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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1966
Page
5
At California State College Long Beach three students discuss a proposed 24 hour suicide prevention phone service. Kenneth Stichter says it could save lives, Ed Shumaker supports a staffed program, while Harry Evans doubts calling would deter someone bent on self harm.
About 3 000 ex-daughboys will convene here Wednesday for the 13th annual state convention of Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A. The gathering runs through Saturday at the Lafayette Hotel with a simultaneous auxiliary convention. Herbert Houston of Texas, national commander, will address delegates on opening day. General chairman is Francis X Kenney of Long Beach. location chairman for the auxiliary is Harriet Atkinson of Downey.
Dr. Frances Feldman challenged the McCone Commission for harboring stereotyped views of welfare in the Watts riot and for omitting key data. She pressed that welfare figures in Los Angeles County misrepresented actual aid, noting many Watts residents had long years in the area and that immigrant arrival did not fuel welfare use.
A burglary at Dr. Malcolm C. Todd's Long Head residence yielded six bottles of liquor, jewelry, two travel clocks, a portable TV, and other items valued around 400 dollars. The loot included a Nixon memento engraved “To Malcolm C. Todd, M.D., from Richard Nixon.” Police said a den window was pried open and several rooms were searched.
Medical ad promotes PRO-ANAL Rectal Treatment as the only doctor used formula for hemorrhoids for over twenty years. It alleges infection is the primary cause, claims shrinking alone fails, and offers nonprescription, single-dose units with money-back refund by The B-P Company in Tulsa Oklahoma.
A man wearing a blue baseball cap forced entry into Patsy Singleton’s Long Beach home about 6:45 a.m. Sunday. He roughed her, stole her coin purse, and wrecked a portable TV before fleeing. Loss totals nearly $500, including $18 cash, a watch, and two rings.
City council approves funding for the-LB Symphony and Civic Light Opera with 22 000 for two groups and 10 000 for the opera. The Long Beach Yokkaichi sister city program gains 6 000, plus 1 500 for a Chilean student scholarship. Additional small allocations for Naples Christmas tree, Daisy Avenue lane, and other community groups are set as hearings continue.
The seven story Palace Apartments on Ocean Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue will be razed within a month as part of the West Beach urban renewal plan. National House Wrecking and Salvage Co. holds a $72,000 demolition contract to clear the 48 units built 40 years ago. Final cleanup may be delayed by condemnations and trials.
A dog rabies inoculation clinic runs from 7 to 3 pm Thursday in the Lakewood City Hall parking lot. Sponsored by the Lakewood Jaycees and Los Angeles County Pound Department, the program offers shots at a cost of $1.50.
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