Bon Voyage Party's Flight Piloted by Wife of Skipper
Four Endurance officers and men watched by wives and sweethearts as their ship’s own plane carried the women to Long Beach for a farewell. Lt. Marvin G. Smith captains the minesweeper Endurance, whose wife Joan Merriam Smith led the plane winging in salute above Catalina Channel. Friends and families saw the seven month Far East voyage begin with a fond, fluttering wave.
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Pacific
Catalina Channel
Endurance
Marvin G
Jack) Smith
Joan Merriam Smith
Navy Station
Pier 9
Joan
Long Beach
Far East
USS
Municipal
Marvin Smith
Mary Fox
Peter Fox
Fran Gallegos
William Brown
Linda Humphrey
Chuck Humphrey
Lie-Test Issue Up To Torrance Council
Three Torrance city councilmen ordered a special meeting to decide on compelling two police lieutenants to take lie detector tests in the current probe by state and county investigators. Council members Beasley Sciarrotty and Drale invited the state attorney general and district attorney probes to address the session at 6 30 pm Wednesday.
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Torrance
Beasley
Ross Sciarrotty
Nicholas Drale
Telephone talks resume as city council weighs polygraph tests
The Federal Mediation Service seeks to resume full scale bargaining between the Communications Workers and General Telephone. City Manager Wade Peebles issues a memorandum delaying orders to officers. Council members debate authority to call a special meeting and whether polygraph tests should be administered for police witnesses.
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City Vice
Wade Peebles
America
General Tele-lnderen
Ndorrand Testine
Phone of
California
Louis B. Knecht
CWA
Knecht
R. Parker Sullivan
General
Long Beach
Downey
Norwalk
Lakewood
Signal Mid
Orange County
Aide Honored by United Way Leader Recognized
United Way honors C E Trimmer of 1066 E 45th Way as the first volunteer to lead his group commerce and industry toward the campaign goal. Headquarters announced Friday in a Texamer report from Southern California Gas Company’s metro division.
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United Way
45Th Way
Texamer
Sothern California Gas Company
Metropall
Swank New Sailboats On Display At Long Beach Arena
The largest sailboat show yet opened at Long Beach Arena with a vast display of boats from dinghies to 40 footers. The second International Sailboat and Yacht Show runs through January with hundreds of exhibitors and international participation from Holland and Hong Kong. Proceeds from gate admissions go to the US Olympic sailing team. Long Beach families and local officials attend as the city remains a focal point of West Coast sailing activity.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Olympic Fead
Willis Boyd
Toledo
Jeanne
Suzie
Nson
Bill Jr
F Boyd
Boyd Inustrial Enterprises
Costa i Mess
Boyds
Montreal
Chajee
31-Story Beach Building To Begin This Month
Construction on the 31 story Tower Apartments, a 304 foot high project in Long Beach east of Atlantic Avenue, pending final City Council approval and park land access agreement. The $7 million building will hold 200 apartments on 26 floors with 1300 square feet parking and storage space. Work should start within this month and last about eighteen months.
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Long Beach
Ccesar
Atlantic, Avenue
Ae Fri- Sy
Henry Sassoon
City’ Council
Cam
Cimen
Sassoon
Pana
Monster Sightings Color 1964 Opening Week
A pair of reports claim monster sightings during 1964 opening week. An alleged disturbance 49 miles south of San Nicolas Island drew Navy investigation chatter, while Tuolomne County Sheriff Sardella said a pilot saw a brown 10-foot tall creature near Yosemite leaving two yard apart tracks. No authorities confirmed either sighting.
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Point Mugu Pacific
Tucluene
Miller Sardella
Sonora
Yosemite National Park
Sardella
IR Long Beach On Stage Evening of Odd Theaters
A local arts listing highlights events at Community Playhouse Magnolia Theater and Off Broadway Theater. Performances include Strange Bedfellows at 8:30 pm, A Shot in the Dark at 7:30 pm, and Why Wives It et Worry at 8:30 pm plus a 2:30 pm Prince Fairyfool show, with a Munical Land concert for departing football team at Long Beach Municipal Airport at 3 pm.
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Strange Bedfellows
Community Playhouse
Anaheim St
Magnolia Theater
Magnolia Ave
Lime Ave
Municipal Land
Washington University
Long Beach Municipal Airport
First 1964 Auto Death Recorded
Long Beach records its first traffic fatality of 1964 after a five ton dump truck crossed the Pacific Coast Highway near Terminal Island Freeway and crashed into a car. Victim Nick Batina, Montebello, died at Pacific Hospital. Driver Loren Pflaum, 59, of Pacific Ave, was hospitalized with injuries.
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Long Beach City
Cenure
Terminal Island
Nick Batina
Montebello
Pacific Hospital
Long Beach
Loren Q. Pflaum
Pacific Ave
Pacific Coast Highway
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Goodby
Roger Corr
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Ieee
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Sullivan
Sam Bernarding
Claremont
Signal Hill
20Th Street Execuy
A Goertzen
Dana Hamilton
Douglas C. Cook
Jhirm
Treth” Sciarrotta
I Drale
Emiayor Isen
At, Pa Generals Office
Toxraga
Tsen
Councilimza Beasley
Deebles
Fotice
Percy Bennett
Goertzen Sid Chic Benneett
Bennett
Donna Hannefild
Karen Gallman
San Diego
Cdr. Beutler
San Nicolas
Cmdr
Parsons
Naval Facility
Pelalm
Batina
Sum Batina
Pilacm
Terminal Island Freeway
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