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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1975

Page

16

Legend of the Coral Tree Roots at Long Beach Bluff

The Coral Tree originates in Australia and seeds germinated near the Long Beach Museum of Art at 2300 E Ocean Blvd long before the building stood sixty three years ago. Its roots run deep through changes along the bluff and Ocean Boulevard since it sprouted leaves.

Australia Long Beach Museum of Art Ocean Blvd Ocean Boulevard

Retired secretary makes Colonial history vivid for Southland students

Marguerite Fitch, a former New England secretary, now serves VIPS in Long Beach. She has visited 21 schools since September with three main programs on colonial development, Loyalists, and early American figures. Fitch uses maps, photos, and replicas to bring history alive and tailored lessons for fourth and fifth graders.

New England Marguerite Fitch Lakewood Southland Long Beach Unified School District Volunteers In Public Schools Fitch Boston Paul Revere America Francis Bellamy U.S Younsters Faneuil Hall ABC Unified Long Beach

White coat saga shows Hazel Hadwick facing a gunman

A Sacramento woman Hazel Hadwick defies a gunman in a bar while wearing a white coat. She insists on not lying down, triggering the gunman to back off. The piece reflects humor and admiration for the empowering image of a white coat.

Hazel Hadwick Sacramento Hazel

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