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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1967

Page

2

Air filtration urged for all hospital rooms in smoky areas

Long Beach doctors urged universal air filtration in hospitals to protect emphysema patients. Dr Hurley L Matley of USC warned polluted air worsens lung disease. ICUs at Good Samaritan already use filtered air and home devices may help. He cautioned smoking worsens emphysema and is not curable, stressing prevention and slow progression.

Long Beach Hurley L. Matley Los Angeles St. Mary's Long Beach Hospital Dr. Matley USC School of Medicine Tat Los Angeles Hospital Good Samaritan Medical Center Good Samaritan Malley

Lice Keeps 34 Long Beach Students At Home

A total of 34 children in the Long Beach Unified District were kept home Friday due to head lice. The outbreak involves Grant and Keller Elementary Schools with Lafayette ruled out. District officials expect control by Monday and note lice outbreaks occur in large districts from time to time.

Long Beach Unified Grant Keller Lafayette

Ocean studies forecast boost in demand for ocean scientists

John P. Harville of California State Colleges told ASO Day attendees that shifting U S focus from space to oceans or ending the Vietnam war could double demand for ocean scientists. Over five years, master or PhD holders may reach 50 to 100 top scientists yearly, with 1000 to 2000 graduates entering government and private sectors annually. He urged strong fundamentals and self discipline, noting future oceanographers must breathe underwater skills and math basics. The event closed with the inaugural Pacific Western Region Chapter ASO meeting.

Outer Space John P. Harville Moss Landing California State Colleges ASO American Society For Oceanography Harville

Collegiants Told U S Must Push Sciences

Stephen M Jenks former United States Steel vice president urged California State College at Long Beach to push science education to maintain U S leadership. He proposed a threefold engineering plan including a four year BS in engineering principles a standard four year professional degree track and a seven year Doctor of Engineering across disciplines to boost innovation and production capacity.

United States Stephen M. Jenks California State College Long Beach Jenks United States Steel Corporation School of Engineering Carl W. Mcfntosh Cne

Mourners Attend Burial Of 6 Year Old Christine

Christine Me Avin was buried in a pink casket after funeral services at Mary Star of the Sea Church. Detectives watched mourners and questioned a suspect while confirming no concrete leads on the killer who raped and strangled the child in San Pedro.

Christine Avin San ‘Pedro Gardena Alfred Joseph Cor Jmigr Mary Star of the Sea ‘Church

L B s Trade Mission Trip Back Home

A three man trade mission from Long Beach returned Friday after a 23 day Latin America tour visiting Brazil Argentina Peru Ecuador and Chile. The group led by Mayor Edwin W Wade included H E Bud Ridings and Thomas J Thorley and aimed to promote port commerce with Latin American governments and shippers. The Harbor Department funded the trip and mounted police and Mrs Alice Jacoubowsky also traveled, with the police returning early after attending Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival.

Latin America Brazil Argentina Peru Ecuador Chile Edwin W. Wade H. E Bud) Ridings Thomas J. Thorley Long Beach Harbor Department Long Heath

Major Space Job Awarded Garrett

A major sub-system contract for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory is awarded by Douglas Aircraft Missiles and Space Systems Division. Garrett Corp AI Research Division of Los Angeles will supply cryogenic storage tanks for on board gases used in the MOL fuel cell and atmosphere system. Douglas says Garrett won after lengthy competition. Douglas also subcontracts a major MOL component to Scientific Data Systems of Santa Monica for the checkout computer system.

Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Douglas Aircraft,Co Missile and Space Systems Division Buntington Beach Douglas Garrett Corps Ai Research Division Los Angeles Garrett R. L. Johnson Douglas Mssd AiResearch Scientific Data Systems of Santa Monica

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