Fog and smog mixups near Long Beach city note
A rambled column discusses fog misidentified as smog, then recalls Ike’s State of the Union and camera angles influencing public perception. It mentions Press Telegram readers in Long Beach, a Indonesias’ student Gum Saudin letter, and a Pine and Ocean paper sale moment, plus a postholiday tree scam ad.
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Puis Dept
Pasadena
Ike
Long Beach
Japan
Shok Seumawe
Indonesia
Agethie
Press
Tam
Sumatra Island
Atjem
America
Navy civilian task force inspects Long Beach shipyard
A civilian task force representing the Secretary of the Navy arrived in Long Beach to inspect the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. They aim to verify the James report on antisubsidence efforts and gain civilian concurrence before the secretary reports to Congress. The group met with city and private officials involved in preventing subsidence as part of ongoing naval construction and maintenance activities.
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Secretary of the Navy
Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Craig Hosmer
John L. Burke
Ralph K. James
Bureau of Ships
Sion
James
Cecil P.ja
Will Milne
Navy
William B. Franke
House
Armed Services Committee
Salt Park
Rep. Hosmer
Congress
Naval Shipyard
Vancouver Kayaker Aims For Acapulco After Calm Run
Paul Anderson, 25, towed into Long Beach after a calm day in an 80 square foot kayak in Catalina Channel. He plans to resume his Vancouver to Acapulco voyage as soon as clothes dry, weather permitting, after leaving Vancouver on December 8 and stopping at Trinidad and San Pedro en route.
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SAVAK
Paul Anderson
Catalina Channel
Vancouver
Acapulco
Montreal
Long Beach
Anderson
Catalina
Magic Isle
Channel
Dee
Trinidad
California
San Pedro
Cabril
Jehovah’s Witnesses Hold Three Day Convention at Municipal Auditorium
About 2,500 delegates began a three day assembly at the Municipal Auditorium under the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society banner. District Minister Bruce E. Giffen opened at 7 pm. the theme is Do the Divine Will. Kingdom Hall baptism scheduled. exhibit hall decor replicates a Kingdom Hall. Assembly line style catering provided meals in a hour.
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Anderson
Jehovah's Witnesses
Muwind
The
Witnesses
Bruce E. Giffen
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc
New York
Compton Kingdom Hall
Polo Grounds
Plead Innocent in Ramshackle Seaside Hangout Bust
Fifteen to sixteen persons arrested in a ramshackle apartment at 523 East Seaside Boulevard as city health officials declared the beatnik hangout unfit for human habitation. AJl pleaded innocent to misdemeanor charges before Municipal Judge Kenneth E. Sutherland and was remanded to jail on 525 bail with trial set January 15. The Fire Department and Health Department ordered the building secured, with gas meters removed and electric service to be discontinued, while owner William F. Bouchard of San Diego was served notice to board up the dwelling deemed a narcotics hub.
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Beatnik
Seaside Blvd
Ajl
Kenneth £. Sutherland
City Health Department
Fire Department
William F. Bouchard
San Diego
Tire Prevention Bureau
Dairies Sue for Damages in Anti Trust Suit
A group of dairies from Long Beach and Santa Ana joined nine others in a San Francisco antitrust suit seeking 2,355,000 dollars in damages against six major firms. Mountain View Dairies of Long Beach and Sunny Maid Farms of Santa Ana are named plaintiffs. Defendants include Borden Co, Foremost Dairies Inc, Beatrice Food Co, Arden Farms, Equipment Enterprises, and Carnation Co. The suit alleges an unlawful conspiracy to curtail independent dairy businesses.
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Long Beach
Santa Ana
San Francisco
Mountain View Dairies
Sunny Maid
Borden Co
Foremost Dairies Inc
Beatrice Food Co
Arden Farms
Equipment Enterprises
Carnation Co
Water Dept Warns of Possible Breaks
The Water Department warned that cold weather especially early in the morning may cause breaks in water mains. Homeowners seeing abnormal water flow on streets or lawns should call GA 7-7481 immediately.
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Water Department
Compton Area Hit by Sharp 2.5 Magnitude Shake
A sharp quake rattled the Compton area at 8:42 p.m. Friday causing rattling windows but no damage. The Caltech Seismological Laboratory recorded the tremor as magnitude 2.5 on the Richter scale.
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Compton
Pam
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Shack
Loyalty oath forum at LBSC attacks ACLU leadership
A Long Beach State College forum on loyalty oaths drew 200 students as Legion leader Warren Walters and Dr John Lechner attacked the ACLU for focusing on defending Communists. Proponents Ed Edelman and James Lien argued for oath rights while neutral Rev. Harry Chase posed key questions.
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Warren Walters
American Legion
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Long Beach State College
John Lechner
ACLU
Lechner
George Johnson
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Ed Edelman
James Lien
LBSC
Harry Chase
Lbsc Presbyterian
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Sey
Harry Fulton
Caliifornia
Mother Lode
Parade
Sunday Independent
Lawrence Welik
Lois Lamont
Southland Magazine
el Mirador St
Lillian Warne
Dairies
Jehovah’s ‘Witnesses
Lbsc Forum
Legion
Assails
Edelman
Bob Swansbrough
Gram
Soviet Union
Lien
Eisenhower
Kennedy Clark
Russia
Johnson
Chase Rose
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