Record 503 Will Go Aboard British Liner Here Sunday
Record 503 passengers will embark on the P and O Orient liner Orsova at Pit C Berth 24 at 8 am Sunday for England. The 28,600 ton ship from Australia via Honolulu Vancouver and San Francisco will set a new embarkation record for Europe surpassing 433 in 1956. Orsova, 723 feet, capacity 1,494, speed 22.5 knots, is one of seven large liners in Pacific service. two new super liners Ghana and Canberra will join next year carrying over 2,000 passengers each.
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P & O-Orent
England
Panama Canal
Australia
Honolulu
Vancouver
San Francisco
Europe
Orsova
Pacific
P & O-Orient Lines
Ghana
Canberra
United Kingdom
Harbor Cities Kennel Club Show Opens With TV Stars
The 25th Harbor Cities Kennel Club Show starts today at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium with over 2400 entries. TV dogs Cleo the talking basset hound and Ring from the Tennessee Ernie Ford show lead the lineup, with Blue Boy the English sheepdog appearing Sunday for TV and film fans. Jack Bradshaw, the show superintendent, calls it the largest West Coast entry in a decade as the event runs from morning to evening.
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Harbor Cities Kennel Club
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Cleo
Ring
Blue Boy
Jack Bradshaw
Purple Heart Group Terminates Meeting
The Military Order of the Purple Heart concludes its 27th annual convention with officer elections at 4 15 pm and installation at 5 pm in Lafayette hotel. A breakfast for past commandants and past presiders is scheduled for 7 30 am.
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Military Order of the Purple Heart
Lafayette Hotel
Japanese Swordplay Demonstration by Professor Warner
Dr Gordon Warner of Long Beach State College will demonstrate Japanese sword play at 2 30 pm today in Brett Harte branch library 1595 W Willow St assisted by Long Beach Kendo club members.
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Gordon Warner
Long Beach State College
Long Beach Kendo Club
Brett Harte
Willow St
Cost of living dips in Long Beach area amid higher taxes
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports May national consumer price index at 126.3 percent, a third straight high. Long Beach Los Angeles index falls two tenths while national gains. local fuel and car prices drop, yet rents rise due to property taxes. About 200000 workers in several industries gain wage boosts tied to the index.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
U.S. Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Long Beachs Los Angeles
Long Beach-Los Angeles
Man Gets Year for Check Forging Help
Machinist Kenneth B. Watson, 24, of 2101 Euclid Ave. was sentenced to 41 years in prison in San Diego for helping his wife Ann, 20, forge and cash checks totaling 747 dollars in East San Diego markets. His wife will be sentenced next Wednesday.
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Kenneth B. Watson
Euclid Ave
San Diego
Ann
Clarence Harden
Watson
YWCA Campaign Totals Reach Sixty Thousand Dollars
The YWCA campaign concludes with over 60,000 dollars raised, marking a significant community effort. More than 2,000 members participated, while a Baptist church unit wraps up a parley at the local gathering.
Lakewood Student Named at Girls State Conference
Lakewood YWCA Building Fund campaign reports over 60000 in subscriptions from the 29th annual Girls State session held at Municipal Auditorium. John R. Hills drives the drive as Dr Kenneth Kinney and Miss Western announced from Johnson City for the five day conference noting rehabilitation and modernization needs for the YWCA building.
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General Agsn
Coral Western
Ywca Building Fund
Robin Ave
Lakewood
Municipal Auditorium
John R. Hills
California Girls State
University of California Davis
Miss Western
Ference
Kenneth Kinney
Lakewood High
YWCA
Johnson City
N. Y
Sixth and Pacific
T. L. Western
Lions Hear Political View at Lions Club Luncheon
Dr. Alonzo Baker of the College of the Pacific spoke at a Lions Club luncheon at the Wilton Hotel, warning that November elections will shape world destiny and urging clear and prayerful thinking. Phil Hattery awarded best speaker. Lucille Baker received a trophy for outstanding work from retiring president Keith Houdyzheill.
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Long Beach Liang Clubs
Priday
Alonzo Baker
College of the Pacific
Stockton
Wilton Hotel
Lions’ Club
Phil Hattéry
Dr. Baker
Lucille Baker
Keith Houdyzheill
The
Lions
Major water reinjection project shows success in Long Beach area
A pilot well north of Seventh Street near Studebaker Road demonstrates underground fresh water recharge. Since November the injection at 450 gallons per minute has raised levels in nearby test wells by two to six feet as eight surrounding wells were dried. When the Central West Basin Replenishment District activates, injections will expand across the county flood district from the ocean to Baldwin and Puente Hills and from the coast to Orange County.
