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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
20
Twelve candidates for Long Beach City College Homecoming Queen were named at a rally. Election is Oct. 22 with coronation during the Homecoming Variety Show on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. in the Liberal Arts Campus auditorium.
Long Beach resident Edward A. Killingsworth was elected president of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects at the unit’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Killingsworth leads Killingsworth Brady and Associates with projects including the Diners Club Queen Mary master plan and Long Beach Pacific Terrace Convention Center design.
The 255 foot Coast Guard cutter Minnetonka, commanded by Cmdr H G Holmgren, is set to return to Long Beach Thursday after a nine month Market Time deployment off South Vietnam. Rear Adm Charles Tighe announced the homecoming. The ship will resume weather patrols in the Pacific, search and rescue, and boarding inspections.
Long Beach councilman Pat Corbett and Lions Club member Wally Zimm erman announce 5000 textbooks for the Philippines. The shipment to Bekei Lions Club Guagua Panangwill be the largest of its kind. Books for grades one through five will be shipped free aboard the Baker Lines SS Derwenfield departing Pier E Long Beach Harbor on October 23. Donors include the Long Beach Unified School District and others.
Mrs. David Potts of 223 Pomona Ave appeals for information about a small terrier-like dog that bit her Thursday evening. She says the dog, about 12 inches tall with mixed silver gray black and white fur, also bit two neighborhood boys Wednesday. Burglars forced open the front door at Robert LaVallee’s home 1611 Linden Ave and stole a television and radio valued at $215, police report.
Los Angeles County reports 22 rabid skunks this year prompting a warning from Health Officer Dr. Gerald A. Heidbreder. He urges parents to supervise children near mountains and foothill areas where skunks live and notes a state quarantine banning skunks as pets.
Donald G. Souza, longtime Car son-Wilmington Harbor District executive, is named head of the Downey District. He has served 18 months in the Harbor District, previously lived in Downey 1965 to 1967, and led a zone with 16 percent membership growth, 85 percent of troops at long term camps, and 65 percent of Cub Scout Packs earning the National Summer Activity Award.
A 20-year-old Indian student from Arizona, Tyler Miguel, was found stabbed twice in the chest in his apartment. Rampart homicide detectives later arrested 22-year-old Erickson Peters on suspicion of murder. Both victims attended Los Angeles Trade Technical College under grants from the U S Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Anderson Memorial Senior Citizens Center in San Pedro will be officially opened at 1 30 p m Sunday in dedication ceremonies at the facility located at 828 S Mesa St The building has been extensively renovated and modernized to serve area seniors
Road Commissioner J L Morhar urged a 125000 road fund grant to Lakewood for Norwalk Boulevard from Centralia Street to Del Amo Boulevard. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider the measure at Tuesday’s meeting. The article also notes the Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department opens a senior citizens center in a 190000 project with an open house next week and events including California exhibits crafts and films. Burglars with a passkey robbed LePage Service Station at 1700 W Willow St taking cash and stamps worth 307 according to Long Beach police. Dedication ceremonies for the center included the Ft MacArthur Band and city officials such as Councilman John S Gibson Jr Harbor District supervisor Miss Georgiana Rudder and others.
Enrollment in Bellflower Unified School District rose by 343 students since mid September, reaching 12 230 students. Superintendent Dr. W Norman Wampler said the total may rise by about 100 more by month’s end.
Bookmakers set St. Louis as the 8-5 favorite to win Game Six of the World Series, signaling confidence in the Cardinals as they attempt to close the series.
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