Final link of Long Beach Freeway opens after 45 years
A 45 year dream came true as the final link of the Long Beach Freeway opened with a ribbon cutting. The new segment costs 4.1 million dollars and runs from Atlantic Blvd in Hampton to Imperial Hwy in South Gate linking Long Beach with east and north Los Angeles routes. Local officials, county and state leaders attended the ceremony with Assemblyman Grant and Mayor Keeler among speakers.
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James A. Allen
Long Beach
Atlantic Blvd
Hampton
Imperial
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
William S. Grant
Imperial Hwy
Long Brach
Hospital Dr. Quizzed in Police Beating Case Trial
FBI questions on the case are noted as investigators review the alleged Long Beach police assault of three men in Municipal Court. Richard Johnson Jr Delbert Johnson and Richard Tardaquila face misdemeanor drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges as testimony reveals hospital treatment for injuries. Dr Richard Drexelius testified the patient, Don Johnson, appeared not intoxicated despite treatment for a chin cut early June 1. The FBI confirmed a preliminary inquiry and turned findings to the Justice Department for study.
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Long Beach
Donald Lee Johnson
Richard
Richard Tardaquila
FBI
Richard 1
Johnsson
Donald
Redbeam St. Torrance
Bright St
Gardena
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Don Johnson
Federal Bureau
Richard Drexelius
Los Angeles
Justice Department
Johnson Brothers
Tardaquila
Lyman Sutter
Drexelius
Robert V. Kennedy
Arnold E. Schmeling
Bennie McGregor
Ottawa Hunt Club armed men scare in presidential trip
UPI reports RCMP and U S security officers searched the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club grounds during President Eisenhower's visit. Witness Schmeling recalled a gray-haired nurse prompting a report that two armed men were seen near the area. authorities checked the course while the presidential party traveled 410 miles from Ottawa.
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Ottawa
UPI
Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen
U. S
Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
Eisenhower
Schmeling
Lee Thompson
Drexelius
Dor Johnson
ELS
Cooper
Sexy Balgihaerna
Gal Brtary
Carolyn
Miners Die After WV Coal Mine Gas Blast
Three vacationing miners returning to work in Slab Fork Coal Co No 1 mine southern West Virginia were killed in a gas explosion. Bodies brought out as rescue teams searched the mine. death declared by Dr. Pomputius.
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Sophia
W. Va
West Virginia
W. F. Pomputius
Slab Fork Coal Ca
Property in L. B. Assessed Higher Tax Hikes Stated
Long Beach property assessments rose by 3 percent, lifting Los Angeles County total assessed value to 9.54 billion dollars and increasing the county tax rate to about 1.99 per 100 dollars. County Assessor John R. Quinn attributed the rise to new construction and land value gains from subdivisions, with notable city increases listed including Los Angeles, Compton, Downey, Lakewood, Lynwood, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Signal Hill, and Torrance.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
L. 8. Hollinger
John R. Quinn
City of
Los An
Geles
Compton
Dairy’ Valley
Downey
Lakewood
Lynwood
Palos Verdes’ Estates
Paramount
Signal Hill
Torrance
Diver Suffering Severe Bends Reaches Navy Chamber
Abalone diver William Gentner, 29, of Costa Mesa, was rushed by Coast Guard helicopter after suffering severe bends near San Clemente Island. He was treated in a Navy decompression chamber after a 6:46 p.m. call from the fishing vessel Marco Boy and remained in the chamber for about 38 hours before release.
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Coast Guard
Navy Shipyard
San Clemente Island
William Gentner
Myer St
Costa Mesa
Marco Boy
Newport Beach
Gentner
Gentimmer
Vicente
Navy
Colosseum Blasted In Rome Storm Report
A torrential rainstorm damaged part of Rome's ancient Colosseum on Thursday. No injuries reported as authorities assess the extent of the blast and weather impact.
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Colosseum
Rome
Bearded prospector kills two girls and wounds two in Cuba NM
A crazed prospector in Cuba New Mexico shot two girls and wounded two others, later killing a posse member identified as Sar Hill from Bernalillo. The incident occurred Thursday and Thursday night, with a bearded man described as the attacker.
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N. M
UPE
Cuba
Sar Hill
Bernalillo
Earthquake in Alaska Leaves At Least Five Dead
Independent reports a sharp Alaska earthquake with at least five deaths and substantial damage. Columnist Ray Tucker critiques the Democratic Party noting it looks toward better times in a separate opinion.
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Alaska
Ray Tucker
Democratic Party
Good Times
Heat Wave Ends as Sea Breeze Cools Long Beach
Long Beach ends a 90-degree heat spell as cooling sea breezes arrive. Highs reached 86 at the airport and 88 elsewhere. inland areas stayed hot. Los Angeles counties sweltered with 95-degree heat and smog. Motorcycle officer Bruce Burgis, 47, broke a left leg after his bike slipped on oil slicked pavement amid the day’s heat. he was treated at Seaside Memorial Hospital.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Long Beach Area
Los Angeles
Glendale
Burbank
Pasadena
Compton
Bruce H. Burgis
53Rd St
Long Beach’ Blvd
Burgis
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Space-Mouse Rocket Flight Fails to Recover Nose Cone Mouse
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla UPI The Air Force said the tall fiery Thor like rocket flew about 6000 miles over the Atlantic but the nose cone and the white mouse inside were not recovered Darkness halted surface craft and planes from continuing a dawn search east southeast of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic The mouse was a sideline experiment the Air Force said First Meters London UP Six hundred parking meters Britain’s first went into operation in London’s Mayfair The fee is one shilling an hour
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Fla
UPI
Air Force
Atlantic
Benin
Ascencion Island
South Atlantic
London
Britain
Mayfair
Weather Man Confused by Forecast Reports
The Weather Man appears uncertain about today’s and tomorrow’s heat as forecasters suggest a slight rise. The public figure remains unfazed, dreaming of a White Christmas despite mixed projections from yesterday’s forecast.
Negri Hostess Quits at Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines disclosed on Thursday that Miss Margaret Grant, hired as the line's first Negro hostess, had resigned after a medical exam revealed a rare non infectious disease. The condition would have been aggravated by flight duty, so she left the position.
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Trans World Airlines
Margaret Grant
Line
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