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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
18
Miss Colleen Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs Kernnard Ewing of Downey wins second place at the National Baton Twirlers Association event during the Winter Carnival in St Paul Minnesota. She has a long record of pageant titles and more than 300 trophies and medals.
The Jordan Hi-teen Youth Club prepares to install 1968 officers as it begins its 26th year of activities. Outgoing president Dan McNeley passes leadership to Mike Kintzer, with Christie Manchester as 1st vice president and Pau Lynch as recording secretary among others. the club is directed by Mrs. Jessie Jones and sponsored by the Long Beach Recreation Department.
Chet R. Baldwin, telephone company executive and community leader, is installed as president of the Independent Business Men's Association. He succeeds Floyd Hayes at the 6th annual banquet in the Pacific Coast Club attended by naval and coast guard officials, top business and government leaders, and their wives. REAR ADM. HH. V. Bira praised the business community for making Long Beach the Navy’s best home port. Mayor Edwin Wade presided as installing officer. Baldwin, southern area public relations administrator for General Telephone, has chaired Port Ambassadors and serves on several civic boards.
Long Beach born author and UNIVAC programmer Ron Ellik, 29, died in a Saturday automobile crash. A service is planned Friday at Mattell's Chanel at 8 p.m. Survived by parents Dr Milo Ellik and Mrs Edythe Ellik and brother Noel. engaged to Lois Lavender. Ellik authored The Cross of Gold Affair with Steve Langley and edited Fanac winning a Hugo for sci fi journalism.
Officials report repeated vandalism at Westminster and Anaheim Cemetery District burial grounds on Magnolia and Euclid Avenues south of Chapman. Fencing was broken, debris strewn, and areas toppled or hauled away. Supervisors vow more patrols and prosecutions for those involved.
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