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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1970
Page
5
Izzie Pearl, aging junkman of Yonkers, still patrols streets with horse drawn wagon and bell, gathering rags and old iron. He sells discarded items, often buffing and repurposing them, while navigating modern laws and early-morning work.
J C a 27 year old self taught sculptor calls discarded odds and ends a gold mine. He lives in Riverside in a cluttered studio with five door locks and improvised lampshades. He roams for bargains buying clothes bakery scraps and citrus plant waste while stones and wood scraps fuel his animal centered works. He dislikes money chasing and seeks only freedom to create though he has a three month grant offer from a New Mexico foundation. He believes society undervalues creativity and calls for a people based reorganization rather than industry.
Richard Bragunier a San Jose hiker found a cardboard box near San Pedro Road just outside San Rafael containing 116 sticks of aging dynamite marked Hercules dated April 1967. Marin County investigators sought the tenant for questioning as bomb disposal experts moved the box to a beach near China Camp for detonation.
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