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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1975

Page

14

Doctor questions bran as universal remedy for intestinal disorders

Noted gastroenterologist Dr. Mitchell A. Spellberg of Chicago, speaking at St Mary Medical Center, warns bran is not ideal during acute diverticulitis flareups. He says bran is rough and may irritate inflamed colon, and urges caution with new drugs while noting acetaminophen as a gentler alternative.

Mitchell A. Spellberg Chicago St. Mary Medical Center Spellberg American College of Gastroenterology Ritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center American Journal of Gastroenterology

Willard School embraces Southeast Asian families in ESL program

Willard School expands multilingual ESL by inviting Vietnamese Cambodian parents with translators Nou Trinh and aides helping in classrooms. Volunteers teach English, aid job searches, and support cultural heritage while easing Southeast Asian children into American life.

Trew Willard Lydia Galuska Nou Trinh Bangkok Thailand Khmer Rouge South Vietnam United States Betty Seal Billie Beeler America

Long Beach Eyes Consolidation of Human Resources Department

The Long Beach City Council will hear a recommendation to form a new Department of Human Resources bringing together youth affairs community relations neighborhood centers consumer affairs senior citizens and manpower. It will also liaise with the LB Commission on Economic Opportunities and study program responsibilities for feasibility. Existing advisory commissions would remain.

Long Beach Long Beach Commission On Economic Opportunities John R. Mansell LBCEO Mansell

Public rally on decency set Thursday in North Long Beach

Bob Corhnan of Citizens for Decent Literature will speak at an 8 p.m. rally in Amvets Hall at 56th Street and Dairy Avenue, sponsored by Concerned Citizens of North Long Beach. The group cites petitions against crime, gang activity, X rated movies and pornography in the area.

Bob Corhnan Citizens For Decent Literature Group Concerned Citizens of North Long Beach Amvets Hall 56Th Street Dairy Avenue Concerned Citizens Committee Corhnan

Downey Groundskeeper Wins County Employee Honor 1975

Gene Echanow, a grounds maintenance worker at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, is named Outstanding County Employee for 1975 by Local 660 of the Los Angeles County Employees Association. Savannah Greene of Los Angeles is first runner up and Carmen Palacio of South Gate second runner up in the union’s 15th annual contest drawing 650 candidates. Echanow, a ten year county employee, leads a horticultural therapy program aiding amputees and others, expanding from volunteer to part of his regular eight hour weekly duties. The program uses plants, nature walks, terrariums, and floral arrangements to motivate patients before release. He financed a course at the University of Colorado and his success inspires similar programs at NYU Medical Center, Kansas State University, and the Menninger Foundation.

Gene Echanow Rancho Los Amigos Hospital Downey Los Angeles County Employes Association Savannah Greene Los Angeles Carmen Palacio South Gate Echanon Echanow University of Colorado New York University Medical Center Kansas State University Menninger Foundation

Funeral Wednesday for Carson Councilman Calas

Funeral services are set for 11 30 a m Wednesday at Calvary Presbyterian Church for Carson Councilman John D Calas Sr who died of a heart attack Sunday at Harbor General Hospital He had been hospitalized October 18 for an initial attack and suffered at least one seizure in ICU He was 63 and a longtime Carson resident noted for political and Democratic Party work The Rev Gordon MacInnes and the Redondo Beach Masonic Blue Lodge will officiate Calas won Democrat of the Year for the 1973 74 district council and was a member of the State Democratic Central Committee

Masonic Carson John D. Calas Sr Harbor General Hospital Calas Gordon MacInnes Masonic Blue Lodge of Redondo

Private services set today for Dr. Philip B. Hartley

Dr. Philip B. Hartley 55 longtime Long Beach physician dies Sunday. He began practice in 1946 and belonged to Galen and Rotary clubs plus medical associations. Survived by wife Nancy children Joanne Catherine Hallie Patricia Jack, mother Violet brother William and three grandchildren. Memorial donations requested to Memorial Hospital Foundation for Women's Hospital. Funeral by Dilday.

Philip B. Hartley Long Beach Hartley Galen Club Rotary Club American California Los Angeles County American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Women's Hospital of Nancy Joanne Pearson Catherine Stuber Hallie Denhart Patricia Hogan Jack W. Hartley Violet William Memorial Hospital Foundation For Women's Hospital Atlantic Ave Dilday Family Funeral

Police Beat Robbery at Carson and Gardena Stores

A talkative customer ended a 30 minute conversation with a clerk when a black man about 6 feet 2 and 190 pounds wearing sports clothes and a red scarf pulled a pistol and took 125 dollars from the Carson all night store at 640 East 223rd Street. Deputies said the bandit fled in a car around 2 15 a.m.

Carson Sheriff's E. 223Rd

Bandit Robs Harbor City Food Stand at 1333 W Pacific Coast Hwy

A bandit armed with a pistol forced entry into the office of a take-out food stand at 1333 W Pacific Coast Highway Harbor City and threatened the manager before taking 1150 dollars. Police reported the incident occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday as the manager counted receipts.

Pacific Coast Highway Harbor City

Golf pro shop robbed at Skylinks course

Police reported an armed bandit robbed the Skylinks Golf Course pro shop of 566 dollars. Clerk Frank R. Newell, 25, said the robbery occurred at about 5 40 p m Sunday at 4800 E Wardlow Road as the bandit demanded money.

Skylinks Golf Course Frank R. Newell E. Wardlow Road

Jury selection begins in murder trial for Harbor City man

Jury selection started in Long Beach Superior Court for Russell Hinman 18 Harbor City longshore man charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the fatal stabbing of one man and wounding of another. He and two juveniles were arrested after Harry Hopkins 23 died aiding Glen Dean Grene 24 during an altercation near 1600 block of Lomita Blvd.

Russell Hinman Harbor City Long Beach Superior Court Hinman Harry Hopkins Glen Dean Grene W Lomita Blvd

Shaping it up while you shed pounds with us

The ad promotes a weight loss program focusing on proper shaping rather than dieting alone. It invites readers to visit, offering a $10 introductory program and low-cost regular memberships, highlighting body shaping as a life change starting today.

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