln Park occur at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. today.
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Delta
Pier 9
Long Beach Naval Station
Long Beach
Lincoln Park
Orange County Assessed Value Tops 3 Billion
Orange County's assessed valuation rose to a record 3 billion dollars for 1968 69 though the tax base dropped to 2.97 billion after exemptions of about 84.7 million were applied. County Assessor Andrew J Hinshaw cited a roughly 9 percent net gain with utilities excluded and noted upcoming state valued utilities could add about 250 million to the total.
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Orange County
Andrew J. Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Markets on Pages B-2 and B-3
The Independent Press Telegram notes market coverage appears on sections B pages two and three. Readers are directed to detailed price movements, stock summaries, and commodity updates across these pages.
Convicted Rapist Gets 3 to Life
Nicholas Joseph Schafer Jr. 28, a furniture finisher, sentenced by Long Beach Superior Court Judge Charles Stratton to three years to life on two rape counts and 1 to 20 years on an assault charge. He pleaded guilty to two rapes and one attempt to rape. He was arrested after a Long Beach detective spotted him and his car.
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Nicholas Joseph Schafer Jr
Long Beach Naval Station
Long Beach
Charles Stratton
Schafer
Long Beach Schools to Get $1 Million Federal Aid
The Long Beach Unified School District will receive 1 087 437 dollars in federal ESEA funds to bolster programs for low income students. The allocation, announced Friday, covers Barton Burnett Edison Lincoln Signal Hill Roosevelt Whittier and the district's high schools. Other districts statewide include Los Angeles 15 931 638 dollars and Santa Ana 434 717 dollars.
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Long Beach Unified
California
State Board of Education
Long Beach
Robert Hart
ESEA
Barton
Burnett
Edison
Lincoln
Signal Hill
Roosevelt
Two Anaheim Men Die in Separate Traffic Crashes
A 57 year old Anaheim man died after a two car collision in Huntington Beach. John Templeton Kleckner Sr. died at Intercommunity Hospital after Edwards Street and Warner Avenue crash. His daughter Barbara Mattison and second driver Jene Meiners escaped injury. In Anaheim a motorcyclist died after a collision with a truck at Euclid Street and La Palma Avenue. Gary Robert Preszler 27 of Placentia died at Martin Luther Hospital.
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Anaheim
Intercommunity Hospital
Huntington Beach
John Templeton Kleckner Sr
E. Wilhemina St
Edwards Street
Warner Avenue
Kleckner
Barbara Mattison
Jene Meiners
Swan Lane
Martin Luther Hospital
Euclid Street
la Palma Avenue
Gary Robert Preszler
Orangethorpe Ave
Placentia
L A Civic Opera Show Resumes After Star's Illness
The Long Beach Civic Light Opera restages The Sound of Music with a replacement for star Marvin Cloyd after a heart attack forced Friday’s cancellation. Harvey Waggoner said refunds or rescheduled tickets were offered and a 2:30 matinee and 8:30 evening performance were to proceed with a new lead.
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L.A
Long Beach Civic Light Opera
CLO
the Sound
Municipal Auditorium
Marvin Cloyd
Harvey Waggoner
Cloyd
Waggoner
Civic Light Opera
Capt. von Trapp
Bellflower Medical Group
Community Playhouse
Woodruff Gables Hospital
Bellflower
Spater Controversy Moves Dumke Praise by Council
California State College at Long Beach faced protests after Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke canceled the Spater sculpture exhibit last May. Long Beach City Council passed a resolution commending his decision, while faculty and student leaders condemned the action amid demonstrations and 43 arrests during a mill-in at the administration building.
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State College
Glenn S. Dumke
Long Beach
Spater
California State College At
Dumke
Port Firebombings Prompt Citywide Police Alert
Harbor Division police kept watch in a troubled district after seven youths were arrested on suspicion of throwing firebombs that started 13 fires the previous night. No further trouble was reported as firefighters contained blazes near a sash and door plant on Vermont Avenue and nearby buildings.
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Harbor Division
Harbor City
Vermont Ave
Long Beach Executive Named Reagan Military Aide
Herbert R. Temple Jr., 40, a Long Beach businessman and California National Guard lieutenant colonel, is appointed military aide to Gov. Ronald Reagan at an annual salary of 15450. Temple, VP of W. B. Morgan Co., Santa Monica resident, succeeds Lt. Col. David K. Rowe who returns to private business in Paso Robles.
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Long Beach
Herbert R. Temple Jr
California National Guard
Friday
Ronald Reagan
Temple
W. B. Morgan Co
Santa Monica
David K. Rowe
Paso Robles
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10Th St
Milton
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Arcadia Court
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Jordan
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Independent Press-Telegram
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