Kennedy Wife Joan Kennedy and the Campaign Trail
A reflective recount of Joan Kennedy's entry into public life alongside her husband Ted Kennedy. From courtship in Charlotsville to high society Boston homes, her early political awakening followed Kennedy family campaigns and the 1960 presidential era. The piece highlights her evolving public role and social conscience shaped by poverty, campaigning, and national politics.
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Senate
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Reception honors Henry Benzicks for 20 years of marriage
Long Beach residents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benzicks celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a reception at the First United Methodist Church. The couple, married June 1 1924 in Cristield Maryland, have a daughter Mrs. Neville L. Radcliffe of Huntington Beach and no grandchildren. Mr. Benzicks retired in 1961 from the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and is a World War I veteran. He belongs to Masonic Lodge 21 of Anacostia, and his wife is with Electra Chapter 2 of Eastern Star of Anacostia. Both remain active with the First United Methodist Church.
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Ted
Port Seed
New York
Bronxville
Henry
Lewis Enzick
Long Beach
Mr. Berizick
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Masonic Lodge 21
Anacostia
D.C
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Electra
Eastern Star
First United Methodist Church
Susan Brown
Fred “M. Brown
Huntington Bath
Patrick D. Hoover
Robert ‘Hoover
Elaine Stokes
Michael Hoover
Whittier Gilles Chapel
Sherylanne Phillips
Warden
James Symington Watson
James
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Hacienda Heights
Nancy Jones
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Weekend Weddings Tie Knot in Southern California Churches
A string of weekend weddings across Long Beach, Palos Verdes, and surrounding areas united several couples. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. David Bart Bounds of Los Alamitos and Linda Ashson, with Linda serving as maid of honor. The ceremonies featured lengthy family ties, high school and college affiliations, and plans to settle in Long Beach and nearby communities. Parents from Los Alamitos, Long Beach, and Los Angeles attended, with honorees and attendants named. The couple’s postwedding plans include homes in Long Beach and Santa Clara areas after honeymoons in Hawaii and Maui.
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Lake Arrowhead
David Bart Bounds
Diane Lee Carlson
First Baptist Church
Linda Ashson
Dennis Carlson
Los Alamitos
Vincent King
Thomas Bounds
Long Beach
Bounds
Los Alamitos High School
Wilson High
Long Beach City College
la Venta Inn
Palos Verdes
Judie Crumby
Hardy Crumby
Michael Nick
Clifford Nick
Los Angeles
Linda Tavlin
Henry Saito
Nick
Polytechnic High School
Los Angeles State University
Gustav Mitterholzer
Lakewood
Jeanne Kincade
Michael Erickson
Mitterholzer
Acta
Simi V. High School
Hi ‘Bey
Mexico City
Acapulco
Hoover
Edison High School
Honington Beach
Golden West College
Barnsdall Art Center
Miliken High
Long Beach State, University
United States Power Squadron
Hawaii
Ventura
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Wayne T. Hurst
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Honolulu
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Carlsbad
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Polytechnic High
Kaanapali Beach
Maui
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Los Altos
Community Congregational Church
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Robitt
Badgerow Coleman
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Ronald Fleming
Say Whailon
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Robert Coleman
Costa Mesa
Robert Garden
Coleman
Tong Beach State University
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Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Organization
Public Relations Student Society of America
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Martin E. Trenouth
Simi Valley
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Whittier College
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San Francisco
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