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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
10
The L.B. based Mansfield received praise for its role in Vietnam operations. The ship and its crew were credited with saving lives and earning commendations for their actions during tense night hours.
County Auditor Vic Heim refuses to pay a 13917 claim by Irvine Co for costs of engineering and soil testing in Upper Bay. The suit tests the legality of swapping public tidelands for private property, with the State Lands Commission and California as parties after initial resistance and subsequent sanction of the exchange.
Bill Williams reports a burglary at 1043 EB Ocean Blvd where a dining room window screen was cut. Jewelry valued at 1182 dollars and cash totaling 100 dollars were stolen, police were told on Sunday.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Dolphin will lead Santa through the 23rd annual Naples Christmas Water Pageant Saturday and Sunday at 6 pm. Over 40 ships and floats are expected to light Alamitos Bay for prizes from Sweepstake Prize to Contessa's Trophy. The festivities include Contessa de Napoli and her court, Homecoming Princess of California State College at Long Beach, Miss White Hat, Miss Seal Beach, and performances by Lakewood Ambassador Drum and Bogie Corps and Mayfair High School Band.
The Long Beach Bureau of Franchises opposes changes by the State Public Utilities Commission that could limit city participation in cases. Chief Engineer Louis Possner cites recommended rule changes by attorneys for large clients like Pacific Telephone Co. Limiting participation in PAC hearings worries City Manager John J. Mansell, bureau chairman.
Long Beach City College president Garner outlines progressive education aims and practical leadership style. He favors pass fail for most courses, emphasizes direct student contact, and believes administrators must anticipate problems outside class. He values teaching and recalls his varied career path.
Hanukkah observed in millions of homes signaling an eight day festival of religious freedom. The lights reflect the rededication after the 165 B C B C victory led by Judas Maccabee against Antiochus, with family centric rites and menorah lighting guiding the celebration.
Santa Claus will visit Tony Beach's Christmas Tree Lane at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Marvin Marker’s Junior Concert Band. He will parade up the four-block Daisy Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Hill Street and greet children at his house south of 21st Street. Next Saturday at 7 p.m. the 78-voice choir of Second Baptist Church will perform traditional songs.
The piece teases a big matchup being broadcast nationwide. A reader is urged to tune in, signaling a major event moved from the usual venue to a distant location, with anticipation and fan attention centered on the televised broadcast.
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