Coast Guard Names New Rescue Officer
Cmdr. David W. Sinclair is named chief search and rescue officer and public information officer for the 11th Coast Guard District with headquarters in the Times Building. He succeeds Cmdr. A. M. Davison, who moves to executive officer of the cutter Duane in Boston. Sinclair comes from San Juan Puerto Rico where he led the Coast Guard Air Detachment and previously served as executive officer at San Diego Air Station. His career spans Arctic duty during the 1940s and service with the International Ice Patrol in the early 1950s.
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David W. Sinclair
11Th Coast Guard District
Times Bldg
A. M Davison
Coast Guards
Duane
Boston
Masa
Sinclair
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Air Detachment
Coast Guard Air Station
San Diego
Ex-Band Leader Aims for Long Beach Marlin Record
E A Harry Willey former Long Beach Municipal Band conductor returns to Long Beach coast July 24 for a possible marlin catch skein. Born 186? he claims to be first with a marlin on rod and reel and seeks 25 to 30 more years of sport fishing while cooking the catch for a banquet with friends.
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E. A
Harry) Willey
Long Beach Coast
Harry
Long Beach
Hell
Hollywood
Red Cross aids Lebanon conflict via Middle East delegate
The International Red Cross says it is helping both government and rebel sides in the Lebanese rebellion. The organization has been sending medical supplies and evacuating the seriously wounded through regular contacts by Daniel de Traz, its Middle East permanent delegate based in Switzerland.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Middle East
Daniel de Traz
Heart Bride Returns Home After Navy Donor Aid
Verna Mae Ainsworth, 17, survived open heart surgery two weeks earlier at St. Vincent's Hospital Los Angeles aided by 31 Navy shipmates blood donors. She left the hospital with her Navy fireman husband James Ainsworth 21 from Long Beach Naval Station. The operation repaired a hole in her heart improving grim survival odds. Donors lined up on a cruiser fan-tail to present merit certificates as Rear Adm. Hubbard praised them. A prior note says she could have died young without surgery.
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Verna Mae Ainsworth
St. Vincent's Hospital
Los Angeles
Doctors
M. H. Hubbard
Naval Service
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Lower Street
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