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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1974
Page
13
The Small Businessmen's Seminar at the Edgewater Hyatt House will be held May 16-17. Registration extended to Friday, May 10, per Art Rey.
Cerritos College student Lisa Siriani of Gardena earned a $2,500 District Rotary Foundation Award to study at Freiburg University in Germany starting September 1975. She is the first Cerritos College recipient, with a 3.68 GPA and hopes for foreign relations work. Karen Anderson of Norwalk was named first alternate. The Rotary Club sponsors the award.
Lakewood plans a new snack bar at Bolivar Park 4300 Del Amo Blvd replacing a 1950s temporary structure. The $33,800 contract to J Gordon Matheson was approved by the City Council with completion aimed by July 1, contingent on material supplies. A shaded patio will serve visitors and mothers waiting for children near the pool.
Huntington Beach storm drain project between Adams Avenue and Yorktown Avenue and Newland Street will cost about 972 452 under a contract with Sukut Coulson Inc of Santa Ana. It was the lowest bid from 12 bidders. other bids ranged up to 1 537 192. Engineering estimates suggested a near 1 million price.
Michael Hubbard 18 of 3101 Ostrom Ave and Mitch Billinghurst 18 of 5502 Mezza Nine Way were treated at Pacific Hospital after Hubbard swerved to avoid an auto in Long Beach. The crash occurred near Will Street at 4 20 p m Thursday, police said. A separate report notes two tires and wheels valued at 4341 stolen from William Gifford’s parked pickup at his Lakewood apartment.
Artesia High School held its annual Conestoga Wagon Awards program announcing sixteen Conestoga Wagon Award recipients for achievements in mathematics science and other subjects. Notable winners include Robert Stone for mathematics and science, Leslie Yuponco for art, Manuel Silva for boys athletics and Roberta Jackson for drama.
A field of scattered incident notes records aid requests and responses from police, fire, and medical teams. Entries reference first aid, fuel fires, vehicle incidents, and traffic collisions at numerous streets and avenues including CondiAves, Columbia St, Pacific Coast Highways, and Long Beach Boulevard, with times ranging from early morning to afternoon.
The Downey Thrift Shop at 8100 Phlox St will run a weekly sale Monday through Saturday with furniture and large appliances excluded. Operated by the Downey Council PTA to aid families in Downey Unified School District. Donations of usable household items are accepted daily from 9:30 a.m. to 3:38 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
An application for 345 745 in state funds to continue Bellflower Unified School Districts Children’s Center Program has been filed with the State Department of Education. If approved the district will care for 255 children in the 1974 75 school year at four centers including Bellflower High Mann Wilson Lakewood and Jefferson Betsy Russ Elementary Schools. The centers serve 2 to 4 year olds at two campuses and 6 to 11 year olds at two others. The request aims to support planning evaluation accountability and program effectiveness through a needs based staff driven plan.
Mr and Mrs Ray Smith of Bellflower host a reception Saturday at 8 pm for State Sen Ralph Dills. Smith is co chair of the Committee to Re elect Sen Dills. The event is open to the public and the district includes Bellflower Paramount and Lynwood.
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