Costa Rican President-Elect Visits Aboard Cruiser Here
Costa Rica president-elect Don Mario Echandi Jimenez toured the USS Los Angeles at Long Beach Naval Station with Mrs Echandi and an official party. A 21 gun salute welcomed and then departed as the visitors were shown Harbor operations by Rear Admiral Davidson. Echandi’s three day Southern California visit precedes his May inauguration after a coalition opposed to Figueres’s socialist policies.
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Jose Figueres
Fresh Meat Sales Decline Sharply in Long Beach
Fresh meat demand in Long Beach tumbled as wholesalers reported drops up to 50 percent in some areas. Housewife boycott linked to high prices reduced fresh beef purchases while shoppers turned to canned meats poultry and fish. One wholesale supplier noted beef sales halved due to smaller restaurant orders amid the Easter period.
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Dr Adolf Stone to Speak on Berlin at USC Lecture
Dr Adolf Stone, geography instructor at Long Beach City College, will discuss Berlin as an Island in the Red Sea in a Friday lecture at the University of Southern California. The talk, part of a Los Angeles Geographical Society series, begins at 8 p.m. in Founders Hall room 133.
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Sol Wurtzel Dies at 67 Veteran Film Producer
Sol M. Wurtzel, longtime Hollywood figure and producer, died at his home at age 67 after years of declining health since a 1992 stroke. He began as Fox Films stenographer in 1914, rose to secretary to William Fox in 1917, became a production executive, left in 1944, returned as a producer in 1945, then formed Sol M. Wurtzel Production Inc. Over his career he produced about 706 films featuring Shirley Temple, Buck Jones, Tom Mix, and Will Rogers.
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Goodman Given Six Hours Jail For Driving Offenses
Berry V. Goodman, 21, was sentenced in Leeds to six hours in jail and a seven year driving ban after a 10 minute stretch of driving without a license led to a three car collision, a billboard crash, and a gas station sign impact. The court heard five offenses occurred in a short period.
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Luxury Liner M. S. Kungsholm to Call at Los Angeles
The Swedish American Line’s luxury liner M. S. Kungsholm will dock at Los Angeles Harbor Saturday on a 98 day South Seas and Far East voyage. The 21,140-ton ship left New York January 17 on a 51,603 mile cruise, with 37 percent of passengers aboard.
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Lana Turner Inquest Looms Over Testimony Plans
Hollywood star Lana Turner faces an inquest into Johnny Stompanato's slaying with her teenage daughter Cheryl Crane kept out of testimony. Attorneys argued Cheryl’s presence would violate juvenile court rules, though her police statement admitting stabbing Stompanato may be introduced. Police also reported a burglary at Stompanato’s apartment, with a window entry and a shaving kit missing. The film star remains secluded in Beverly Hills as release dates shift for Another Time Another Place, while Turner’s letters to Stompanato reveal deep distress and longing.
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