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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1958

Page

7

Council Debates Short-Doyle Act Mental Health Committee

Dozens of speakers at a public hearing clashed over creating a mental health advisory committee linked to the Short-Doyle Act. Proponents cited matching funds and delays, while opponents warned of double taxation and time wasted. Local officials urged caution and some called for delaying action to gauge public opinion.

Desmond Kealer Baker Garrison Los Angeles County Hospital Advisory Committee Reese Gertrude Withers Long Beach Mental Health Assn Henry ‘Traffert Cass ‘Varanius Community Welfarn Council Varanius

East German Elvis fans clash with Communists in Berlin

East Berlin youths chanting I Like Elvis tangled with Communist members at a denouncement meeting of Western jazz. The state newspaper National Zeitung said jazz supporters were expelled after a fight at the Seventh of October factory. A headline read Mozart Defeats Presley.

Berlin East Berlin National Zeiting Mozart Pres- Tey

Lost Ad to Find That Loss

A fragment urges placing a lost advertisement with contact HE 2 5959 to locate a missing item or person. The notice preserves a terse call for readers to report or share information through the listed phone number.

Parade clothing donated to Morocco by Long Beach groups

Camp Fire Girls in Long Beach collected ten boxes of clothing to aid needy Moroccan children. Naval Air Station VR 773 will deliver the items on its April 27 trip to Port Lyautey, Morocco, for two weeks of training. The effort includes local Camp Fire Girls and the Navy Weekend Warriors assembling in three R5D planes for outreach to North Africa and the Middle East.

Long Beach Camp Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Squadron Naval Reserve Air Transport Squadron VR. 773 Port Tyautey Morocco Port Lyautey Navy Europe Middle East Nicholas Dallas City Health Co Seina California

Man Dies in Swim to Save Boat at Newport Beach

In Huntington Beach a 28-year-old Newport Beach boat owner John Renn Ervin died after diving to swim ashore from a stalled 3-foot cruiser Vicky. Identified as Ervin of 104 Highland, a search found his body Tuesday afternoon after a rescue by guards of William Eugene Vanderford, 63, of Santa Ana who remained aboard the disabled craft a mile off shore. Vanderford reported Ervin attempted to reach shore for help following the boat’s stall after they boarded at San Pedro Sunday and headed for Newport Beach.

Huntington ‘Beach Newport “Beath Somirion John Ren Ervin Highland It Ervin William’ Eugene Vanderford Emmett St Santa Ana Vicky Vanderford San Pedro Land Newport Beach

Pygmy Primitive State Sparsely Civilized, Scientist Says

Rev Dr Martin Gusinde, 71, a Catholic University anthropologist, describes pygmies as incredibly primitive and withdrawn from civilization, noting they have not advanced to the stone age and suggesting mankind began in the pygmy state while planning world lectures.

Washington Martin Gusinde S.V.D Catholic University Gusinde Africa New Guinea Pyenng Austria Drid

Coin values and catalogue offer from Viroqua firm

A Viroqua Wisconsin company advertises a coin catalogue offering to buy US coins at fixed high prices. They charge one dollar for the catalogue, refundable on a future purchase, and claim many coins in circulation can yield significant payments to collectors.

Viroqua Coin Co Dept Viroqua Wisconsin

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