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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
3
Wayne Dailard, producer writer and director, previews the August beauty pageant edition of the International Beauty Congress. He touts better staging, more experienced talent, and a stronger lineup, with decades in show business and a plan to involve amateur beauties for a sharper production.
Rae eTreem TS MALAYSIA withdraws from this year’s Miss Malaysia eliminations in Singapore. Riots and a strict curfew in the city halted selections and led to the withdrawal notice to IBC officials. Dozens killed and many injured amid racial religious clashes, authorities impose curfew.
Dr Eliot Corday describes Code Blue a rapid response system using electronic monitoring and immediate team intervention to revive heart attack patients within the first five days. He cites actor Peter Sellers as a case and notes widespread adoption in Southern California hospitals with cost and efficacy considerations.
A group of 16 year olds implicated in a burglary spree across Cypress Buena Park Garden Grove Westminster and Westminster areas. Police say at least four youths in Westminster and two dozen arrests are connected to seven burglaries with cash taken from bedrooms. Loot estimated up to $500, all spent quickly.
Clyde Broersma, 34, an Orange County dairy owner staying at a Newport Beach summer home, drowned after being seen swimming 35 yards offshore. Lifeguards formed a ten-person chain but could not reach him before Red Tide clouded the water. an autopsy will determine the cause of death.
Otter a Marine stationed at El Toro and Henry Stegmann of Costa Mesa face grand jury indictments. John Cordelli testified Otter supplied a girl for prostitution and planned payment. Cordelli claims the girl engaged in sexual relations at her own apartment. Stegmann faces nine counts of bookmaking and one for living off profits from prostitution.
Harry R. Henzi, superintendent of safety, warned at the California School Employers Association five‑day conference that a disturbing rise in on‑the‑job accidents in the Febaccit district is due largely to human error. He cited national data showing about 90 percent of workplace accidents stem from thought and performance failures as 2,000 CSEA members in Los Angeles and Orange counties gathered in Long Beach for displays and lectures. The conference ends today with installation of Clinton R. Mortenson as president.
Air Oasis, based in Long Beach as the world’s largest light aircraft distributor, was sold to Pacific Airmotive Corp. at Burbank. Air Oasis president L. W. Hunt will stay on as head of Air Oasis Cessna sales and become a PAC vice president and director. Pacific Airmotive, with offices in Oakland, Seattle, Houston, Denver, Rae City, and Teterboro, posted fiscal year sales of 7.6 million dollars and sold 273 Cessnas, the most by any distributor.
Orange County Superior Court Judge John Shea faces speeding charges after a Sunday two car crash on the Riverside Freeway near Euclid Street Anaheim. He reportedly drove over 80 mph when his car crossed the divider and hit a car driven by 21 year old Carl Vanderbusch of Fullerton. Both drivers received minor injuries and were treated at the scene. The incident also involves Ruth E Bellepot 49 whose body was found in Palos Verdes garage. The case, promised for Monday in Santa Ana Municipal Court, will determine if death by own action is involved.
Los Angeles County proposes a 275 million storm drainage bond to fund 267 projects from Long Beach to Whittier, with 16.7 million reallocated north to Montebello. The plan, by the County Flood Control District, aims to complete within eight years and will be reviewed by the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities before action.
Signal Hill firemen pressed for shorter weekly hours and parity with the police department at a city council hearing. Firefighters request reduce weekly duty to 62 hours without lowering minimum crew, arguing current shifts exceed Long Beach and Los Angeles County. Fire Chief Whitney challenged a UC Berkeley hours report cited by peers, asserting its conclusions.
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