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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1962
Page
6
A 10 year old blind musician shines with the Long Beach Municipal Band in a standout performance. The young clarinetist, praised by conductor Gene Cuan Ts, captivates audiences with precise tone and resolve, demonstrating remarkable talent for age and adversity.
Obituaries list multiple residents with brief surviving relatives and service details. William E McGovern 80 of Tilbury Street Lake Holton and Son Mortuary in Wood. Melvin M Wise 74 of Annandale Drive Apt 4B Sea Beach. Erika F Schari 79 at Lewis Avenue. Nellie M Winger 7 of Maywood. Bruce D Woodcock 22 of Lewi Avenue. Lt. Comdr. Wile fiam C Peake US Navy retired of Lime Avenue. Elmer T Daniels 73 of Orizaba Avenue. services set at various churches and mortuaries with named survivors and service times. A feature article describes Mike, a blind 10-year-old clarinet soloist in the Municipal Band, his Braille music method, tutor Conklin, and plans for college and a music career.
New York special report describes a topical treatment promising rapid relief from rectal itching and hemorrhoids without surgery. It cites high success rates, infection prevention, and months of doctor-observed improvement in patients with long standing conditions, endorsing Preparation H suppositories and ointment as the recommended option.
Cpl. Paul Mazzei of EF Touro Marine Corps Air Sta trains daily aiming to break the sit-up world mark of 9,000 in under five hours. A nickel bet spurred his effort as witness Pierce reports Mazzei bending, counting reps, and edging toward the target with growing strain and determination.
George Toll, manager of the Long Beach office of the State Employment Service, has been elected first vice president of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security.
The county opened its 1962 tax equalization hearings with a parade of property owners demanding cuts in assessments. Only a few appeared, including Clarence B Neat who sought a reduction from 83 200 to 2 000 for land overlooking a cemetery.
Francia G Crist 34 of Rolling Hills drowned while skindiving with three companions near Andcupa Island about 70 miles west-northwest of Long Beach Coast Guard officials said he became entangled in seaweed and the breathing mask was torn away. His companions tried to rescue him by pulling him from the water but he died before a Navy doctor could revive him aboard the Spitfire. Funeral arrangements were being organized as his family coped at Rolling Hills United States.
Long Beach officials will study municipal transit operations in San Francisco Oakland and Sacramento to draft ballot proposals for a city owned system. Deputy City Attorney Edward P. Bennett and Bureau chief engineer Henry E Jordan will prepare drafts for a $3.5 million bond issue to buy the Long Beach Motor Bus Company and establish a municipal transit system. Propositions must be ready by early September to allow a special election combined with the statewide poll on November 6.
Dog buyers seek many kinds in the classified ads. Quick sale offered for pets, call distinct listing at 2 5959.
Storms this winter are expected to lift water levels in 23 of Los Angeles County's 30 basins from last fall, while seven will see lower levels. The County Flood Control District report notes 1961-62 will be the first above normal rainfall year since 1957-58, with Montebello Forebay levels up about 50 feet and Washington and Rosemead Boulevards reaching postwar highs.
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