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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1962

Page

2

Runaway Rhode Island Girl Slashes Wrists in Long Beach

Police seek identity of a 16 year old runaway described as 5 feet 3 inches, 165 pounds with hazel eyes and black hair. She cut her wrists at Memorial Hospital and was driven to Los Angeles Juvenile Hall. She gave varying first names Judius and Marian and may be from Newport, RI. A friend from Rhode Island is said to be married to a Navy man and lives in Long Beach. Call Long Beach Police Juvenile Bureau with any information.

Lorg Bosch Rhode Sland Dif Ferent Judius Mar-ian Memorial Hospital Los Angeles Rhode Island Long Beach Anyore Newport Springfield

Long Beach Revises City Tax Rate and Values Up

Long Beach set the current year's municipal tax rate at a low level while total assessed valuation rose to 639.7 million dollars driven by increases in city assessed secured and privately assessed properties. The budget shifts include recreation and library funds seeing upward adjustments and a separate note on a rescue at Chestnut Avenue where a swimmer saved a woman from a rip current at a local beach.

Long Beach State Board of Equalization Wwegaard Losby Mumay T Angeles Courson Chestnut Avenue Sessay Robert Jacobs Lucy Mskakin

Australian Miss International Beauty Leaves for Home

Tania Verstak, Miss International 1963, prepares to depart sunny California for Australia. The 22-year-old student will briefly stay in Hawaii with friends before returning to her family and studies in psychology and English. A telegram from Prime Minister Robert Menzies expressed national pride as steps toward a tour of Australia to support crippled children are planned. Mrs. Howard Dumm hosts the farewell, praising Verstak as intelligent and serious minded.

Australia Tania Verstak California Long Beach Tania Robert G. Menzies

Five Sates Decreased in City Budget Totals

Three of the five sectors contributing to the city total were cut. General Purpose, Band and another department saw reductions reducing the overall municipal budget impact.

Cocktail college: Cum laude bar grads in five weeks

New Method School of Bartending in Long Beach trains students to pass bar exams in five weeks. Instructor Sid Saville, backed by 20 years in the trade, says graduates perform high speed, accurate mixing under pressure. Classes show a mock bar, with the “booze tea” as prop, and focus on speed, courtesy, and handle of troublemakers. About 20 men and two women study, with a waitress course for 10 days.

Long Beach New Method School Eof E. Broadway Sid Saville Richard Seivers Saville Savile

Concerts and theater listings for Long Beach area

Today in LB features Long Beach Municipal Band gigs at Lincoln Park Cedar Avenue and Ocean Boulevard at 2 30 pm and 7 pm. A Southwestern Music Festival runs at Lafayette Hotel Broadway Linden Avenue 8 am and 7 30 pm. Nature's Way Magnolia Theater 2400 Magnolia Ave 8 30 pm A Majority of One Off Broadway Theater 211 Lime Ave 8 30 pm Star dust Community Playhouse 5024 E Anaheim St 8 30 pm. Salvation Army Summer Conference public sermon at Municipal Auditorium Seaside and Long Beach Boulevard 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm.

Long Beach PUBUC Salvation Army Municipal Auditorium Seaside Long Beath Boulevard

Hoodlum damages copter at Long Beach heliport

A rock thrown by youths on the beach outside the Long Beach heliport damaged a helicopter rotor, causing $5000 in damage. The pilot and two passengers escaped injury as the craft took off, according to R A Facer, president of Iaulty Helicopter Inc.

Long Beach City R.A. Facer Iaulty Helicopter Inc Heligort Mag: Ipotia Avenue

Pat Tannehill Last Rite Wednesday in Long Beach

Funeral service for Pat Tannehill 45 recreation department supervisor of senior citizen activities will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Display Family Funeral Directors. He died Friday in Veterans Administration Hospital after a three month illness from cancer. Born in Aberdeen Washington, he lived in Long Beach since April 1960 after moving from Seattle. He helped organize Belmont Pier fishing rodeo for children and was active with University By The Sea. Survived by wife Vera and two daughters Lynn and Christie.

Howard TD Pat Tannehill Recreation Department Dispay Family Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital Seattle Wash King County Parks and Recreation Department Aberdeen Lule University By the Sea Belmont Pier Minnetaha Lodge F & AM Sioux Falls Pi Sigma Epsilon Trowel Club Tennehill Vera E. Second St Lynn Christie

Death Driver Guilty in Auto Pedestrian Slaying Case

Dartt 25, a hairdresser, convicted by Superior Judge Fred Miller on a man slaughter charge for the May 27 auto pedestrian death of JoAnne Marie Thompson, 49, of 1919 San Francisco Ave. Sentencing set for Sept. 24.

Webber Dean Dart Fred Miller Dartt Atlantic Ave W. Eth St Miller JoAnne Marie Thompson San Francisco Ave 25Th Street Santa Fe Avenue

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