Yorktown to Join Long Beach Fleet as Antisubmarine Carrier
The USS Yorktown is assigned Long Beach as home port, arriving Feb. 15 after leaving Bremerton Feb. 1. It features the angled flight deck and will host antisubmarine squadrons from Los Alamitos, marking the first ASW planes on an angled-deck carrier. Commissioned in 1943, its predecessor was sunk at Midway in 1942.
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Long Beach
Yorktown
Wavy
Bremerton Naval Shipyard
Navy
Princeton
Philippine Sea
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Newport News
Alatheds
Battle of Midtway
Collegians Elect New President
Bob Fernald and colleagues win student body offices at Lakewood campus City College in a Friday vote. Other cabinet selections include Lynne McCulloch Marlene Forman Carole Ferguson Liz Coleman Don Christian Ernst Mobley with Ted Brekke Walt Quinland and Dean Caskey. AWS picks Ann Westmoreland Jeff Fitzgerald and Robin Golden. Andrea Bujold and Barbara Yow deadlocked for first vice president. run off set for Monday.
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Lynne McCulloch
Marlene Forman
Carole Ferguson
Liz, Coleman
Don Christian
Ernst Mobley
AMS
Ted Brekke
Walt Quinland
Dean Caskey
AWS
Ann Westmoreland
Jerf Fitzgerald
Robin Golden
Andree Bujold
Barbara Yow
Groundbreaking for MacArthur Park library and branch
Ground was broken Friday for a $127,000 community building and library branch in MacArthur Park at 1323 E Anaheim St. City officials including Mrs Everett M Findlay Recreation Commission president librarian Edwin Castagna and contractor Lessley Inc. of Long Beach attended. Completion is targeted within 120 working days.
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Worary
MacArthur Park
Anaheim St
Cere
Mooney Wern
Everett M. Findlay
Recreation Commission
Edwin Castagna
Lessley Inc
Long Beach
Junior Band to Award Perpetual Trophy at Banquet
The Long Beach Junior Concert Band will award the Perpetual Trophy for Outstanding Service at a 6 30 pm banquet in the Lafayette Hotel. Mayor Raymond C Kealer will present the honor during the band's anniversary banquet with nominees including Jerry Bible Beverly Miller Kay Wooldridgs Jerry Turner Robert Smith Mardell Hepedus Berbera Bowman Jeanne Bergeron and others.
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Long Beach
Lafayette Hotel
Marvin Marker
Raymond C. Kealer
Jerry Bible
Beverly Miller
Kay Wooldridgs
Jerry Turner
Robert, Smith
Mardell Hepedus
Berbera Bowman
Wa Jeanne Bergeron
City Manager Flies to Chicago for Association Meeting
City Manager Sam E. Vickers left early Friday by plane for Chicago to attend a meeting of the board of directors of the International City Managers Association. He will return Sunday night. Vickers is immediate past president of the association.
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Sam E. Vickers
Chicago
The
International City Managers Assa
Vickers
Association
Mother Receives 30 Days for Aid Fund Theft
Jacqueline Pearl Neuhart, 30, of Artesia, was sentenced by Municipal Judge Martin DeVries to 30 days in County Jail for stealing Muscular Distrophy Association aids and contents. She must pay $150 restitution and abstain from alcohol during a three year probationary period.
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Jacqueline Pearl Neuhart
Artesia
Martin DeVries
Postal Workers Driving Praised Amid Theft Scandal
Police say Mrs. Neuhart and Beryl Lee Solvey, 28, stole at least 26 canisters from Long Beach and five area employees earned safer driving awards while two others received cash awards in December. Postmaster George J. McMillin stated the draft and suggestions were submitted. Solvey is serving a six month term.
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Neuhart
Beryl Lee Solvey
Delta ‘Ave
Long Beach
Agsa
Olation
George J. McMillin
Stolen boat motor tied to local awards night
Police report the theft of an outboard motor valued at 471 dollars from a boat in Duncan. Awards for safe driving were presented to William W. Dargan, William C. Dickey, and Merle F. Wilan at addresses in Duncan, with the scene in the back yard of Ronald George L. Holt and other nearby locations.
