Pro Ice-Cube-Tossing Title By George Robeson
Amateur ice cube tossing soars in a chaotic craze with Lakewood brothers John and Jim Levenson allegedly setting a 3 100 toss world best while reporters recount a colorful rooftop contest on the Independent Press Telegram.
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George Robeson
Terry Kears
The
Independent
Press-Telegram
Levenson
Glicrywhite St
Lakewood
Arnold
Richant
Kolns
Nixon
Brown
Southland
Leventon
Steve Aten
Speech authority urges parental help for stuttering children
Dr John Eisenson, leading expert from Queens College, says stuttering begins in childhood and is influenced by parental attitudes. He advises calm, individualized treatment with family involvement and cautions against pressuring a child to “get over it.”
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Dr. Essecson
Eike
Erinates
Eisenson
Singapore Sees IBC as Serious Excitement in Pageant
Singapore's municipal recreation chief Fang Tuck Wah tours the Long Beach site of the International Beauty Congress pageant, praising early contests and noting strong local interest. Harbor Commissioner Harrington labeled the event a poke. Tang, a 30-year veteran official, is on a three-month U.S. tour of recreation and community programs, returning for an international conference in Philadelphia next autumn.
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Long Beach
Singapore
Fang Tuck Wah
Pegeant
Shoreline Aten
Tang Sak
Harbor
William Harrington
Tang
United States
Philadelphia
Jorg Beach
Dale Hoskin
Teacheon Fa Veterans Park
Coast Guard Rescues Three After Mayday Off Newport Beach
A Coast Guard crew from Long Beach responded after a Mayday from the 33 foot cabin cruiser Piocha 30 miles off Newport Beach. A drifting vessel was found and a lifeline flotation device kept it afloat while rescuers recovered all on board. Skipper Raymond P Morgan of Corona Del Mar was named among the three rescued.
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Coast Guards
Newport Beach
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Cod
Giorg Soih
Jee
Raymond P. Morgan
Taybuna Terrace
Corona del Par
Queen Belmont Shore Beauty Contest Opens in August
Belmont Shores International Festival opens August 8 at Lakewood with Cheryl Welstom, 17, 4827 Coldtrook Ave, entering. Welstom, 35-22-35, says the contest is open to shoppers and Bo Lsey invited entrants to the shore competition.
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Lakewood
Cheryl Welstom
Coldtrook Ave
Belmont Shore
Long Beach Man Sentenced After Fatal Domestic Shooting
A Long Beach man identified as 47 year old Job B NE of 1031 Dawson Ave faced up to ten years for assault with a deadly weapon. The case arose from a shotgun blast that injured Alma Nicar at a Lakewood Shopping Center complex. his wife was hurt but survived. The trial paused for corrective surgery after he was hospitalized. The judge was Maurice C Sparling.
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Long Beach
Wes
Superior Court
Maurice C. Sparling
Dawson Ave
Nicar
Alma Nicar
Lakewood
Patro
School Board OKs Tax Rate Cut of 31 Percent Cents
The Long Beach Unified School District board approved a revised 1952 63 budget cutting the tax rate to 65 cents, kept a 2g tax rate, and set final adoption after a public hearing. The cut follows a $13 million higher assessed valuation with potential future changes once final figures arrive from property assessments or the state. Expenditures drop to 16,799 while land sales raise the total budget to 33,121,443.
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Long Beach ‘Unified School District
Board of
Coast Guard renews air hunt for missing youth off Northern California
Richard Steele Jr. 18, of Newport Beach, disappeared after a 62 foot yacht foundered in heavy seas near the California coast. Coast Guard air units searched from Half Moon Bay to Point Arena as relatives urged action, while the yacht skipper faced questions about delays in reporting the youth missing.
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Hope Coast Guard
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Richard Steele Jr
Newport Beach
California
Come
Modore
Richard Steele
Thele
Newport Harbor
Steele
Half Moon Fay
Point Arena
Haug
Steven Wilson
Hang
Rin
Steslie
Los Angeles
Slayings Suspect Indicted In Garden Grove Case
Orange County Grand Jury indicted Clytus Marion Deriso, 23, on two counts of murder for knife slayings of Rick Adams, 34, and James Berech, 40, as they slept in a camper behind the Long Branch saloon in Garden Grove. Deriso, held without bail, claims self defense and says he did not strike Adams.
