Destroyers Officer Receives Bronze Star Medal
Adm. John J. Hyland pinned the Bronze Star with Combat V on Lt. Cmdr. Robert Kesteloot, executive officer of USS Mansfield, for exemplary actions after the destroyer came under a North Vietnamese shore battery attack on Sept. 25. One sailor was killed and five wounded. Hyland praised Cmdr. Jack Griffin’s ship for a Vietnam deployment with a destroyer firing 40,001 rounds, 220 days at the guns, and silencing 30 artillery batteries.
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John J. Hyland
Pacific
Mansfield
Long Head Naval Station
Cmdr
Robert Kesteloot
Jack Griffin
Vietnam
Pearl Harbor
Adm. Hyland
Reeves
New Jersey
Mine Force Headquarters
Naval Base
Los Angeles
NAACP to Hear Woman Addresses California Bills
The Long Beach NAACP Branch will host a League of Women Voters representative at 3 p.m. Sunday in the MacArthur Park Clubhouse to discuss bills before the California Legislature and measures on the November ballot. The event supports voter registration and education efforts led by Chairman Ernest McBride and Co-chair Mrs. Yvonne Clark, continuing through Sept. 15.
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League of Women Voters
Long Beach
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
MacArthur
Park
Anaheim St
California
League
NAACP
Ernest McBride
Yvonne Clark
East Long Beach Council Seeks Aid for Poverty Plan
The East Long Beach Neighborhood Council will meet at 7 30 pm Wednesday at East Long Beach Methodist Church 1100 Freeman Ave. The group aims to cut poverty and seeks office space donated clothing canned goods and a retired teacher to help plan and teach English to foreign born students.
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East Long Beach
Hinshaw to Keep Supervisors Informed of Assess Findings
Orange County Assessor Andrew Hinshaw pledged Wednesday to inform the Board of Supervisors about his audit of electronics firms with challenged think tank assessments. He offered a letter instead of appearing in person due to prior Bay Area commitments and San Francisco travel.
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Orange County
Andrew J. Hinshaw
Board of Supervisors
Hinshaw
Teh Bay Area
San Francisco
Hoghes Aircraft,Co
Fullerton
Newport Beach to vote on electronic watch plan
Backers of an electronic TV surveillance plan push to place the issue on the November ballot after a 4-3 council vote against the project. The $630,000 pilot would install 15 cameras at beaches streets and commercial zones with the city paying about one fifth and keeping equipment after a two year test. Proponents led by George Buccola cite public safety while critics warn of privacy invasions.
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Newport Beach
George Buccola
Posal
James Glavas
Services Slated Today for Victim of Shooting
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Glenna Rhea Bradbury 51 of 2746 East First Street who police say was shot with no death confirmed yet authorities said.
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Glenna Rhea Bradbury
First St
Fountain Valley Planning Questionnaires Scheduled
Questionnaires on planning Fountain Valley central area will mail Friday to all residents, Mayor Schwerdtfeger says. Polling will be first since incorporation 58 years ago to gauge attitudes for guiding planners and attracting firms.
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Fountain Valley
Robert Schwerdifeger
Schwerdtfeger
RTD Uses Maids to Lobby for Transit Plan in Southland
As voters prepare for the November 5 ballot on the RTD master plan, maids ride RTD routes in red orange dresses to lobby for high speed rail and a 300 mile feeder bus network. Maids like Marion Smith and Lorna Goff travel with officials including Jack Gilstrap Raymond Gareau and Milton McKay guiding the effort.
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Los Angeles County
Fromlet
Jack R. Gilstop
Marion Smith
Loma Goff
Raymond W. Gareau
Milton McKay
RTD
Southland
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Rapid
Lorna Goff
Marlon
Lorna
Jack R. Gilstrap
Teacher Incentive Hearing Delayed in Garden Grove
Garden Grove City Council postponed discussion of a proposed educational incentive for city employees until September 3. The plan would grant $40 a month to employees with five years of service while they pursue further education, as City Administrator Dudley Lapham and the Garden Grove Employees Association discussed.
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Garden Grove City
Gunman Steals $100 From Bar
A robber armed with a revolver fled with more than 100 dollars after threatening bartender William B. Davis at the Copper Door on 2259 Lakewood Blvd early Wednesday. The event is documented in a brief police report with no injuries reported.
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William B. Davis
Copper Door
Lakewood Blvd
Long Beach Stamp and Coin Exposition Opens Today
One hundred exhibits from 11 countries will be shown at the Long Beach Stamp and Coin Exposition in Long Beach Auditorium. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Sam Fridakis co sponsors the event with Century Stamp and Coin Shop of Los Angeles. Trader Sam's at 307 E Ocean Blvd is run by Fridakis.
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Dilday Family
Directors Chapel
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Robert Tura
McKenzie St
Tura
Hunter's Mortuary
Long Beach
Sam Fridakis
Fridakis
Century Stamp and Coin Shop
Los Angles
Trader Sam's
E. Ocean Blvd
Lighting Upgraded on Artesia Streets
Artesia will upgrade about 337 of its 2,500 lumé n street lights to 7,000 lum en mercury vapor units. Mayor Paul Smith said lighting in some areas could rise as much as 140 percent. The plan proceeds though the district street lighting tax is kept level, with Councilman W Eugene Padelford noting the project benefits from higher assessed city values. Artesia’s 1948 total valuation stood at 20.60 million, up from 17.75 million last year.
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Artesia
Paul Smith
Smith
W. Eugene Padelford
Airline
Construction Plans OK'd for Hawaiian Gardens
The Hawaiian Garden City Council approved plat plans for a 9225,000 clubhouse for Lakewood Elks Lodge 1866 at 12501 Carson St. The two story building includes 17 off street parking spaces. The council also voted to increase its contribution to the Long Beach Parks and Recreation Department and denied a petition by the Hawaiian Gardens United Pet and Livestock Association to build a horse show arena at Billy Milford Park.
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Hawaiian Garden
Lakewood Elks Lodge
Carson St
Long Beach
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