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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1958
Page
8
A Long Beach firm holds 10 000 American flags in its warehouses ready to be discarded as outdated. The owner, speaking with a mischievous smile, dismisses the notion of heroism and notes the flags’ obsolescence despite patriotic sentiment.
The death notices list Pearl GXYLBERT and several others from Lakewood with details of survivors and funeral plans. The document also mentions James Blount and Charles Reid among the deceased, plus a long note on flag industry implications of Alaska statehood and potential effects on 50th star production.
Long Beach Unified School District uses 2200 flags and replaces 70 to 300 yearly, with inventories kept down for months. Officials say purchases have been curtailed for two or three years ahead of anticipated Alaska and Hawaii actions. City follows similar policy with 236 Old Glories in service.
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