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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1959

Page

3

Spacemen Prepared for 18000 Mile Per Hour Orbit Test

Navy Lt. Scott Carpenter of Garden Grove will join seven Mercury astronauts in a series of test launches using dogs monkeys and pigs to warm up for an orbital flight. Dr. Hugh Dryden outlined drills including treadmill work heat chamber centrifuge and isolated chamber tests to ensure safety and reliability before the first manned Atlas flight from Cape Canaveral.

America Navy Scott Carpenter Garden Grove Cape Canaveral Federal Space Agency Dryden National Aeronautics and Space Agency Space Timmy Lane Rene Carpenter Carpenter Globe

Students in Need of Jobs in Long Beach

The California Department of Employment in Long Beach seeks hundreds of weekend jobs for teenagers aged 16 to 20. About 500 students have applied, with many as hardship cases supporting widowed mothers. Jobs include selling, mowing signs, washing, stocking shelves, tending babies, service stations, housework, and bax boy duties.

California Department of Employment Pine Ave Long Beach George Toll Toll Sweekends

Women Club Members on Hawaii Tour

About 50 members from various California Federation of Women's Clubs affiliated groups boarded a chartered Trans Oceanic Stratocruiser at Long Beach Municipal Airport for an eight day tour to Hawaii. The travelers included women from North Long Beach Lakewood Bellflower Wilmington San Pedro Downey Norwalk Lynwood South Gate Compton and Huntington Park clubs, some accompanied by husbands.

Los Cerritos California Federations of Women's Clubs

Dr Taylor Guest of Honor at Nursery School Meet

Dr Katherine Whiteside and Dr Taylor will speak at a Taylor Baltimore Maryland luncheon in the Pageant Room. New officers will be elected at a dinner and convention at the Wilton House Garden Room today and Sunday beginning at 7 30 p m.

Katherine Whiteside Taylor Baltimore Wal California Council of Life Wilton Ho Junion Itel

Students to Compete in National Talent Contest at Poly High

The Republican National Committee plans a monthly magazine and will distribute eight pages free to district workers. Auditions for a 25 act talent contest are held in Long Beach public and private schools. Winners advance to a state convention in Santa Rosa.

Dream of Long Beach Poly High Lion Party Helwill Exchange Santa Rosa

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