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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1968
Page
11
Foreman Howard Copple describes using a cut finger from an leather glove to pull string through 320 foot conduit sections for 800 light standards. The method, along with air blasts, saves digging and cash on a half million dollar Long Beach project.
Operators Frank Vessels and Wilbur Lorbeer seek lower city rent for Heartwell Park Golf Course arguing they paid more than peers despite building facilities. They report a 152,933 dollar five year net loss, blamed partly on El Dorado Park’s night lit driving range. They propose rents of 14.1 to 30 percent on green fees, eight percent on the pro shop, and three percent on the restaurant with a 10 year extension option.
Connie R. Campbell 21 of 5915 Rosebay St lies in the roadway after being struck by a pickup near the Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital entrance on Bellflower Hanbury Street. Mrs Mildred A. Guzzi 30 of 7 Boulevard sobs beside the vehicle as police and a nurse assist. Campbell suffered head injuries and was treated and released.
Reader Phyllis Moreland recalls her father’s strict school days and a potluck misadventure where Herm Williams overindulged amid wary eyes. A Kiwanis gathering prompts a Lima bean bake recipe with bacon onion and molasses, shared after friendly peer encouragement.
Pierpoint Landing Inc. applies to the city for a franchise to operate excursion and harbor cruises from the marine harbor near Pacific Terrace. The harbor, southwest of Long Beach Auditorium Arena, adjoins the proposed swimming lagoon and was tied to the Maritime Museum project before its transfer to the Queen Mary. The firm notes planning should begin now and requests an early hearing. Pierpoint runs Fisherman's Wharf and Southland Harbor Cruises Inc.
Long Beach police said burglars pried a door at the Speedee 7-11 Market at 3044 Woodruff Ave. They looted about 1550 dollars in cash and merchandise from the cash register and adjacent shelves, loading the loot on a metal push cart.
Lloyd G. Alexander of 547 E 14th St reported to Long Beach police that a stereo tape recorder, stereo tapes, and a stereo cartridge converter valued at 203 dollars were stolen from his locked car while it was parked at Memorial Hospital.
An audience of about 30 from Orange County and Long Beach gathered at the Alamatos Branch Library for a town hall forum on marijuana. The film narrated by Sonny Bonno warned that excess use can cause hallucinatory effects and dependence, while teens in attendance argued pot is not a cure for social issues and quashes academic effort.
A 70 year old bicyclist, Kenneth Whitney of 1381 Monterey Road, was struck and killed by a car near Golden Rain Road and Alderwood Lane in Seal Beach. The driver, Mary Florence Smothers, 77, of 13760 Alderwood Lane, suffered minor injuries and was treated at Long Beach Community Hospital.
A noon orientation for Millikan High School incoming boy sophomores will be held in the auditorium. The two hour session includes football highlight film, guidance on dress and discipline codes, class scheduling information, and a campus tour. Sponsored by the Boys' League.
Long Beach police report $7595 in currency and coins stolen from two safes at the Cyclone Racer Coaster, 300 West Seaside Boulevard. Included were $20 in Mexican, Spanish and Canadian coins.
Getting the right people together at the right time often takes a lot of doing however. W. O. Merkle, 2332 Seville, Anaheim, let an 1,PT classified ad do the work for him. The first respondent rented his apartment immediately. Call numbers listed for other areas.
Neighbor to Neighbor, a program of interracial dialogues that drew 300 people in Long Beach last spring, starts an eight week fall run on Sept 30. Sponsored by the Long Beach Area Council of Churches and California State College at Long Beach, it uses reading, films, slides and records under trained leaders from both communities. There is no charge and participation is arranged through the church council office at 1542 E Seventh St by Sept 16.
A Harbor General Hospital study led by Dr. Daniel R. Mishell Jr. and Dr. Calvin J. Hobel reviews eight patients with pulmonary emboli, seven of whom used oral contraceptives without other risk factors. Most subjects were aged 20 to 35, with over half on the pill more than six months. The authors urge pulmonary scanning to confirm clot presence and stress early diagnosis due to sudden death risk.
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