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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
2
Reader Mabel Hawkins criticizes car tail and brake light designs as a cause of rear end collisions. She urges standardized bright brake signals to distinguish stopping cars, noting varied red lights and urging universal adoption. The piece also touches on California migration trends and strain on infrastructure amid population growth.
Long Beach banker Davis, tied to Bank of Hawaii interim president, dies after home accident. Survived by wife, son Dornell and daughter-in-law Barbara, three grandchildren and sister Charlotte Davis of Pomona. Davis led civic groups, chaired Community Chest, and directed the Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles area. Funeral plans pending.
Edmond Dowd 17 of Downey, Warren High School senior, died when the car overturned twice on U S 355 about twenty miles north of Bishop while returning from a Mammoth skiing trip. Companion Ron Bushman 17 escaped serious injuries. Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at Downey Mortuary with Rose Hills burial.
Orange County residents recorded no polio cases in 1967, health officials said. Dr. Russell Watson credited vaccine efforts and noted the population turnover, contrasting with 1961 when six cases were reported two among partially vaccinated individuals and four unvaccinated.
Police seek two youths who threw a practice bomb onto a residence on East 68th Street. The device exploded with considerable force Saturday night about six feet from Mrs. Allen Marlar’s kitchen window. No damage reported.
Parks and playgrounds in city parks operate 1Wam to S pm during school vacation. Exhibit features woodcuts and lithographs by prominent Israeli printmakers 7 to 8 pm at the Jewish Community Center 2601 Grand Ave. Decorations include Christmas lighting on Daisy Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Hill Street. final night.
Morrison and Roy Dial named tension leaders for the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Freedom vs Communist course. Morrison, vice president of Barnes & Delaney, and Dial, president of California Funding Corporation, will head discussion groups starting January. The program features eight 90 minute sessions guided by trained leaders with materials developed by the U S Chamber of Commerce. Enrollment available through the Public Affairs Department at HE61251.
University of California Extension starts February 5 presenting Creating Residential Income Property, a series for investors managers and contractors. Lectures will be at the North Orange Events YMCA Building 2000 Youth Way in Fullerton beside St Jude Hospital.
Police reported a burglary at an apartment on 47 West First Street where a coin cell section valued at 1101.04 dollars was stolen. The burglar apparently used a passkey and was linked to Louis Gardner Jr as the reported observer.
Two 14 year old boys, Mark Hopkins and Michael Regan, were injured when an improvised rocket exploded in the Hopkins home. Michael Regan died at the scene while Mark Hopkins underwent emergency surgery and faced a possible loss of his hand. The boys, students of Dapplegray School, were related as friends. Michael’s family mourns at Me Nemey Mortuary.
A 27 year old boatsman was arrested for investigation of drunken driving of a boat after his 12 foot craft with six aboard capsized near the Long Beach Harbor entrance. All were rescued by nearby boats and the Coast Guard charged him with careless operation. Names include Michael E. Kanavalov and his brothers and passengers.
More than 140 players from 41 states and two Canadian provinces compete as the fifth annual Long Beach bridge tourney nears closing Tuesday at the Lafayette Hotel. Winners include Karry Miller and Larry Weiss in Men's pairs and Lila Lee Cecil with Grace Bixby in Women's pairs.
The Microwave Society of Long Beach will install officers at 5107 Ocean Blvd at 7 30 pm Wednesday. Frank Formason will assume the presidency. Glenn Conrad of Long Beach City College will discuss VHF antennas and transmission lines.
Lakewood deputies report a Sunday incident at Winchells Do Not House 9118 Alondra Bellflower where a young man asked for coffee and a doughnut paid with a fake plea for work, threatened with a concealed pistol, grabbed $100 in cash and coins then fled in a car.
The Orange County Civil Defense Coordinating Council proposes air horn warning systems across the county to alert residents to nuclear attacks or disasters. County supervisors are reviewing the plan, with Santa Ana already using similar devices.
An office burglary at 2606 Sepulveda Blvd Tor rance by a single intruder left fifteen typewriters and three adding machines missing. An employee found the break in at 2 pm and police report the thief entered via a rush window but took only office machines. Officer Lee Graber noted no other items were stolen.
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