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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1974
Page
13
Visitors flock to the Orange County Bar at Costa Mesa for the fair weekend. The exposition runs July 12 through Sunday with continuous entertainment for one price. 4-H and Fair Farmers members conclude their participation with a livestock auction Saturday at 1 pm and a championship rodeo Sunday. 25 000 attended last Sunday.
Services will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Tinter Mortuary chapel for Fay Worden 44 daughter of the mortuary owners and former associate of the firm. Mrs Worden died Tuesday in St Mary Medical Center after a brief illness. A native Californian who lived in Long Beach since age 1 she attended Jordan High School and Long Beach City College. She was a member of North Long Beach Women's Club and Senior Wardens Club alumni. Survivors include her husband Les of the Long Beach residence parents Mr and Mrs A L Banter of Long Beach son Randy Carpenter daughters Sharon Reagar Karen Carpenter grandmother Mrs Viola Hunter and sister Helly Moore. Revs George C Peck and Richard G Irving will officiate.
A new volunteer group formed by the Career Framing Center of Cypress College will assist women who have not attended college or wish to return. The group will run Shopping Center Outreach Programs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rossmoor Shopping Center on Aug 6, Orangefair Center on Aug 8, Anaheim Plaza on Aug 9, and Buena Park Center on Aug 10.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a violent clash among officers and troops, mentioning Chapwe Captain Chapulsuores and Major leadership. The text details knives, footed battle lines, and discipline concerns amid a chaotic engagement. It preserves names and ranks but lacks clear sequence or full context.
At a Charter Amendment Committee session the League of Women Voters urged four year terms for council members to stabilize experience and allow election consolidation with schools. Commissioners urged to align terms with the three year council cycle, while some favored appointing officials by the council rather than the manager.
Doug Ives, a longtime Independent Press- Telegram sportswriter since 1959, is installed as president of the Long Beach Exchange Club for 1974. On the executive board are Don Dearth, Terry Cos, Earl Veenstra, and Hob Powell. directors include Chris Conway, Bill Gonzales, Bob Dougherty, Les Greene, Ted Severson and Joel Schoenfeld. Gonzales named top proof for the past year. the chapter leads California in youth and community projects, including $2,000 in scholarships, a Talent Show, and several crime prevention and youth programs.
An emergency run collision on Pacific Coast Highway at Ximeno Avenue at 12:45 a.m. left two people with minor injuries. Allee V. Holkestad 51 of 1402 Ximene Ave auto driver lacked siren or red light. Florence Smith 69 of 6219 Golden Sands Drive rode in ambulance with Charles Smith 8 en route to hospital. Charles declared dead on arrival. Other minor injuries: Donald R. Harper 25 treated after motorcycle crash with auto driven by Douglas A. Frederick 36 at Lakewood Boulevard and Arbor Road. Eda Spencer 80 treated after electric cart collision at Linden Avenue and Third Street.
Police and fire units responded to a high volume of incidents in Lang Beach, including injury traffic accidents at Lakewood Boulevard and Arbor Road, and multiple first aid calls. Notable fires were reported on Oregon Avenue, Long Beach Marina, and Seventh Street.
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