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Orange County
Rmezrder
Clytus Marion Deriso
Saxta ‘jAnna
Gardes Grove
Cerreer
Superior Court
Franklin G. West
Deriso
Rick Adams
James Berech
Long Branch
Garden Grove
Adsras
Benech
Adams
Concert lineup in Long Beach features Munici pal Band and Lincoln Park
Today in Long Beach the Munici pal Band and Lincoln Park perform on stage at 7 pm and 230 pm respectively. Com muality Playhouse hosts Every body Loves Opal at 8 30 pm on Anaheim Street. Long Beach State College Little Theater presents He Who Gets Stxpped at 6 20 pm. Magnolia Theater shows Period of Adjustment at 6 20 pm on Magnota Ave. Off Broadway Theater screens A Br iority of One at 6 39 pm on Li s Ave.
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Long Beach
Municipal Band
Lincoln Park
Commuality Playhouse
Anaheim St
Long Beach State College
Seventh St
Magnolia
Magnota Ave
Fishing Vessel Lands Body of Shooting Victim
The Vider I arrived in San Pedro with the body of a man who apparently shot himself at sea. Coast Guard says John Jammundson of Sunnypside, Wash, was dead on arrival. Investigation underway after failed attempts to lift the body.
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San Pedro
Coast Guard
John Jammundson
Susnypside
Wash
Thiesy
Hiorten
Culinary Contract Vote Due
Feng Besch and Orange County bartenders and culinary workers will vote Wednesday on accepting or rejecting a pay hike from the Long Beach Restaurant Association. The labor council called the offer completely unacceptable as 6600 members face potential action against restaurants, taverns and motels if rejected. The union seeks a seven percent wage increase for all members, with waiters and car hops offered only three to five percent. Ballots will be cast at union offices in Santa Ana.
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Feng Besch
Orange County
Long Beach Restaurant Association
SLR
Callasan
Joist
Enion
Restaurant Association
Ballts
E Fourth Su
W. Fifth St
Santa
Three Fishermen Suffer Heart Attacks Off California Coast
Three fishermen suffered heart attacks Friday while aboard sportfishing vessels near the California coast. George Henson collapsed off Mountain View, Ged Friday aboard the Freedom near San Clemente, and Gene Kelley aboard the Rocker 20 miles south of Newport Beach. Henson died. Kelley survived and funeral plans for Hanson are pending.
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California
George Henson
I Mountain View
Freedom
San Clemes
L. Wilkerson
Keatt Ave
Arabein
Eea
Wilkerson
Wilson's Cove
Lon=z Beach
Etbulance
Gareden Park Hospital
Annheim
Gene Kelley
St. Santa Ana
Newport Beach
Hanson
Lozz Beach
Holton & Son
City Lifeguard Staff Restored at Masfair and Pat McCormick Pools
The Lakewood Park and Recreation Commission urged the council to restore full lifeguard complement at Masfair and Pat McCormick pools after cuts reduced guards to five per site. A petition with 47 signatures protested the reductions, citing safety concerns and the need to maintain life guarding services. An administrator was told the council acted after assurances the margin of safety would not be reduced, with the save of one guard estimated at 1500 annually.
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Lakewood Park and Recreation Commission
Gir
Marsiafl Jotian
Wilma Saver
Warwood Ad Jalian
Bridge results from Long Beach Midsummer Sectional Tourney
E J Wick Iman of 2310 Chestnut Ave Jed Friday led overall standings at Lafayette Motel as Long Beach hosts the Dolphin Junior Pairs and North South and East West sections. Other top finishers included Virginia Harding and Mildred Perrard with teams from Los Angeles Gardena Anaheim and Santa Monica with several tie placements.
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EJ. Wick Iman
Chestnut Ave
Jed
Long Beach
Lafayette Motel
Virginia Harding
Mildred Perrard
Anzheim
Lee Simca
Algens Fritz
Los Angeles
J. Ro Stocktom Jr
Tomoko Stockton
Gardena
Laurence Babcock
Sinta Monica
Virginia Scripps
Loyd Meavin
Stipway Ave
Stuart Walling
Reena Park
Sith
Shirley Schrom
T. E. Schwartz
Downey
Dolphin
Esie Dunia
R. G. Lutsko
Mare
Hurley
Gasden Grove
Audrey Hawkins
Anaheicy
Judge commits 20 year old to CYA for robbery
Superior Court Judge Maurice Sparling Friday committed James Byron Fletcher 20 of 477 Rose Ave to the California Youth Authority after he admitted stealing 6921 pins from an employee's service station at 5733 Atlantic Ave on May 23. Fletcher, a cookie packer, pleaded guilty to the robbery charge.
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CYA
James Byron Fletcher
Rose Ave
California Youth Authority
Superior Court
Maurice "C. Sparling
Fletcher
Atlantic Ave
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