Long Beach City College Offers First Disabled P E Program
Gerry Fishkin leads LBCC efforts to create an adapted physical education program for the disabled with Eric Larson as instructor. Courses start June 23 with summer sessions offering swimming archery golf and fitness training for up to 12 students three times weekly. Tuition free and open to all Long Beach residents setting a model for broader inclusion.
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Gerry Fishkin
Long Beach City College
Fishkin
Physical Education
Eric Larson
Larson
LBCC
Gerry
Eric
Long Beach
Liberal Arts
E. Carson St
Duchess of Windsor Turns 80 Amid Royal Romance Echoes
London reports mark the 80th birthday of Wallis Warfield Simpson, widow of Ernest Simpson and longtime companion of Prince of Wales later King Edward VIII. The piece recounts their scandalous liaison, royal crisis, and Simpson's life in Paris New York and London, noting her slender figure elegance and fortune while detailing her lonely years after the Duke's death.
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London
Quaglino's
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Ernest Simpson
Prince of Wales
Simpsons
Edward VIII
Wallis
Bessie Wallis Warfield
Spencer Simpson
Duke
Duchess of
Windsor
New York
Atlantic
Windsors
Buckingham Palace
Princess Anne
Westminster Abbey
Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr
Spencer
Simpson
Set
Thelma Viscountess Furness
AT WIT S END Helping Ma Bell save money takes planning
A columnist riffs on early long distance calling savings and the rise of direct dialing. He recalls Bell System ads and a personal experiment dialing Nashville at odd hours to cut costs, joking about paranoia over phone tariffs and the allure of cheaper rates.
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Ma Bell
Alaska
Hawaii
Nashville
Long Beach couples celebrate 50th wedding anniversaries
Two Long Beach couples are feted for their 50 years of marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitener host a Sunday reception at the Long Beach Elks Club with children and grandchildren in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kroff celebrate with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Our Lady of Refuge Church followed by a luncheon hosted by their daughters. Both couples were wed in 1925, have long local ties, and include extended families.
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Long Beach
Elks Club
Guy Whitener
Wendell Whitener
Rolling Hills
Robert Dyke
Garden Grove
Kenneth Kroff
Our Lady of Refuge Church
Kroffs
Polo
Ill
Donald Geary
Rock Falls
Dane Walker
Lockport, Ill
Jack Colliflower
Westminster
Kroff
Bethlehem Steel Co
Elks Lodge 888
The
Woodmen of America
Unlisted Call Sparks Billing Debate At Beach Church Anniversary
A telephone company caller probes a North Carolina number with unrecorded calls and unlisted status. The piece notes potential savings and extra charges for weekend calls and repeats, then shifts to a Grace United Methodist Church reception honoring F John Nachbor and his wife on their golden wedding anniversary, detailing their family and long service in Long Beach.
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BCC
California
Duchess of Windsor
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
House of Windsor
Frogmore
Windsor Castle
Gif-sur-Yvette
Baltimore
Mrs. Simpson
Connie Thaw
Lady Furness
Prince
South America
George V
Queen Mary
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Chateau de Cande
Monts
France
UPI
Wit’s End
By Erma Bombeck
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
MR. and
Mrs
the Guy Whiteners
Goldenweds
Paonia
Colo
Whitener
Proctor and Gamble
Kenneth Kroffs
Press-Telegram
Calif
Joyce Christensen
North Carolina
Directory Assistance
F.J. Nachbors
Grace United Methodist Church
F. John Nachbor
Barrett
Minn
Dean Nachbor
Minneap Minn
Connie Nachbor
Cypress
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