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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1976
Page
9
Ms. Roskam leads four students teaching songs to 25 male veterans in an adult psychiatric unit. The program uncovers patients' musical memories, forms ensembles, and uses easy instruments to ease fears, while highlighting music’s therapeutic effect on emotion and self-expression.
Los Alamitos officials press to keep the Navy in control of the Naval Air Station amid moves that President Ford might open the base to general aviation. City leaders warn a Navy withdrawal could end firefighter services and reduce the backup force, and they prepare letters to lawmakers and officials urging joint civilian use be rejected.
Funeral services for David Rogers, Long Beach State University’s handicapped students coordinator, were held today at 10 30 a m in Hunter Mortuary Chapel. The 27 year old paraplegic who died Sunday campaigned for rights and needs of disabled people and was the university’s first full time coordinator for the handicapped. His work spurred awareness of architectural barriers and influenced California colleges. Survived by his parents a brother and a sister.
New mayor Nick A. Mekis, a cement contractor and builder, was chosen by a 4 to secret ballot Tuesday night after two new councilmen joined the five member panel. New councilmen are George A Papadakis, Torrance school principal and former council member, and Robert Randle, an electrical contractor.
John Marbut Carson's first mayor was returned to that post for the third time as three recently elected members were seated on the city council. Sak Yamamoto was named mayor pro tem. Outgoing Mayor Clarence Bridgers returned to the council after declining another term as mayor, and Kathryn A. Callas, widow of former councilman John Callas, was seated for a new four year term.
Long Beach City Council approved three charter amendments for June ballots. Voting would create four year staggered terms for council and city offices from 1978, shift offices to June, and raise residency requirements. A fourth measure on filling Board of Education vacancies faced delay for March study.
Funeral services for Norman F. Singer executive director of Community Rehabilitation Industries will be held at 11 am Thursday at the Table Church of the Flowers at Forest Lawn Glendale Singer died Sunday at age 60. He joined the industrial training workshop for the handicapped in 1970 after a career as an industrial engineer and production manager.
John L Wood former Fleet Reserve of Long Beach president will be laid to rest at 10 30 a m today at Forest Lawn Cypress He died Saturday at 66 a Navy veteran active in veterans affairs and an electronic technician at Long Beach Navy Shipyard He is survived by Dulcie wife daughters Glenda Young and Jillian Brown five grandchildren and John L Wood Jr Costa Mesa and Karen L Dearing Westlake Village among others
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