Poverty Opera Series Closes in Long Beach
The Pacific Opera Theater stages Die Fledermaus for poverty-area residents at the Community Playhouse tonight as part of a citywide Arts Council program. The effort partners with the Long Beach Unified School District and Municipal Arts Commission to bring arts access to teens and neighborhood councils.
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Pacific Opera Theater
Long Beach
Community Playhouse
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Arts Council
E. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach Unified School District
Municipal Arts Commission
Alberto Bolet
Long Beach Symphony
Nadine Connor
Metropolitan Opera
Marilyn Horne
la Scala
Milan
Italy
William Vennard
USC Voice Department
Parents urged to warn children against strangers
Long Beach police warned that child molestation cases are rising with a 14 percent increase in 1968 over the prior year. They reported 407 felony and misdemeanor sex offense cases and urged parents to monitor play locations, teach discernment, and report odd activity, stressing caution in public spaces and with strangers.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Free Clinic Offers Evening Counseling Services
Admission free events in Long Beach include an 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. exhibit of graphic designs by Garo Gazurian at Gallery C, California State College. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. the Long Beach Free Clinic at 2060 Atlantic Ave offers individual and group psychiatric counseling addressing draft related concerns and poverty and hunger issues.
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Long Beach Area
Garo Gazurian
California State College At
Long Beach
Long Beach Free Clinic
Atlantic Ave
Mixed local notes on plane search prank calls and burglaries
Long Beach residents discuss the possible drift of the gambler’s plane between Hawthorne Nevada and Burbank Long Beach. A phony late night call claiming a mayoral arrest sparked police confusion. A burglar stole the Burris coin collection and library from Crystal Bay. Leona Powers later recovered her photos delivered to City Hall. A three wheeled bike with a dog in a basket is seen near PCH Loynes Dr evacuation area.
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Betty Ramsey
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Reno
San Francisco
Betty
Ormer
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Woody
Ruth Burris
Crystal Bay
Lake Tahoe
Burrises
Leona Powers
Atty
Bixby Knolls
Scherer Park
City Hall
Orning
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Loynes Dr
Belmont Shore
LA Bridge Team Wins Knockout Competition at Nationals
A five man Los Angeles led team captured the Knockout Competition title at the American Contract Bridge League midsummer championship ending at the Lafayette Hotel. Eddie Kantar captained Harvey Cohen Paul Soloway Gerald Hallee of LA and Marshall Miles of San Bernardino to victory over 36 teams.
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American Contract Bridge League
Lafayette Hotel
Eddie Kantar
Harvey Cohen
Paul Soloway
Gerald Hallee
Marshall Miles
San Bernardino
State Boating Panel Opens Hearing Today
The Harbors and Watercraft Commission will meet at 9 a.m. in Redondo Beach City Hall to hold an open hearing on boating needs across the state. Commission chairman William A. DeGroot Jr. leads the agenda and invites interested persons to attend.
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Redondo Beach
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Bellflower Woman Injured When Car Crashes into Home
Bellflower resident Mrs Maxine Ot tensmier 38 was hurled 15 feet into her kitchen when a speeding car crashed through a dining room wall at 14109 Ardis Ave Saturday night. The driver Robert Marrs Jr 18 Downey was booked on felony hit and run and drunken driving. A passenger Walter Smith 21 Bellflower was treated for minor injuries. another occupant remained at large. Deputies sought the unnamed witness.
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Woodruff Community Hospital
Maxine Verna Ottensmier
Robert Clinton Marrs Jr
Downey
Ardis Ave
Sheriff's Deputies
Marrs
Lakewood Sheriff's Station
Walter Donnie Smith
Stanbridge Ave
Bellflower
Woodruff
California State College at Long Beach Observes National Moon Mission Day
Moon holiday at L A State California State College at Long Beach will close today to observe the Day of National Participation for the U S moon mission. On Tuesday classes resume and business offices will be open as usual.
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California State College At
Long Beach
State College
Poverty Panel Meeting Debated in Long Beach
Elizabeth Moore denies warning critics of Carl Wallace about the Wednesday emergency meeting. Board members are urged to attend to decide whether Wallace stays as executive director amid unverified claims about his credentials and past positions.
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Elizabeth Moore
Long Beach
California Recreation Center
Wallace
CAP
Community Action Project
Carl
Morals and Money Meet in Long Beach Fair Housing Fight
Gracia Drury leads the Long Beach Fair Housing Foundation as it works to integrate minority families in neighborhoods with white resistance. The group seeks to prove financial security not harmed by compliance and uses legal action to challenge prejudice. Don Drury, former chair, supports a quiet but firm approach.
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Gracia Drury
Long Beach Fair Housing Foundation
FHF
Seventh St
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Foundation
Long Beach
Fair Housing Foundation
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