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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1968
Page
21
In Torrance Adams Elementary School adopts sex based grouping with 60 pupils, boys in one class and girls in another for an experimental program aimed at boosting reading and engagement. Demonstrations of gender tailored lessons appear in reading, math, social studies, art, PE and cooking.
David W. Moller, 16, of Troop 109 sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church, earned his Eagle badge last week. His father William P. Moller, 48, pinned it, continuing a 31 year family tradition begun by David's grandfather William T. Lindsay, 71, who watched and welcomed the moment.
A coastal observer predicts a future large sea based airport serving Los Angeles basin needs with heliport links to communities. It will be costly yet financed by regional involvement as older aircraft retire to secondary service and abandonment. Local engineers credit a Chicago Lake Michigan layout idea while community notes cover hospital humor and signs amid a flurry of civic and scouting anecdotes.
Mrs. Arthur Johansen of Westminster proud of a notice from the U S Army giving the Distinguished Flying Cross to her son Neil for heroism in Vietnam on February 1, 1968. The award was made July 14, 1968 for actions as an observer in Vietnam.
Pfc Neil Johansen, a Douglas Aircraft family member, receives the Air Medal for heroism as a gunner in a helicopter in Vietnam. He previously earned the Purple Heart after being wounded by snipers on January 21, 1968 during a scouting mission. His mother and wife recall the moment and plan to frame the award.
Admission free events in the Long Beach area include a World of Women forum at Boyd High School Auditorium 235 E Eighth St from 7 to 9 p m and a Community Program at Long Beach Exhibit Hall 270 E Seaside Blvd starting 7 p m.
Garden Grove police say James Butler 35 was stabbed after a barroom fist fight. He is in critical condition with a chest wound at Palm Harbor Hospital. Charles Hogan 28 is jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after the incident at Interlude Bar and Vance's Restaurant on Garden Grove Boulevard.
Renowned Long Beach architect Ed Killingsworth shapes civic life and design. He led the California Council of Architects and the Southern California AIA, contributed to Architects on Architecture, and earned 37 major awards including a 1961 world prize for a Long Beach office building.
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