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Korean veteran John Musurlian has been elected commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Torrance Post 11045. Others elected to leadership positions in the Torrance VFW Post are Tom Walsh, Jerry Nausadis, Gene Wiehe, Irwin Groce, Norman Webb, Norman Workman, Dominic Didado, Emery Rockwood and Ron Kelly.

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The Peninsula Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. has awarded scholarships to five South Bay residents. The funds are designated for tuition, books and fees. Scholarship recipients and their colleges and universities are Kim Olson of San Pedro, Cal State Dominguez Hills; Lori Ann Eddy of San Pedro, Harbor College; Sandra Norman of Torrance, Cal State Dominguez Hills; Shannon Oberholzer of Torrance, San Diego State, and Kristen M. Nereson of Redondo Beach, UC Santa Barbara.

* Laurie Blue Lundberg is the new president of the Torrance Coordinating Council for the 1993-94 year. Lundberg, who is director of public relations for Torrance Memorial Medical Center, has served on the board of the Coordinating Council for five years.

Also serving as coordinating council officers are George Chalekson, Torrance Unified School District; Herb Masi, South Bay Children’s Health Center; Judy Senter, Assn. of Retarded Citizens, South Bay; Cindy Hammond, League of Women Voters, and Toni Sargent, Suicide Prevention Center. The council, a networking group for area social service groups and businesses, meets at 7:30 a.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Pacific Inn, Torrance. For reservations call (310) 378-7856.

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Two Hermosa Beach residents, Mitchell Skelly and Noel Castle, have been recognized by the American Red Cross Blood Services Marrow Program for their donation of marrow to help a critically ill patient. The American Red Cross Blood Services Marrow Donor Program recruits potential marrow donors for the National Marrow Donor Program Registry. The registry contains the names of approximately 870,000 persons who may be contacted to donate marrow for patients with life-threatening illnesses such as leukemia or aplastic anemia. For information about becoming a marrow donor, call (213) 739-4594.