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William W. Dargan
Mezzanine Way
William C. Dickey
Huis Sh
Merle F. Wil
Parkcrest St
Ronald
George L. Holt
St. Duncan
Robert L. Hauber
4Th St
Long Beach to Host U S Chamber Aircade Clinic
The Washington Bureau reports the U S Chamber of Commerce selects Long Beach as one of 12 cities for a February aircade visit. President Pallip J Talbott leads officials and specialists to explain business stakes in federal budget proposals to Congress. The clinic lands Feb 25 with Clarence Miles Emerson Schmidt and Felix Muray among the attendees.
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Washington
Long Beach
U.' & Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Pallip J . Talbott
Talbott
Penicillinase drug cleared to treat penicillin allergy
Interstate Commerce Commission approves Pacific Electric request to abandon line expansion near Long Beach for Newport Inlet route as a new penicillinase enzyme drug aims to counteract allergic reactions. The drug Neutropen shows promise though penicillin reactions remain variable with guidelines noting limited protection.
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Interstate Commerce
Commission
Pacific Electric
Railway’ Co
Long Beach
Long
Doc
J. H. Davies
Perce
Joel
American Medical Assn
State
Three Day Conference on Family Security in Anaheim
A three day conference on Family Security and Family Happiness opened at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. Insurance Company of North America hosted the event with speakers including Dr. Paul Dudley White and Mrs. Oscar Ahlgren. Delegates earned free trips based on sales records as officials described projecting life in the year 2000.
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Anaheim
Disneyland Hotel
43 Insurance Co
North America
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Oscar Ahlgren
General Federation of Women 5 Clubs
Isnid
Woman Wins $8,000 After Christmas Tree Rack Injury
Dorothea J. Moran, 29, of 4122 San Jacinto Way, won an $8,000 settlement from May Company. A 24-pound Christmas tree merchandise display rack fell a foot and struck her while shopping at Lakewood Center on Dec 16, 1955. The verdict was reduced after a retrial before Superior Judge Martin DeVries. a prior jury award of $10,000 was set aside by Judge Fred Miller.
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Harry Simon
Dorothea J. Moran
San Jacinto Way
May Company
Lakewood Center
Hava Cays
Martin DeVries
Fred Miler
Police Chief and Wife Mark Day of Bliss
Police Chief William H. Davey and his wife celebrated the chief’s 42nd year with the department and the Daveys’ 16th wedding anniversary on Friday. Davey joined the force January 13, 1917, and a cake was cut in his office by Mrs. Davey.
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William H. Davey
Devey
Production Work Pay Eight in Nation for L A area
The Labor Department report shows the Los Angeles-Long Beach manufacturing area pays production workers an average $2.00 per hour. Average weekly wage is $92.68 for 39.9 hours. Detroit leads at $2.68 hourly, $107.12 weekly for 4 hours. Pittsburgh, San Francisco Oakland, Buffalo, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Chicago also rank above or near LA.
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Los Angeles-Long Beach
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Detroitan
Pittsburgh
San Francisco-Oakland
Buffalo
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago
No Rain Seen for the Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau says no rain is expected this weekend with only occasional cloudiness. Two films will be shown at 7 30 pm by Joe DeBeck at the Long Beach Seed Co 2550 American Ave free to the public.
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U. S
Joe DeBeck
Dogibe
Long Beach Seed Co
Base Receives First Flying Boxcar for 452nd Troop Wing
The 452nd Troop Carrier Wing at Long Beach receives the first of 45 Fairchild C119G Flying Boxcars to replace aging C46 planes. Units across Tactical Air Command transfer to C119Gs, with rest arriving by June for July active-duty training. The wing, formerly bomber focused, earned recognition as outstanding reserve wing in 1957.
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Long Beach Air Force
452Nd
TAC
AID United Givers Expands Membership Across Chapters
AID Drive gains 1,773 members and adds 23 new chapters, announced by vice president John T. Wolf. Total membership reaches about 8,100 in 172 chapters as the campaign runs through April 30, promoting a single payroll deduction gift plan for health welfare and charity causes.
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Ad-United Givers
John T. Wolf
Aid-United Givers
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