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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1969
Page
17
A fragmented ad type notice describes a pocket Gospel edition and tips for safe travel in wilderness use. It lists publishers including The Wilderness Society and others with addresses in Minnesota and Washington D.C. The piece hints at a continuation on Page 13.
Readers are invited to submit captions for each week's photograph with six prizes totaling 16 dollars. The top caption earns 5 dollars and the next five receive 1 dollar each. Captions must be 20 words or fewer and received by Wednesday noon on postcards addressed to the contest.
Snippets from readers mix jokes and complaints about water fun. Notes mention rescues at Atlantic Avenue and a waterskiing invitation, with a stray line about an eating contest and local residents named Ruth, Esther, Bill, Betty, and Merle Abramson in Cedar.
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