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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1969

Page

22

Long Beach Builds Fame in Congressional Cup and Water Sports

The article notes Long Beach’s rising status in yachting as California declares Congressional Cup Week. It highlights the Western National Boat and Marine Show in Anaheim attracting buyers and attention to Columbia and Trojan yachts, Irvine Lake fishing, and weekend camping at Cachuma Lake with trout plants boosting catches. Offshore fishing yields rockfish while Pacific Landing boats report poor Catalina Island results.

Long Beach Ronald Reagan San Diego California Los Angeles Wilmington San Pedro Anaheim Convention Center Thal Irvine Irvine Lake Chapman Avenue City of Orange Cachuma Lake Santa Barbara County Pacific Landing Catalina Island Catalina

Tennis Tourney Highlights Local Youth and Veterans

Thirteen-year-old Diane Desfor and senior Jack Lynch captured top singles honors at the Recreation Park Closed Tournament. Desfor defeated Rose Pall 6 4 6 0 in the women final, with semifinals featuring Janet Ince and Sue Ince. Lynch beat Bob Bruce 6 4 6 3 in the men’s final, while Earl O’Neill Sr and Jr won the A doubles. Mixed and other divisions produced tight finishes and multiple titles across LBCC and Cal State Long Beach players. The event caps a busy season as CS Long Beach hosts the Spring Tennis Classic with eight teams, and the 13th Long Beach Junior Championships draw a record crowd, involving local courts and officials.

Diane Desfor Jack Lynch Recreation Park Bob Bruce Earl O'Neill Jr UC Irvine Earl O’neill Sr del Daniel Terry Schwartz Luanne Seeman Coral Hunter Don Norbert Naquin LBCC Carl Sramek Cal State Long Beach Craig Rodgers Jack Gerbert Ron Cathro Fault Lynch d. George Yate Rob Bruce D. Gerber Pi d. Bruce Per Later Jack Gerber-Cooke Ear O'Neill Sr O'Neill Jr Dan Christopherson O’neill D. Schwartz-Daniel Doral Hunter Marty Bray Don Desfor Patricia Gonzales George Tate Seeman Hunter d. Desfor Desfor Norbert Naquin_d Norman Radtke Tony Cantabene D. Ramon Melendez Naquin d. Cantabene Rose Pail d. Sue Ince Diane Desford Janet Ince Desford Pall Bray-Hunter d. Delk-Rea Pall-Sperry D. Desfor-Stucker Ince-Ince D. Nance-Morgan Seeman-Tenney_d. Thomey-Mann Pall-Sperry d. Bray-Hunter Lou Mays Andy Smillie Sramek d. Mays Cooke-Heffron d. Sramek-Yost Trend. Derk-Van Avken Cooke-Heffron d. Crutchfield Levitt Jensen d. Miller Waite d. Graham Stark d. Sanchez Stewart d. Nicholson Jensen d. Waite Stewart da. Stark Dan Stark Stewart d. Cottrell Koran Stewart d. Behar Adolt Heizer-Meager D. Benson-Kourmis Miles d. Cahill-Cahill D. Koran- Miles Heizer Adolt d. Hardie Piiha-Stark D. Clark-Sanchez Schrubbe-Ward d. Ver- Planck-Ve CAL State Lon Beach Utah Fresno State San Fernando Valley State Pepperdine Redlands Ca State Long Beach U Santa Barbara Cu State Dan Campbell 49Ers San Diego State UC Santa Barbara Mike Hartstein Lou Drobnick Bob Litrich John Goodman Bo Simpson Steve Grim Bill Beacham Letterman Randy Myers Caliornia Lakewood Country Club Long Beach City College Long Beach Tennis Patrons Association O Parks and Recreation Jim Hillmans Ben K. Parks

Mando Ramos Honored WBA Boxer of the Month

Mando Ramos, who won the lightweight title from Carlos Cruz by knockout, was named the World Boxing Association boxer of the month along with four other regional honorees. Also cited were Andy Kendall of Portland Jerry De Lima of New York and Adolph Pruitt of Los Angeles.

Mando Ramos Carlos “Teo” Cruz World Boxing Assn Long Beach Andy Kendall Portland, Ore Jerry de Lima New York Adolph Pruitt Los Angeles

Belmont Pier Anglers Report Mixed Catch

Belmont Pier four anglers on one boat caught five perch and twenty bonito. Pacific Landing sixteen anglers on two boats catch included forty one white fish ninety five bonito and three halibut.

Belmont Pacific Landing

Houston Astrodome Midget Races Feature Results

The two day event at the Houston Astrodome crowned Tom Bigelow winner of the main 100 lap feature with Bruce Walkup second and Sam Sessions third. Two day totals drew 49 815 fans with Bigelow earning 7300 for the event.

Houston Astrodome Lee Kunzman Guttenberg Iowa Bruce Walkup Downey Sam Sessions Nashville Mich Tom Bigelow Whitewater Wis Jigger Sirois Hammond Ind Bob Wente St. Louis Lloyd Ruby Wichita Falls Tex Mario Andretti Nazareth Mel Kenyon Lebanon Bigelow Jeen Andretti

Powell Buffalo basketball coach and Hall of Fame member dies

Arthur Powell longtime University of Buffalo basketball coach for 27 years and Hall of Fame member died Monday at age 85 in Buffalo New York.

Buffalo N.Y Arthur L. Powell University of Buffalo Basketball Hall of Fame

Kona Lanes Ready for West Coast Match Game Eliminations

The ninth West Coast Match Game Eliminations begins May 26 at Costa Mesa Kona Lanes with top Southern California shooters led by Lamar Keck and Bob Ramirez. The field caps at 120, with Monday night roll-offs leading to a Labor Day title bout between Southern and Northern California champions.

Lamar Keck Bob Ramirez Southern California Costa Mesa

Beliveau Injures Ribs in New York

Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau is in a New York hospital for examination of a rib injury sustained in Sunday's game against the New York Rangers, which ended in a 2 2 tie.

Beliveau New York Montreal Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers

TIDES AND TEMPERATURES FORECAST

Long Beach and Vicinity show ers decreasing by mid day today. Mostly clear Wednesday with cool temperatures highs 5 to 7 and lows around 44. Inland valleys and Mojave see snow and cold with highs 40 to 65 and lows 10 to 48, showers tapering by Wednesday. Offshore winds and showers diminish as a cooler, dry pattern develops.

Long Beach Ponent Owens Valley Imperial Coachella Palm Springs Astelone Valley Mojave Desert Fahr Yoosany Newport Beach L.B Los Angeles Riverside Bakersfield Sacramento Big Bear Lane San Genevere San Diego Blythe San Francisco Burbank Santa Ana Culver City Santa Barbar el Centro Torrance Fresno Victorville Lake Arrowhead Albuquerque Miami Beach Atlanta Milwaukee Bismarck Minn St. Paul Ty Boise New Orleans Boston Buffalo Oklahoma City Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Denver Phoenix Des Moines Pittsburgh Detroit Portland Fairbanks Ore Fort Worth Helena Richmond, Va Honolulu St. Louis Indianapolis Kansas City Saltene City Las Vegas Spokane Memphis Washington Canada Hope Cal Montreal Miamienains Bozeman, Mont

Japan and U.S. Set Rematch in Long Beach Arena

Japan's men's volleyball team, runner up to Russia in 1968 Olympics, will face the U.S. national squad in Long Beach Arena on April 8. The teams met last summer at the same venue. The Japanese stopover precedes the five continent tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay next month.

Japan Russia Long Beach U.S Montevideo Uruguay LB. Arena

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