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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1969
Page
9
Racial integration should wait until black power reaches parity with white influence an urban affairs expert warned. Rev Dr J Archie Hargraves Chicago Theological Seminary urged whites to follow Black leadership and cited work with Chicago gangs and inner city ministry.
The writer notes exciting four year college football at Veterans Stadium with Long Beach State rising under a new coach after 11 tough games. Despite suspenseful wins over Northern Arizona and Santa Clara, attendance lags amid high school games and campus competition, urging community support for Forty-Niner football.
The State football squad stands at four wins and two losses with plans for two home games Fresno State on November 8 and Cal State Los Angeles on November 15. A San Diego State trip on November 29 also figures in as a weekend excursion option for fans and students.
The Southern California Coastal Water Research Authority convenes its first Commissioners meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Hyperion plant in Playa del Rey to organize a three year 1.1 million dollar study on waste discharge effects along 230 miles of California coast. Officials will elect officers set procedures and appoint a consulting board of marine science and engineering experts prior to outlining the study scope and participating agencies.
Los Angeles Harbor officials propose skimming basins to stop dead animals organic debris and other pollutants from entering the harbor during rainstorms. Lawrence L Whiteneck chief engineer notes the harbor receives runoff from about 11000 asphalt acres and says basins could help meet standards set by the State Water Resources Control Board.
A three day Fishermen's Fiesta in San Pedro ended with a Sunday parade, carnival rides, rock music and speeches by city leaders including Mayor Joseph Alioto and Assembly member Jess Unruh. The event honored more than 100 fishing vessel owners operators and crewmen who last year harvested 29.1 million dollars in fish and drew about 4000 visitors. Fiesta Skipperette Jill Moseley and her mates Donna Taylor and Maria Marinovich joined the day’s festivities.
Dr. Ron Rivers, 37, a UC Irvine instructor and Orange County Medical Center pathologist, splits time between hospitals and volunteers one night weekly at the Long Beach Free Clinic. He notes many doctors see health as a privilege and cites his commitment since the clinic opened, when few physicians could be found to help.
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