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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1974
Page
9
An all city motocross meet for ages 6 to 16, sponsored by the Long Beach Recreation Department, will run Saturday at 11am at Carmelitos Playground. Riders from different parks compete for a trophy based on points. bikes required, helmets provided and not mandatory.
The Long Beach Recreation Department offers a free Christmas crafts workshop for senior citizens starting Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the Municipal Recreation Center. Florence Derby teaches weekly sessions through the season, with activities including paper tile pictures, three dimensional plaques, tree ornaments, macrame hangers, shrink art, jewelry, and crocheted items. Participants may come and go and should bring a snack for those staying the full three hours.
The Long Beach Area and Lakewood Chambers of Commerce with the State Employment Development department will host a symposium on unemployment tax claims at the Elks Club. Topics include claim filing eligibility appeals procedures and related costs. A second session will cover the Federal OSHA act management by objectives and business taxation. George Shelton reported a burglary at his home where electronic equipment valued at 142 dollars was taken from a reclined windwing.
The Lakewood sheriff's department reported a string of vague siren calls and first aid responses across multiple streets including Artesia Boulevard and Wagon Wheel Auto Parts in the Wagon Wheel area. A separate incident at Wagon Wheel Auto Parts involved an auto burglary valued at 270 dollars from a storage yard on Artesia Boulevard.
The Long Beach State Symphony under Lampl staged Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro overture, Dahl’s Tower of Saint Barbara, and Beethoven’s Eroica. The program mixed style and difficulty, with the Dahl piece praised for conviction and passion, the Mozart bright yet sometimes coarse in string tone, and the Beethoven hampered by pace and balance. The orchestra, led by Lampl, delivered a first rate performance, aided by Steve Bryant, Michelle Chase and Don Hifer Massey in solo and ensemble passages.
Mayor Wayne Piercy announced four community meetings to discuss uses of 4.3 million dollars in federal development aid. Officials will explain U.S. stipulations and invite citizen reaction across four city regions. Meetings begin 7:30 p.m. on Oct 21 at Palms Elementary School, Oct 23 at MacArthur Elementary, Oct 28 at Riles Elementary, and Oct 30 at Mann-Wilson Elementary.
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