Harrowing sea voyage ends with rescued Petersen sisters
Elaine and Carol Petersen, aged 26 and 19 from Jasper Minnesota, signed on in Honolulu to cook aboard the Warrior for a 2283 mile homeward crossing. After 19 days at sea the mast broke and the boat limped into Los Angeles Harbor six days overdue. They endured heavy seas, engine trouble, and dwindling fuel, aided by a Japanese freighter that supplied fuel before Coast Guard rescue.
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Petersen Sisters
Jasper
Minn
Honolulu
Terminal Iland
Elaine
Carol
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Pete Gilliham Jr
N. Walker St
San Pedro
Petersen Girls
Asre
Warrior
Elisine
Attar
Pinky
Joe Edward Holdren
Santa Barbara
Joseph Rodin
Patton
Pete
Morris
Jean Kokich
Lynn
Robin
Janice
Southland
Los Angeles Harbor
Alice Conkle Rites Set for Friday
Funeral services for 101-year-old Long Beach resident Mrs. Alice Conkle will be held Friday at Mottell's Mortuary Chapel. A Missouri native who lived in Long Beach 44 years, she died Tuesday and left 105 survivors including 27 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren and 26 great great grandchildren. She resided at 1170 Cherry Ave and is survived by four sons Melvin and five daughters Mrs Wada Taylor Mrs Myrle Bishop Mrs Myrna Baldwin Mrs Henrietta Hansen and Mrs Iva Ward.
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Tvll Am
Alice Conkle
Long Beach
Conk!e
Cherry Ave
Mottell’s
Missouri
Conkle
Melvin
Mmes
Wada Taylor
Myrle Bishop
Myrna Baldwin
Henrietta Hansen
Iva Ward
Services Today for Dr Bradford
Dr Bradford 93 a Long Beach chiropractor died Monday at 1 p.m. Services at Park Chapel Sunnyside,Surviving wife Zaelyn and three sons Oliver Homer. born in Stockton Iowa, lived 25 years in Long Beach, address 3183 Locust Ave. Funeral plans note seven ??
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Randall P. Btadford
Bradford
Locust Ave
Long Beach
Stockport
Iowa
Zaelyn
Oliver
Monterey
Homer
Denver
Serries
Park Chapel
Sunnyside
Rates cut planned for 23000 Edison customers
Los Angeles Edison customers numbering about 23,000 will begin paying reduced rates on August 16 after a survey of customer density in fast growing areas, the State Public Utilities Commission announced on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Southern California Edison Co
Tax Rate Drops in ABC Area Budget Details
ABC Unified School District plans a slightly reduced tax rate due to higher assessed valuations despite a 1967 68 budget increase of over 1 million dollars Business manager Charles W L Hutchinson said the new rate may fall from 4 4595 to 4 4550 per 100 of assessed property The 10 290 597 budget includes 607 000 in state revenue and 546 739 for undistributed reserves Restorations to the budget include 32 000 outdoor education 6 959 revised salaries and longevity pay 245 350 Head Start and NYC salaries and expenses Head Start funds are federal and shown in community services as accounting entries.
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ABC Unified
Charles W. L. Hutchinson
Nyc
Nutchinson
U.S
Seal Beach Wins Annexation of Surfside Colony
The Local Agency Formation Commission approved the annexation of Surfside Colony to Seal Beach without dissent. Huntington Beach raised a brief objection, calling the move illogical, as Seal Beach had already shown interest in both Surfside Colony and Sunset Beach. The Sunset Beach annexation plan was dropped, and an oceanward three mile limit was abandoned. Mayor Stanley G Anderson said an election date would be set at the August 21 meeting, with voting about 60 days later.
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Surfside Colony
Seal Beach
Huntington Beach
Paul Jones
Sunset Beach
Surfside Water Co
Stanley G. Anderson
Portable TVs Stolen From Long Beach Appliance Store
Two men forced entry at Adair's Appliance & TV, 900 E Seventh St, predawn burglary. They seized five to six portable television sets valued at about 530 dollars and fled as a witness overheard a threat to kill. A nearby resident described a confrontation with a stranger before the break in and a third accomplice driving away in a waiting car.
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Long Beach
Lhen
Adair
Seventh St
Canberra Changes Command on Navy Cruiser Canberra
USS Canberra changed command at Long Beach Naval Shipyard as Capt. Edwin M. Rosenberg was relieved by Capt. Oliver D. Compton after a post deployment overhaul. Rosenberg received the Legion of Merit. Fiji Canberra named after Australia’s capital. last Viet Nam deployment with the 7th Fleet ended.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
San Diego
Rosenberg
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Adm
Roy L. Johnson
Compton
National War College
Navy
Australia
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