Inside Out by Harry Fulton: readers share cartoon humor in letters
Mrs Ellan M Utich writes from 327 Lime Ave about life near Indian reservations in Montana and Long Beach, reflecting on overset copy in newspapers, a weighty editor, and a Vegas gambling tale, blending humor and small town observations with Bible and movie references.
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Harry Fulton
Ellan M. Utich
Lime Ave
Biglork
Montana
Blacket
Flathead
Long Beach
Phyllis LaPorte Dances to Hold Family Together
Phyllis LaPorte, 25, a text dancer in Los Angeles, earns about 50 dollars per night but supports seven children and her divorced sister on 50 weekly from a tiny Salt Lake Street apartment. After filing for divorce, she seeks 352 weekly child support and token alimony while neighbors and students donate groceries and cash to help.
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Phyllis
LaPorte
Juanita
Salt Lake St
Los Angeles
Fler
Phyllis LaPorte
Juanita Russell
Salt Lake! St
Roberts
Karen
David
Ronald
Larry
Deborah
Janet
Dancer
Mooney
Ilinois
Robert
Long Beach
Poly High School
Corus Club
Alexander
Phyliss
Obscene Book Ban Studied By City Council Action
City Council examined agreements with magazine dealers to keep obscene literature off stands. City Manager Vickers to report on effectiveness and possible expansion to other books. discussion included postal ads, odor complaints from Werner Pickle Works, and yacht brokerage lease review. A per-barrel oil tax in Harbor District deemed unconstitutional. council may tax all city oil areas instead.
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Sam Vickers
Virgil Spangberg
Spongberg
Werner’ Pickle
Caspiar Ave
Vickers
Yacht Centre, Inc
Marina Basin No. 1
Ahern
Patrick Aber
Hotel grease fire burns out before fire crew arrives
Police said a grease fire in the Lafayette Hotel kitchen burned itself out early Tuesday as grease used for cleaning stove grills ran into the stove. No injuries were reported.
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Lafayette Hotel
Fire Department
City Council Moves on Obscene Literature Probe and Road Plan
City officials announce a new inquiry into the sale of obscene literature alongside approval of extending the Appian Way from Wardlow Road to the San Diego Freeway. State officials also discuss a 2 percent tax on producers deemed unconstitutional.
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Appian
Wardlow
San Diego
Mgr
Sam E. Vickers
Appian Way
Pacific Electric
39Th St. Ands
Magzoba Ave
Ward
Low Rd
Paul Revere Stamp to Go on Sale Here
Postmaster George J. McMillin announced the 25-cent Paul Revere regular postage stamp. It is the nineteenth in the 1954 Liberty series and will go on sale at the Long Branch Post Office and stations beginning April 19. Early first day cancellations are available by sending a cover to the Boston Massachusetts Postmaster.
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George J. McMillin
Post Office Department
Paul Revere
Liberty
Boston
Mass
Long' Brach
Boston 9
Council Confirms Jolliffe Selection Appointment of Mrs Been Jolliffe
City Council confirmed Tuesday the appointment of Mrs Jolliffe to the Board of Health. Mrs Been Jolliffe, 143 B 23rd St, will succeed Mrs CL Davis who resigned. Jolliffe has been active in PLA work and is currently director of health for the Parent Teachers Council.
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Been KX. Jolliffe
Board’ ‘of Health
Jolliffe
23Rd St
Merl Sam E. Vickers
CL. Davis
Pla
Parent- Teachers Council
Subisidence Bill OKd by Group Without a Dissent
The Senate Finance Committee approved the Long Beach antisubsidence bill AB 3 with no dissent. Sen Randolph Collier R Siskiyea moved to pass. the measure includes a $250000 appropriation for state oil and gas supervision under the Neehens program. The bill sets procedures for unitization and repressurization of the Wilmington oil field to curb subsidence. AB 12, removing a state limitation on contract lengths, also passed the Senate and goes to the governor.
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Senate Finance Committee
Long Beach
Randolph Collier
R-Siskiyou
Oil “and Gas J
Zen
Senate Committee
National Resources Committee
Assembly
Wilmington
Senate
Doctor in Drug Case Set for April 17 Hearing
Dr. Lester Lynn Blount of 6104 E South St faces six counts for making false statements in prescriptions and records. Municipal Court date set for April 17 before Judge Charles T. Smith. Investigators say he obtained Gemeral on prescriptions for patients and used it himself. he is free on $2,500 bail.
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Lakewood
Lester Lynn Blount
South St
Charles T. Smith
Car Skids Overturns Driver Injured on Freeway
Marvin E. Howard, 17, suffered a lacerated skull when his car skidded off the Long Beach Freeway and overturned three times near Seaside Tuesday. He crawled from a window and was taken to Seaside Hospital. he lives at 735 W Spruce St, Compton.
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Marvin. E. Howard
Long Beach
Seaside
Howard
Spruce St
Compton
Meatless menu eyed as Long Beach cafes weigh higher costs
Long Beach and Orange County restaurant operators weigh two meatless days weekly as a fresh meat boycott by area housewives runs two weeks. Wage boosts effective Tuesday add to costs, pushing operators to consider meatless meals or price hikes while union members brace for further wage increases.
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Long Beach
Orange County
Francis H. Gentry
Assa
Gentry
Long
Beach
Leona Gray
Lime Ave
Southern California
Wayne ‘Bryson
Maine St
Gray
Billy Weaver
Pacific Ave
Bill Weaver
Long Beach State college accused of fear-led instruction
An eight member ACSCE delegation told California officials in Sacramento that Long Beach State College operates under a ministry of fear. They cited firings of two faculty members and nonrenewal of six others after a disputed promotion and retention policy.
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Long Beach State College
Ministry of Fear
California State Board of Education
Sacrani
J. Burton Vasche
Division of State Colleges
M. J
Mike) Garver
Lasc Vampus
Association ‘of California State
Col‘lege
Sacramento
P. Victor
Peterson
Clyde Martin
Frank Black
ACSCE
State Capitol
Kephis Kinsman
Vasche
State College
Jesse Alien
Long Beach
Allen
Roy A. Simpson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Studenits
Yasche
Long Beath
Seven City Area Building Boom In Southeast Los Angeles
Construction valued at $5 693 645 is under way across seven cities and unincorporated areas served by the Bellflower regional office. Norwalk led March permits with 130 and a value of $812 040, while Bellflower ranked second with 87 permits totaling $738 400. Paramount and Lakewood followed with 74 and 58 permits respectively, and other cities plus unincorporated areas accounted for the rest with combined values.
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Bellflower
County Department of Building and Safety
Hn Exton
Norwalk
Los Angeles
Southland
Paramount Fed
Lakewood
Dairy Valley
Santa Fe Springs
South
Whittier
Lakeyrood
Mobil Group elects two LB residents to Mobil Management
In Mobil Group Two Long Beach residents Carl A. Mehl of 6369 California Ave and Ralph C. Crouse of 3211 Adams St are elected members of Mobil Management Association of General Petroleum Corp.
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Mobil
Long Beach
Mobil Management Assn
General’ Petroleum Corp
Carl A. Mehl
Caliifornia Ave
Ralph c Crouse
Adams St
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Side Boys’ Club
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Stevie Marquardt
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