70 Year Old Grad Praises Evening High School
Long Beach Evening High School awarded diplomas to 504 mature graduates at its Lakewood campus. Ages ranged from 37 to 70, with 30 graduates from 16 nations. Among the speakers was Ann Brady of Atlantic Avenue, who described education as marvelous for adults and plans to continue. The class included several parent child pairs and many who returned after years away, citing renewed purpose and future study plans.
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Ralph Hinman Jr
Ann Brady
Atlantic Ave
Long Beach
Wright
Atwood
LL B Ehs
LECC
Lakewood Branch
Out of World Drug LSD Testers Report Hallucinations
Long Beach researchers have used LSD since 1956 at the VA Hospital with psychiatrists testing the drug on themselves to glimpse the mind of the disturbed. A $500000 lawsuit alleges the drug harmed a man’s health as the drug’s effects include time distortion and vivid hallucinations. Dr Myron Feld notes LSD should be used only by qualified psychiatrists in hospital settings.
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Long Beach
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Weira
Myron Feld
Say
Sakes
Hira
Clowes
United Nations
U. N
Stadium Bond Issue Sought for Long Beach Memorial
The Senior Chamber of Commerce urged a municipal bond to finish the Veterans Memorial Stadium, filing a resolution asking the City Council for a cost study and planning a November bond proposition. It cites ridicule abroad and proposes seating additions and a formal Clark Avenue facade.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
W. Barton Smith
Clark Avenue
Integration Policy of State Education Board Faces Fire
Robert W. Formhals, executive secretary of California school boards, denounced a state board attempt to block possible segregation as a violation of focal rights. He warned it could be part of a pattern restricting local school board powers while not opposing integration itself.
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Robert W. Formhals
California School Boards
Focal
Ronald Cox
Cox
State Department of Ecucation
Eoart of Education
Richard M. Clowes
Telephone Strike Vote in Prospect County Unions Consider Action
Long Beach and Orange County Communications Workers of America locals may seek strike authorization after rejecting General Telephone Co s contract described as subst and ard. Deadline for agreement is midnight tonight. Union chief Betty Smith criticizes the offer as worth under six cents hourly, contrasts to a 9 4 cent rise in Ohio. A medical program funded by the company is sought.
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Long Beach
Orange County
Communications Workers of America
Betty Smith
Gentral Telephone Co
Santa Marta
Laguna Beach
Smith
General Telephone
Ohio
Ion Management
Embrell Reelected Leader at Goodwill Convention
Horace W. Kimbrel of Kansas City was reelected president of Goodwill Industries of America at the end of a three day convention in Lafayette Hotel. Frank G. Flegal of Los Angeles was chosen chairman of the executive council, with James T. Buckley, Fred A. McMaster, James C. Dulin, and Vincent L. Clarke reelected to top posts. The gathering concluded with a Hawaiian luau Friday night.
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Horace W. Kimbrel
Kansas City
Goodwill Industries of ‘America
Lafayette Hotel
Frank G. Flegal
Los An
Record Black Sea Bass Breaks Light Tackle Mark
L B Bateman’s 337 pound black sea bass off Catalina Island tops 322 lb record. The 79 inch fish was weighed at Avalon after a 1 hour 45 minute fight aboard Sea Sport out of Pacific Landing Long Beach. Bateman age 43 Avalon Tuna Club member and Southern California Tuna Club member hoped for a record and said he was pleased. Captain Jack Montgomery 22 guided the trip with passenger service license. Pacific Landing spokesman noted uncertain future for the catch. Bateman may mount the fish.
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Catalina Island
Silver Canyon
Bateman
Sea Sport
Jack Montgomery
Pacific Landing
Long Beach
Avalon Tuna Club
Southern California Tera Club
Montgomery
West Coast
Chiropractor Robert Howell Elected to County Health Board
Dr. Robert Howell a chiropractor with offices at 936 Pine Ave was elected Thursday to the board of directors of the county society of the National Health Federation.
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Robert Howell
Pine Ave
The
County Society
National Health Federation
Feud Flare in School Talk Over Communist Accusations
Local dispute in Los Alamitos Rossmoor escalates as Frank J. Sullivan accuses wife of trustee Henry Zack of associating with alleged Communist organizers. Zack defends, linking Sullivan’s attack to a broader right wing effort to influence district policy and textbooks.
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Ohio Communist Party
Leer
Los Alamitos
Henry Zack
Rossmoor
John Birch Society
Frank J. Sullivan
Oak Knoll
Un-American Activities Commission
State of Ohio
Communist Party
Sullivan
Ptas
Friends of the Library
Zack
Ea of
Leukemia Victim Needs More Blood Now
Donald W. Thomas, 59, of 158 Claremont Ave, an inpatient at Memorial Hospital since January, faces a blood shortage as his bank shows about 10 pints short. His wife Florence asks for donations of any type at Red Cross, 319 W Broadway, or the hospital, to replenish his life saving supply.
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Donald W. Thomas
Claremont Ave
Memorial Hospital
Florence
Thomas
Red Cross
W. Broadway
Miss Welcome for 62 Selected in Long Beach Pageant
Diane Olson was chosen Miss Welcome to Long Beach for 1962, earning 962 dollars and a chance to greet contestants at the International Beauty Congress. The event, held at the Elks Club dome, drew about 600 spectators and featured four runners up, with Olson planning a career in language arts and teaching.
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Robert Heard
New York
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Long Beach
Diane Olson
Elks’ Club
Willow St
Diane
Long Beach City College
Junior Chamber of Commerce
the Elks Club
Don Gi
Diane George
Darlene Bradbury
Latreasa Stewart
Joy Wegley
Lee Ann Meriwether
Don Ohl
L. C. Bowles
Esther Randall
Nelson McCook
Donna Lee Kelly
Douglas Plant Manager Wins Honor
Douglas Aircraft Long Beach executive Jackson R. McGowen received an honorary doctor of science from Indians Technical College in Fort Wayne. McGowen, a 1939 graduate, has held roles from chief project engineer on DC6 and DC7 to executive positions in manufacturing and commercial sales. James L. Murray, former test pilot, becomes vice president for military sales at Long Beach Douglas after leaving Republic Aviation. In other news, Alexander Soto, 26, jailed for 52 weekends for narcotics possession with probation after Dec. 26 arrest. police found 18 bags of marijuana at his home.
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Douglas Aircraft
Long Beach Firma
Jackson R. McGowen
Long Beach Douglas
Indians Technical College
Fort Wayne
McGowen
Douglas
James L. Murray
Alexander Soto
17Th St
Lan Pedro
Maurice C. Sparring
Soto
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