Former Girl Gang Rivals Stage Chic Fashion Show
In fall 1966 two rival groups of Negro girls clashed near Wacarthur Park in a fist and purse fight. By July 1987 the Caprice club organized a fashion show at the California Clubhouse with 85 in attendance, including ex-Diocletians now mostly in Phi Sigma Rho. Caprice members modeled stylish outfits while teens, parents, and a few younger girls watched. organizer John Rambo praised the program for uplifting readers and helping girls improve.
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Harbor Board member retracts slander claim about Hughes
A Long Beach Harbor Commission member unconditionally retracts a June 22 1964 slander charge against M Dudley Hughes. The statement recognizes Hughes as a brilliant petroleum engineer and honest, noting his long service to the Harbor Department and hoping to mitigate past and future damages.
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Teamsters Seek Long Beach City Employees’ Membership
Peck says 8,000 Teamsters in Long Beach would back joining for city workers who file membership. Meeting at Teamsters Sales Drivers Union Local 572 on Locust Avenue ran about two hours.
Montoya Brothers Held in Los Angeles Custody
Harald Montoya and Alfred Montoya, both in their 30s, along with Florencio Mathony and Victor Bono, are in U S custody in Los Angeles after arraignment in Tucson. They are charged in the June 17 execution slayings of two U S border patrolmen in a Riverside County cabin.
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Riverside County
Jeff Allen Sails in First 85 Snowbirds Classic Flight
Jeff Allen skippered a Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club Snowbird to victory in Newport Harbor’s Flight of the Snowbirds. 77 of 85 boats finished the hour and 25 minute race with John Scruggs second and John Symes third. Lisa Gustafson won best finish by a girl, and young skippers Joe Beck and Susie Boone were among the youngsters noted by officials.
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Jeff Allen
Newport Harbor
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Bill Harvey
Harbor
Balboa Peninsula
Bay Island
Lido Isle
John Scruggs
John Symes
Joe Beck
Susie Boone
Newport Harbor Yacht Club
Record-breaking beach day draws crowds to Long Beach and L A area
Lifeguards reported 821000 beach bathers across Los Angeles and Orange Counties on Long Beachs sunlit peak day in 1967. Despite 13 rescues, 300000 beachgoers in LA County kept operations steady while 14000 Seaside spectators watched at Seal Beach. A Norwalk youth nearly drowned at Colorado Lagoon near Bay. Macias 20 of Los Niejos was treated after lifeguard Bob Bittick rescued him with mouth to mouth resuscitation. Resin slick marred shore from El Segundo to Torrance. Temperature reached 87 with 70 water.
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Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Long Beach
Norwalk
Colorado Lagoon
Bay
Macias
Walnut St
Los Niejos
Community Hospital
Bob Bittick
el Segundo
Torrance
Seal Beach
Hit and run victim James Parten mourned in Seal Beach
Rosary will be recited at 7 tonight at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Seal Beach for James Robert Parten 19 killed in a hit and run on Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach early Saturday. Requiem mass at 9 am Tuesday burial at Good Shepherd Cemetery Parten survived by parents a brother and two sisters and grandmothers.
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Seal Beach
James Robert Farten
Parten
Mar Vista Ave
Huntington Beach
23Rd Street
Good Shepherd
Robert Parten
John
Christine
Catherine
Viola Parten
Alice McKelvey
Dr Duncan Offers Joint Pain Relief Program
Advertises a general tonic for circulatory and muscular discomfort. Mentions relief of joint pain, muscle spasms, and nerve calmness with a noted contact at Broadway and 2501 going by Dr. Duncan, D.C. The offer targets readers seeking back pain and limb ache remedies.
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D.C
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Money Beck Guarantee ITCHING EARS
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Preparation H Relief for Hemorrhoids Stated in Ad Copy
An New York based advertisement touts Preparation H as a scientific, non narcotic remedy that quickly stops the burning itch and relieves pain from hemorrhoids. The ad claims tests in New York Washington DC and a Midwest Medical Center show shrinking swelling and soothing relief without stinging agents or prescription, available in cream or suppository forms.
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New York
N.Y
New York City
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