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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1974

Page

9

Billie Jean King Early Tennis Rise From Parks to Pro

Billie Jean King recalls her youth in 1954 1955 as a multi sport enthusiast in Houghton Park Long Beach and how she transitioned from local softball to tennis. She describes earning a racket, first lessons with Clyde Walker, a tough early match, and inspiration from Don Budge Bobby Riggs and Maureen Connolly while navigating coach changes and personal drive to become the best.

Billie Jean King Houghton Park Dad Clyde Walker Les Angstas Southern California United States Lawn Tennis Association Marilyn Hester California Ann Savitkovsky Long Beach Wilson Sporting Goods Joe Bixler Clyde Alice Tarzana Don Budge Bobby Riggs Helen Hull Jacobs Helen Wills Moody Alice Marble Maureen Connolly Forest Hills Maureen Astrodome

Winners and Losers a self help book by Howard Newburger

Psychologist Howard Newburger promotes Winners and Losers as a practical self help guide. He says the book gives simple tools for personal change, emphasizing honest self assessment and positive reinforcement from others, with collaboration from Marjorie Lee. Her role and earnings are noted.

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First Aid Quiz Sparks Alarm Over Child Remedies

A Washington group of fourth graders offered home remedies for head colds nosebleeds and other injuries during a First Aid quiz. The child solutions include unsafe methods like spraying a congested nose until it drops into the throat and managing shock by bleeding a wound.

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