Navy Ends Year in Space Activity
The Navy's Space Systems Activity completed a year of operation at the Air Force Systems Command Space and Missile Systems organization in Los Angeles. Capt. C. W. Griffing notes the unit is the only Navy command devoted exclusively to engineering and management of space systems development.
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Navy
Air Force Systems Command
Los Angeles
Navy Command
C. W. Griffing
W. Silverarrow Ave
Palos Verdes
Griffing
Naval Air Systems Command
Washington
Air Force
Air Force Organization
John W. O'Neill
Department of Defense
Satellite system for Southland plans airport financing mix
The article details a long term $40 million program over ten years to develop a first class airport system in the Southland, with Palmdale and Long Beach as potential sites. City leaders discuss financing, expansion needs, and traffic management as airlines seek peak hour flights. Navy space tech work and weather sea coordination are also noted, plus a burglary on Long Beach Blvd with a $215 loss.
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Palmdale
Department of Defense
Fox
Long Beach
Orange County
Southland
Retired Navy Officer Dies in Long Beach at 62
Navy officer Capt Robert F Martin 62 of 8320 Vista Ave died Saturday night in Long Beach. A 1927 US Naval Academy graduate he served in World War II and Korea and commanded USS Bremerton in 1953-54. Survivors include wife Majel and sister. Services pending at Mortell's Mortuary. Bar burglarized at Lagoon Bar 1415 Santa Fe Ave. cash loss $15 entered via kitchen window. Long Beach police said.
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Robert F. Martin
Vista Ave
Clive Graham Co
U.S. Naval Academy
Martin
Korea
Long Beach
Bremerton
York
Hfe
Majel
Ester Culbertson
Motrtell’s Mortuary
Lagoon
Santa Fe Ave
Long Seach
Sunde
Torrance Police Attend Officer Funeral
Members of the Torrance Police Department will attend federal services for a fellow officer slain during a market robbery. The hunt for one suspect continues statewide while patrolmen from surrounding communities cover Torrance law enforcement during the funeral.
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Torrance
Quick dog sale and murder fugitives in suburb area
An Artesia woman sold her Chihuahua on a fast sale classified ad, while a fatal Tor rance market robbery with a $15,000 haul sparked a large hunt. Suspects Jerry L. O'Brien and B. J. Blackburn remained at large as investigations extended to Long Beach and North Hollywood where relatives faced charges and a search continued. Gifber Seibert’s funeral is set in Inglewood Cemetery.
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Jerry L. O’brien
B. J. Blackburn
Torrance
O'Brien
North Hollywood
Bettye L. O'Brien
Muscle Pain Relief Ad by Dr. Broadway
A vintage health ad touts Bezch-Poor tircilativin to ease shoulder and leg aches. It promises muscle relaxation and nerve quieting, claiming normalizing body systems and joint relief. Contact Dr. Broadway at GE '38-2403.
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Broadway
Blond bandit robs Wilmington Western Union branch
Police warn Western Union offices to watch for a tall blond bandit about 40 who raided a Wilmington branch. He vaulted the counter and threatened two women employees, Audenne Pollard and Joan Dobson, with a pistol until the safe and cash boxes were opened, netting 340. The suspect was described as having rotten front teeth.
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Western Union
Wilmington
Avalog Blvd
Audenne Pollard
Joan Dobson
Boy Shot While Walking In Athens Area
A 14 year old boy was shot in the left shoulder Sunday while walking in an alley near his home in the Athens area near Hawthorne. Deputies reported he felt pain and identified the location as between 109th street and 109th place near Vermont Avenue. The bullet was described as a sniper’s shot. The investigation continues with sheriff’s deputies on the scene.
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Athens
Hawthorne
Lenox ‘Station Sheriff's Deputies
109Th Street
109Th Place
Vermont Avenue
Two Long Beach Residents Die in Separate Crashes
Two Long Beach residents die in traffic accidents. Billie Lea Culhane, 21, of 3114 Gale Ave, dies at Memorial Hospital from injuries from a crash near 32nd Street and Fashion Avenue. James A. Tarantino, 20, of 1460 Ximeno Ave, dies after a crash on 190th Street near Redondo Beach and Flagler Avenue.
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Long Beach
Billie Lea Culhane
Gale Ave
James A. Tarantino
Ximeno Ave
Orange Ave
Harbor General Hospital
Tarantino
Redondo Beach
190Th
E. Flagler Avenue
White & Day
South Bay Funeral Chapel
Kent T. Bennett
Hermosa Beach
Bellflower Plans Work on Streets With Tax Funds
Bellflower will resurface Alondra Boulevard from Clark to Woodruff and Allington Street from Palo Verde to Carpintero with a total of 40000 dollars from Los Angeles County Supervisors. Alondra work starts mid September, Flower Street resurfacing to finish by end of August.
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State
Bellflower
Los Angeles
Alondra Boulevard
Clark
Woodruff Avenues
Allington Street
Palo Verde
Carpintéero Avenues
Flower Street
Ardmonte Avenue
Southern Pacific Railroad
Alaondra Boulevard
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Billy Hunter
Adine St. Artesia
Press-Telegram
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Garden Grove
David Selbert
Gamby Mortuary Chapel
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