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East Long Beach
West Long Beach Harbor
Brennan
Jane West Basin
Los Angeles County Flood Central District
Long Beach
7Th St
Studebaker Rd
Bouton Creek
Cerritos
Alamitos Gap
Alamitos Hills
Naval Hospital Area
Anaheim Landing Hill
Seal Beach
Las
Thomas
Ocean
Baldwin and Puente Hills
West Beaches
Orange County
Unions OK New Phone Contract Ratification
Ratification of a new contract with General Telephone Co of California was voted by 11 local unions from San Joaquin to Tong Beach. Robert J. Teresi of IBEW Local 9571 Long Beach said the pact covers 8,000 employees and includes wage increases and improved procedures. ARelated search for Tom Simmonds noted a $400 to $600 rental theft tied to the First Congregational Church complex at 252 Chestnut Ave.
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General Telephone Co
California
San Joaquin
Tong] Beach
Robert J. Teresi
Communications! Workers of America
Long Beach
Tom Simmonds
Thei
New Pact
First Congregationalj
South Churchera California
Chestnut Ave
Teresi
Mass Slated for Child Three Canal Victim
A mass will be held Monday at 9 a.m. for Rob set Keller, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keller of 40 Rive Alto Canal, Naples, who drowned Friday after plunging into the canal. Lifeguards tried resuscitation. an ambulance crew kept an inhalator en route to Community Hospital. The child was a nephew of Pat McCornick, Olympic diving champion.
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Mass of the Angels
Robset Keller
Robert Keller
Rive Alto Canal
Naples
Pat McCornick
Moving Day for Hospital Operation HIT In Transit
The first truckload of patients is prepared to depart Seaside at 401 Chestnut Ave toward Memorial Hospital of Long Beach, 12801 Atlantic Ave, in a mass transfer begun at about 9 a.m. Ambulances, helicopters, and eighteen semitrailer trucks will carry beds and patients, with a nurse and staff accompanying. A helicopter will airlift critical cases, departing from W. 14th St at 9:15 a.m. Police-lined routes will block traffic along Chestnut Ave to Memorial Hospital, with staggered departures and no convoy.
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Seaside
Chestnut Ave
At & Am
Donald C. Carner
Memorial
Atlantic Ave
Seaside Hospital
Memorial Hospital of
Long
Beach
W. 14Th St
17Th St
Magnolix Ave
Willow St
Long Beach Blvd
Pattarson St
Memorial Hospital
New
Long Beach
Cleo Morrison
Lewis Ave
Signal Hill
Florence Anderberg
Anderberg St. Downey
Nellie Combellack
Wilmington
Del
The
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Amateur boat builder in Long Beach yard
John E. Olsen, a Long Beach fireman, built a 32 foot sloop in his backyard though not a professional boat builder. His story appears in Sundays Southland Magazine. Parade Magazine features Lloyd Shearer reporting From London on GIs entering Anglo American marriages and a grim lease case about a slayer seeking freedom.
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Olsen
Long Beach
Parade
Lloyd Shearer
London
Seventh annual convene of janitorial contractors ends
The seventh annual meeting of the Institute of Janitorial Maintenance Contractors closes here today with the election of officers. More than 100 janitorial and maintenance employers attended to discuss mutual problems.
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Institute of
30 Years Service Ball Game Salutes Recreation Leader
A benefit softball game honors Walter L. Scott retiring after 30 years as director of municipal and school recreation. Proceeds go to a Walter L. Scott Scholarship Fund for recreation majors. The Nighthawks play San Diego Old Town at 8:15 at Park Ave Field, with a 7 p.m. preliminary between Long Beach and Lakewood recreation departments. Field located at 16th St and Park Ave.
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Walter L. Scott
Nighthawks
San Diego Old Town
Park Ave
Long Beach
Lakewood
L6th St
Teacher Attending Science Workshop Highlighted by Valley Educator
Stephen J. Dodge, a sixth grade teacher at Peter H. Burnett Elementary, joins a six week science workshop in Knoxville with 40 participants chosen from 1,000 applicants. The program, backed by Fernando Valley State College Northridge, marks ongoing StOP efforts in local science education.
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Stephen J. Dodge
Knoxville
Peter H. Burnett Foundation
Worl
Fernando Valley State Col
Northridge
TV Set Stolen From Home of John E. Busam
A television valued at 500 dollars was stolen from the home of 27 year old John E. Busam at 5434 Dairy Ave. Police reported Friday.
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John E. Busam
Dairy Ave
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