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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1970
Page
6
Long Beach Board of Education approves guidelines for flying the U S and California flags at schools and district buildings. Flags to fly two at normal, half staff only on presidential or gubernatorial directive, principals may lower school flags under guidelines. Also approves new curriculum publications and other items.
A nineteen year old plumber employed by Royal Plumbing Co of Anaheim was fatally injured in North Long Beach when a gas line he was inspecting exploded in the 200 block of East Thompson Street. He died at Long Beach Memorial Hospital at 7:47 p.m., hours after the accident. Investigators say a fragment of pipe struck him in the eye and the cause is under investigation.
The Los Angeles City Council postponed for six months action on an ordinance banning ship and boat discharges at the Port of Los Angeles. The Harbor Commissioners asked to delay after deeming the measure unworkable and unenforceable. They warned the ban could drive merchant ships to other ports, especially Long Beach, and chose not to pursue local discharge rules, deferring to federal standards.
The 40-foot trimaran Michele, reported missing since Saturday night, pulled into Avalon Harbor at 3 am Monday with all aboard safe. Coast Guard helicopters searched the coast from San Diego and Long Beach as the vessel drifted off course on its voyage from San Diego to Marina del Rey. The craft belongs to Arion Pierson of La Crescenta and had four people aboard, including Pierson and his sons Bill and Mike, plus Bill Gerrard of Parker, Arizona.
Long Beach launches a month long effort to raise funds for cystic fibrosis. Student leaders Dave Evans and Scott Archbold head the effort with Virgil McCormick as chapter president and Paul Perry as city campaign manager. Community youths are urged to call Jovans or Archbold to donate.
The state treasurer reports a $100 million bond sale with Cerritos College set to receive about $160,000 in matching funds plus local money to fund $193,599 in physical education facility improvements. Planned projects include a weight training room at $128,260 and locker facilities at $65,339. The issue was sold to Bank of America at a bid of 4.5613 percent, part of the community college share of remaining funds from the 1968 bond program.
Teens from Artesia Bellflower Lakewood and Paramount present a musical at Cerritos College 1H101 Alondra Blvd Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Sponsored by city parks and recreation departments and coordinated by the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department.
The third annual National Hula Hoop Championships will be held Thursday at Universal Stud ios Tour Center in Universal City from 10 30 a m to 1 p m featuring youngsters performing maneuvers such as the upsa dasy knee knocker Alley Oop the stork wrap the nunmng and the hula hoop The champ and runner up win trophies from celebrities in sports and entertainment with the winner receiving a 1000 savings bond Existing industry memories frame the hoop craze as TV promoted and later overestimated demand while stores report ongoing but seasonal sales in summer.
The Long Beach Penny's Department Store at 50 Pine Ave markets extensive Hula Hoop advertising. Its top sellers include Mattel's Hot Wheels racing car kits, reflecting ongoing consumer demand across the area.
Revolutionary denture support claims a plastic cream that binds both plates and relies on an elastic membrane to absorb bite shock. Pixodent promises firmer fits, better chewing, and clearer speech with a pencil-point dispenser for targeted application, lasting hours. See a dentist and try Pixodent, available at drug counters.
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