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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1959
Page
9
Shapely Gail Van Der Most, 17, will preside over free weighings today at the Shoemaker Bridge opening in front of the Wilton Hotel. The event runs from dawn to 9 a.m. Gail stars in Off Broadway Theater's Remains to Be Seen.
J Donald Locke of 277 Avenue Ave president of Long Beach Iron Works was appointed by Supervisor Burton Chace to a county wide committee to suggest financing for the proposed Los Angeles Civic Center Music Hall. The panel includes one representative from each of the five supervisorial districts and the hall would sit on county land facing the civic center. Four and a half million dollars of the estimated ten million dollar cost have already been pledged by private interests. Locke has long civic involvement including division 1 chairman of the United Hospital Fund drive and participation in Rotary International Boys Club Chamber of Commerce and Tuna Club.
American Airlines announced a new daily non stop Boe ing 707 service between Los Angeles and New York. The westbound flight departs at 3 pm from Los Angeles International and lands at Idlewild at 7:30 am EST. Return departs New York at 11:45 am and arrives in Los Angeles at 2:15 pm PST, about a 5 hour 15 minute flight. Public acceptance of jet service is high with capacity use at 95 percent.
Fourteen ships of Amphibious Squadron 7 are set to depart San Diego on April 16 to relieve the Long Beach based squadron 7 on duty with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. The routine movement could see Marines ashore if Communist forces threaten in Asia. Captain Charles E. King, commander of Squadron 1, said his ships stand ready to land Marines if needed, while Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood warned of possible Soviet-driven tensions in the Far East from Berlin.
The list shows numerous permits including Allen a Walker at 2439 Daisy for remodels, R. Scheurman at 1914 McKenzie for additions, FJ Donahue at 4852 Hershall for remodeling, and Dilday Land & Investment Co at 1259 Pacific for expansion. Values range from 3,500 to 1,245,155 with varied projects like additions, remodels, and new structures.
Thetis Bay Helm Goes to Gibson reports Capt Charles E Ginson relieving Capt Norman C Gillette Jr as commanding officer of the Long Beach based helicopter assault carrier Thetis Bay in a sea ceremony off the Southern California coast. The new skipper formerly served on the staff of the commander in chief Atlantic Fleet and qualified in helicopter operations at Pensacola Florida in preparation for his command. The Thetis Bay first of the helicopter carriers is scheduled to take part in amphibious exercises along the Southern California coast and is expected to deploy to the Western Pacific with the 7th Fleet later this year.
Mexico City reports attorney Manuel Onoz de Plamolit says Madrid aims to establish diplomatic relations with Mexico, a regime not yet recognized since the Spanish civil war. New Mexico will host a April U N economic and social council meeting with Spanish delegates traveling on U S sponsored visas.
Hamburg Economic Information Service says West Germany shipped 733,394 vehicles including cars trucks and buses abroad in 1958 to become the leading car exporter. The United States bought 142,984 vehicles, largely Volkswagens.
ARENZANO Haly Wi and The Nalian Riviera send a basket of the season s first and last strawberries as a gift for the April 10 welding banquet in Tokyo honoring Crown Prince Akihito and Michio Shoda.
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