In July 1960, Long Beach hosted the 3rd AA International Convention. 8,942 paid admissions were recorded. The *Daily Bulletin*, Harbor Area’s AA newsletter -now known as *The Harbor Light* -published a special 3-day run to provide full coverage of the event. This month’s selection comprises complete reproductions of all three special issues together with a photograph of the closing ceremonies.

The August selection comprises three pdf files. The first contains a reproduction of *“Alcoholics Anonymous,”* Jack Alexander’s March 1, 1941 article from *The Saturday Evening Post*. The second file is a copy of his follow-up piece entitled: *“A Drunkard’s Best Friend,” *published nine years later in the April 1, 1950 edition of the same periodical. The final file contains a […]