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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1970
Page
6
A three part Long Beach series details Carmelites housing tenants facing poverty and welfare, with families like the Grundmans describing high prices, welfare dependence, and unmet housing needs. Residents discuss crime, drugs, and safety as officials seek solutions amid possible city annexation.
Los Angeles County will receive 4.144 million dollars under a state probation subsidy program that pays for youths handled at home rather than in state or reform schools. Forty six counties participate. 42 have cut their commitment rates, with LA projections showing a drop of over 1,000 cases and statewide reductions of about 3,408.
Sailmaker Bob Goldstone works on sailcloth at Harbor Sailmakers loft in San Pedro. He notes that modern sails use synthetics, many stitches are required, and the craft hinges on countless small steps from the first stitch, likening it to beginning a long journey.
Freedom Awards presented on Washington's Birthday honor 25 plus Southland individuals schools and organizations. Recipients include Grayson Controls Division Robertshaw Controls Mary Allison and others from Artesia Bellflower Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park Norwalk Torrance and surrounding areas for contributions to the American Way of Life.
Long Beach engineer Wiliam R Gould senior vice president of Southern California Edison will become the youngest to win the George Washington Award from the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering at a Beverly Hilton banquet The 50 year old has been named Engineer of the Year for distinguished career and community impact His work includes the Santa Susana and San Onofre nuclear plants and an early saline water conversion project near Oxnard Also honored is Edward OConner for outstanding contribution to the profession A North American Rockwell Space Division Apollo project award is planned with banquet speaker Dr Harold Brown Additional notes describe two burglary incidents in nearby Huntington Beach and Long Beach with losses totaling under 500.
The California Social Workers Organization nominated Family Service of Long Beach for the Outstanding Social Agency Service Achievement Award. The agency has developed two Long Beach neighborhood centers and provides social services for Long Beach Legal Aid.
Long Beach text advertises Dr. Duncan, D.C., offering normalization of body systems to ease shoulder and leg ache. Claims pain relief to ten and muscle relaxation with nerve calming effects, inviting calls for appointment at 250 Broadway.
Di-Gel offers more than antacids by neutralizing acid and breaking up gas bubbles in the digestive system. The patented limethicone formulation soothes the stomach and relieves heartburn. Tablets or liquid, product of Ploughine.
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