Toastmasters allow women to full membership in clubs
Toastmasters International approved open membership at last year’s convention, allowing clubs to admit women by by law changes. In Long Beach, International City chapter already includes women with Thelma Deal as president, while Toastmasters and Toastmistresses plan to coexist with shared aims and separate governance. The shift follows the civil liberties movement, with overall women membership rising to 1,763 in 562 clubs.
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International
Santa Ana
Long Beach
Thelma Deal
Linda Fisher
Steve
Toastmasters
United States
Women’s Liberation Movement
Gary Crawford
A Long.Beach
Toastmasters Club
Toastmasters International
Insterdun
San Andreas quake study boosts public awareness lecture
Donna Hankins of Pilot Rock Inc plans an illustrated talk, The San Andreas Story, at Santa Ana College to explain fault geometry and quake preparedness. Her program uses high altitude imagery from air and ground to show the fault from Shelter Cove to San Felipe, stressing building upgrades and public education to reduce fear.
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Donna Hankins
Pilot Rock Inc
Arcata
Santa Ana College
San Andreas
California
San Andress
San Juan
Benito County
Upper Matiole
Humboldt County
Los Angeles
Coos Bay
Ore
San Francisco
San Jose
Salinas
Santa Rosa
Pay
Golden State
SUCA
Shelter Cove
San Felipe
Mexico
Pilot Rock
Hawkins
Joint Seismic Committee
Alfred ‘Alquist
D-San
Jose
Division of Mines and Geology
San Butta
Speaking of Good Kids Honors for Students
Long Beach readers celebrate young scholars and their families as they pursue advanced degrees in Canada and at prestigious U.S. institutions. Recipients include Lowise Urbina at the University of Calgary and Joyce Patti at Yale University, with other winners from UCLA Mt. Holyoke and several local groups receiving notable fellowships and scholarships.
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Joyce Patti
Cumrade
UCLA
School of Art
Yale University
Vows Exchanged in Church Rites for Local Couples
Millikan High School graduate Erin Currie and Larry Dahlhoff wed at St Gregory Church in Long Beach with maid of honor Gail Jones and best man Dan Reed. The couple plans to reside in Long Beach after a Bahamas honeymoon. Patricia Douglas and Timothy Bernsen married at St Matthew Church with Lori Douglas as maid of honor. both are Long Beach natives with ties to Wilson and Alamitos schools. Marilyn Miner wed Norman Nelson at Lakewood Foursquare Church with Bod George as matron of honor and Warren Nelson as best man. The Nelsons, Wilson High graduates, later linked to Long Beach City College and UCLA respectively. James Gary Brazelton married Katherine Murphy at Holy Family Church. families from Norwalk, Cerritos, and Cerritos College attended. The brides are St Joseph High and Cal State Fullerton alumnae. husbands are Norwalk High, Cerritos College, and Long Beach State alumni.
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Millikan High School
Erin Lee Currie
Larry Dean Dahlhoff
St. Gregory Episcopal Church
Gail Jones
Darrow Currie
Long Beach
Dean Dahlhoff
Dan Reed
Long Beach State University
Long Beach City College
Cruse
Bahamas
Patricia J. Douglas
Melvin I. Douglas
Timothy P. Bernsen
St. Matthew Catholic Church
Lori A. Douglas
Peter K. Parker
Marilyn Lee Miner
Gus E. Miner
Norman Lee Nelson
Lakewood
UCLA
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Brazelton-Murphy
Camatillo
James Gary Brazelton
Katherine F. Murphy
Holy Family Catholic Church
Charles K. Murphy
Norwalk
James Brazelton
Cerritos
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Victor Valley College
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Humboldt
Free University of Berlin
Bavarian Alps
Italy
Rhone and
Loire
France
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Dan
Louise Urbina
Richie
Michele
University of Calgary
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Canada
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Province of Alberta
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Fit Country
Mary
Marsha Willard
Mt. Holyoke College
So. Hadley
Mass
Federal Republic of Germany
Nichols
Kathleen Bowman
Cottey College
Nevada
Court ST. Ann
Michael Jones
Frances Schneeweis
St. Anthony’s High School
Bixby Towers
Wilson Eneds
Carol Edwards
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Donna Clearwater
Hoover
Tracey Seki
Stephens
Renita Cameron
Washington
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Hughes
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Inter Sorority
Gayle McDowell
Thomas J. Bernsen
Bernsen
Wilson High School
Rancho Alamitos High School
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
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St. Joseph High School
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Pulleston
Norwalk High
Larry Dahlhoff
Tim Bernsen
Mrs. Norman Nelson
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