Grand Prix Weekends Ignite High Rise Parties Across City
A flurry of lavish race day gatherings filled upscale towers from 600 Ocean to Fidelity Plaza. Hosts hosted investors and celebrities with brunches, ice carvings, and viewing from suites as fans watched the Rams win while neighbors complained of slow elevators.
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Sylvia Beaudry
Bill
Jean Yocum
Dwayne
van Pools
Judy
Ann Jolly
Rams
Jackie Cooper
CBS
Dr. Sam
Dorothy Richmond
Richmond
Barbara Gaylord
Ned
Elaine Winston
Diana Ruditi
Barbara
Richmonds
Janice Sunshine
Otto Becks
Joe Kenrick
Ruth
Don Gordon
Dorothy
International Towers
Steve
Cindy Creek
Villa Riviera gala ends with cleanup scene after race weekend
A stylish Wilshire Coast party on the Villa Riviera tower grounds hosts Mary Kay Williams as hostess while Mayor Tom Clark and Lois attend a Sunday racing weekend. Guests toured restricted areas, and after a long night the event wrapped with Baked Alaska trays and a cleanup crew discarding ice carvings into the pool.
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Mary Kay Williams
Villa Riviera
Kelly
Mary Kay
Williams
Old Tower
Tom Clark
Lois
Tom
Ocean Boulevard
Meaningful Conversation at a Party Gone Silly
A couple recalls not having meaningful talks in 26 years as they argue over what counts as meaningful. They drift into a discussion sparked by news about an oil embargo and Paul Harvey, debating whether daily life topics can qualify as meaningful conversations while noting a twelve year marriage.
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Marilyn
Dan
Paul Harvey
Piul Harvey
Naples
Italy
Henry Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
California bill funds pilot for displaced homemakers in Alameda
Gov Brown signed SB 825 authorizing 200000 dollars for a pilot in Alameda County to train and counsel women over 35 who have been homemakers or welfare dependents to become self sufficient. The program, run by the State Dept of Health and Welfare, aims to provide skills development and job readiness for displaced homemakers facing unemployment and loss of benefits. The bill received Senate approval on June 24 and Assembly approval on September 10.
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Sacramento
Brown
Jerry Smith
Saratoga
Alameda County
Congress
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Los Angeles
Smith
State Dept. of Health and Welfare
Senate
Assembly
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Sharmy
Margie Alamitos
Ocean
Sela Horse
van Pool
Van
Chet Moore
John
Flo Brooks
Fidelity Plaza
Eleanor Williams
Brooks
Seattle
Betty Wulfsberg
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Betty
Brian Redman
Elm Avenue
Lombardos
Redman
Vern Schuppan
Boyne Wietzel
Chris Fook
Jim Willingham
Committee of 300
Albiet
Grand Salon
Alaska
Ocean Boulevard Terrace
Roger Corr and
Shaw
Long Beach
Calif
Joyce Christensen
Wit’s End
Erma Bombeck
Sean
Ning
Bob Schmidt
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