New Technique Predicts Baby Sex With 100 Percent Accuracy
USC researchers report amniocentesis can determine fetal sex as early as six months before birth with 100 percent accuracy in 66 cases at Los Angeles County USCD Medical Center. The test aids medical decisions on delivery method and genetic counseling.
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USC
Robert B. Sloves
Torrance
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Sloves
Sue Oliphant
Medical School
Pathology
Hearings Set Over Water Quality Standards for Dominguez Channel
Conservationists seek higher water quality standards to protect fish life in the Los Angeles inner harbor. The first hearing by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board is at 10 a.m. April 10 in Room 115, State Building, 217 W. First St, Los Angeles. The second is May 13 at 10 a.m. in Room 38, Consolidated Marine Inc. Terminal Building, Berth 93, San Pedro, by the Los Angeles Harbor Department. Industries discharging into the Dominguez Channel warn higher oxygen targets could cost up to 25 million dollars for equipment changes.
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Dominguez Channel
Los Angeles Inner Harbor
Los Angeles
Inner Harbor
Clair Johnson Leads YMCA Efforts in Long Beach Seventies
Clair H. Johnson guides the Long Beach YMCA through urban challenges and poverty. He connects minority youths to sports and programs via a mobile "detached worker" and a network of schools and community partners. Johnson recalls Venezuela work and envisions Y leadership expanding to cities like Boston and Caracas.
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YMCA
Johnson
Central District
The
Ymca of
Greater
Long Beach
California State College
Boston
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Canada
Europe
Latin America
Clair Johnson
Caracas
International Ymca
Venezuela
Reds
Long Beach Boulevard
Helen
Council OKs Contract on Alley Job
The City Council approved plans to improve the alley east of Freeman Avenue between Seventh and Eighth streets and authorized bidding. A petition to upgrade the alley east of Temple Avenue between 11th and Anaheim streets was received, with instruction to proceed. The council awarded an $8,723 contract to Don R. Hess Co. for Arlington Street sidewalk district improvements between Santa Fe and Delta Avenues.
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Eighth Streets
Temple Avenue
1Lth
Anaheim Streets
Arlington Street
Don R. Hess Co
W. Esther St
Santa Fe and
Delta Avenues
Tax relief deadline set for April 15 in California
Richard Nevins of the State Board of Equalization says eligible homeowners must file by April 15 to receive both the 1968 $70 tax refund and the 1969 $750 assessed valuation exemption. Applications must be filed together.
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Richard Nevins
Southern
Califor
Nia
State Board of Equalization
Cerritos College Pool Open to the Public During Easter Vacation
The Cerritos College swimming pools will be open to the public during Easter vacation from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Wednesday. Admission is 50 cents for ages 18 and up and 25 cents for children. Also reported crime: burglars forced a door at Emmitt Holland Transmission Service and stole tools valued at $675.
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Cerritos College
Emmitt Holland
Santa Fe Ave
Stomach Relief Touted for Nervous Stomach Settling
An old remedy claims to calm nerves and settle the stomach with belladonna as an antispasmodic. Language suggests faster relief and longer-lasting comfort, with notes on trial use and pleasant taste.
Raytheon 440 Computer Donated to UC Irvine Engineering
Raytheon Co manager Andrew Huson presented a $100,000 Raytheon 440 computer to UC Irvine School of Engineering. Dean Robert Saunders accepted, noting the device supports the industrial internship program and will be housed in Town Center briefly before its 1970 move to the engineering school for instruction.
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School of Engineering
University of California Irvine
Andrew S. Huson
Raytheon Co
Santa Ana
Robert M. Saunders
Raytheon 440
Town Center
IXODENT Dental Ad Teases Round the Clock Relief
An ad touts IXODENT as lasting round the clock and resistant to heat with a bold claim. It prompts readers to get special FIZODENT today, highlighting long lasting relief and a focus on dental care.
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