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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1972
Page
9
In the North Sea, a Royal Navy crew aboard the supply ship Lyness dumped about 180000 cans of beer worth around 34300 dollars after the liquor aged for at least ten months. A Navy spokesman said the beer remained drinkable but could spoil later aboard ships at sea. He declined to disclose how much the crew drank.
Long Beach security officer William Ruark and Manhattan Beach writer Darren Curren received heroism citations from County Supervisor James Hayes and the National Surf Life Saving Association at a ceremony in Manhattan Beach. Ruark saved a woman from a burning power boat and then helped her husband with firemen, while Darren Curren rescued a year-old boy swept 1400 feet offshore near Hermosa Beach pier and kept him safe beneath the pier amid heavy surf.
Long Beach police report burglars forced a bedroom window at Johny Griffin's home on Cerritos Avenue to gain entry and steal items valued at $935. The incident was reported on Simday.
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