Long Beach Oil Industry Becomes Key Chapter In History
The article marks the Petroleum industry centennial and highlights Long Beach as a crucial hub. It notes Signal Hill discoveries in 1921, six nearby oil fields yielding over three billion barrels, and Long Beach Harbor District development. It credits local innovation, water flooding, directional drilling, and regional refiners for California’s oil economy and job creation.
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Long Beach
Titusville
California
Signal Hill
Signal Hill Field
Wilmington
49er Club Adopts LBSC to Build Athletic Program
The 49er Club launches a booster effort for Long Beach State College to boost athletics with symbolic 49 dollar memberships. It aims to raise about 5000 dollars by month’s end to fund tuition books and campus jobs for recruits, hoping to attract standout athletes.
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49Er Club
LBSC
Long Beach State College
State
Long Beach
Loren H. Evans
William Calessi
Eisenhower Khrushchev ties fuel nuclear war warning
Washington notes that the Eisenhower Khrushchev exchanges emerge from a strategy to fight a nuclear rather than conventional war. The col lapsed Geneva talks and shifts in NATO and allied actions shape the visit sequence, with de Gaulle and Macmillan weighing in on reconciliation amid risk of a broader East West clash.
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Washington
Harold Maccillan
Britain
Geneva
Charles de Gaulle
France
Konrad Aderacer
West Germany
NATO
Larris Norstad
Eisenhower
Sferer
Wester Europe
England
United States
Russia
West Sa
Nixon
Geneve
Independent publisher office notice and staff list
The Independent chapter lists Herman H. Midler as editor and publishers and identifies staff including Harold Hones and Larry Collins with management and business roles. The document shows office addresses at 119 Sutter and 28 sides Build-up, with names such as E Mites Sines Masa ay and Masa Ay as executives, indicating a corporate or newspaper publication notice.
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Herman H. Midler
Rigder
Harold WL Hones
Agstie
Setuel
Pentagon Defense Contract Partnership Exposed in Hearing
In a House Armed Services Committee hearing led by Carl Wilson a portrait shows the Georgia farmer watching retired officers and defense contractors face cross examination. Don ald Douglas Jr. of Douglas Aircraft acknowledged advertising and lobbying ties with the armed forces as part of a broader defense industry partnership fueling missile and aircraft programs.
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Washington
Carl Wilson
Millidgeville
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Pearson
Amy
Navy
Donald Douglas Jr
Douglas Aircraft
Air Force
Pentagon
Eddie Hebert
Louisiana
Army
Douglas
Boeing
Defense
Strictly Personal Cultivated Defect May Be Best Part
A columnist argues that traits seen as virtues may ruin social life. He describes a couple where the wife’s loud wit and malice alienate friends, while the husband remains calm, perceptive, and underappreciated. The piece suggests embracing perceived defects may reveal the best aspects of character.
Town Meeting Letter on Unions and Labor Leadership
Dee Hull of 2962 Gale Ave writes from a labor union member’s view criticizing opponents of organized labor for labeling officials as Labor Bosses. He notes his 18 years of union membership, acknowledges neglect in guiding meetings, and questions the push for secondary boycott laws while urging voters to be informed and responsible.
No Hate Response to Vice President Letter Sparks Debate
Bruce Wiswall of 745 Orange Ave. defends Vice President and denounces Edward H Key for belittling him in a note to the editor. Wiswall argues Key shows lack of compassion and asserts Europe’s reception proves the VP’s stature.
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America
Europe
Key
Kremlin
Bruce Wiswall
Orange Ave
Courtroom decor and arrivals mark Long Beach assignment
Superior Judge Edwin L Jefferson began a three month assignment in Long Beach greeted by Carroll Counts and John J Real from local and Harbor bar groups. Jacqueline Cochran Odlum, Bendix trophy winner, landed at Long Beach Airport then returned to Union Air Terminal. Paul Lawson of Alpha Phi in Long Beach elected national secretary treasurer of Kappa Alpha Phi as the fraternity closed its 27th annual convention at the Breakers hotel.
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Edwin L. Jefferson
Long Beach
Carroll M. Counts
John J. Real
Los Angeles
Jacqueline Cochran Odlum
Union Air Terminal
Paul Lawson
Alpha Phi
Kappa Alpha Phi
Breakers
Quotes on Khrushchev and Boeing 707 Safety
United Press quotes feature Averell Harriman doubting Khrushchev could sell communism in the United States while Nixon weighs allied involvement in talks with the Soviet leader. In Los Angeles, a man comments on birth in a car and time off. A Washington pilot calls the Boeing 707 the safest plane yet notes its unforgiving nature for errors.
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United Pret
New York
Averell Harriman
Khrushchev
The
United States
Los Angeles
Austin Burt Fernald
Washington
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Ree Hannvk
Drew Pearson
Japan
DCA
Pearl Harbor
Air Corps
Donald Douglas Sr
V. E Bertrandias
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Edward H Key
Richard Nizon
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