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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1950
Page
2
City Attorney and city auditor are slated for raises but councilmen refuse to disclose amounts. Salaries were capped at the last vote and both offices will be up for election this spring. Officials argue raises should wait until after the election, leaving candidates unaware of what they would earn if elected.
An earthquake sequence in Chile Argentina and Peru killed at least four people. In Antofagasta a warehouse and the archbishop's palace cracked while in Calama buildings collapsed and a child perished. Residents fled frightened as walls cracked and cornices fell. A strong tremor was felt across three Chilean provinces and across Argentina and Peru.
A small earthquake was felt in Los Angeles Wilshire District today with damage reported. Seismograph records at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena credited to the event likely centered in the Andes region of Northern Chile.
Yom Pernod a Wilson High senior opened in campanion for lieutenant governor in the forthcoming YMCA model legislature at Whittier College South conference. Local youths Jim Graham Leland Bowers Joe Johnston and Frank Pauti from Poly also attend. the third annual model legislature will be held in February at Sacramento.
Acting on President Truman's request the Democratic National Committee reduced its New York dinner from a political gala to a national unity appeal amid the world crisis.
Commissioner James F. Murray clashed with Mayor John B. Kenny as he locked himself in City Hall office. Police and state troopers surrounded the building while two locksmiths changed the locks, and Murray refused to leave the office.
With locksmiths supposedly at work Murray vows evidence to court next week to reclaim power from Kenny who ousted him and commissioner Witkowski. Police block entry as Murray’s wife charges in with a cat a state police squad responds but are kept from city hall by local officers.
Long Beach City College debaters shone at a tournament at East Los Angeles Junior College. Jack Bransford won the oratory contest while Paul Nunn and Mayrant McKeown led the debate team. Nunn also earned a superior medal in debate. Coach Burton guided the squad.
Two juveniles who played Daniel Boone with Albert L. Louis, a house painter at 145 E. 69th St., fired a BB gun at him yesterday. Louis reached for turpentine and felt a muffled pop as a jug burst. He saw the youths and a pursuer named Rave dash away but could not catch them.
Washington reports that GE trade schools are accused of inflating costs charged to the Veterans Administration for tools and equipment in GI training. Chairman Teague says investigations show widespread abuses, with some schools overbilling by duplicating purchases and using dummy corporations to raise prices. Open hearings begin Monday as the special committee examines numerous cases and plans broader scrutiny of training schools.
Janes W. Knight 24 of Lime Avenue, already with a narcotics conviction, was arrested at his home for possession after police traced activity from him passing a marijuana cigarette in a downtown cafe. A search found marijuana and other drugs. Knight said he had used narcotics since his release from a federal penitentiary in Arizona.
The eighth Earl of Essex and Miss Mildred Carlson planned a ceremony after applying for a license in King County. They were told the waiver sufficed, exchanged papers, and left for Bermuda, then learned the union may not be valid. The couple await Sunday to settle the matter with Judge Agnew.
Redondo Beach residents prepared to evacuate today as forecast 7.2 foot tide topped the sea wall. Officials warned waves could crash over defenses and flood low-lying streets. Local authorities urged movement to higher ground and sheltering centers.
Marines push through mountains north of Jamhung as tanks and infantry drive toward Hambhung plains. Chinese concentrations shift along the route while air observers note fanatical units moving, bridges are rebuilt under fire, and a 20 000 strong Third Division Task Force with First Marine Regiment and Army engineers leads the advance southward toward friendly territory.
Police reported that 23 year old Robert C Stafford of 2965 Cedar Ave escaped with minor injuries after his motorcycle overturned between Sunset Beach and Seal Beach. He received treatment for pavement burns at Community Hospital yesterday morning.
Low tide today 1.7 feet at 4 527 ppm. High tides 7.4 feet at 8 57 a.m. and 2.8 feet at 11 00. Tomorrow tides 2.3 feet at 3 28 a.m. and minus 1.4 feet at 5 19 p.m. High tide 6.8 feet at 3 45 a.m.
Officials at Jordan High School chose swimwear after surveys. Girls wear two piece lined suits with half skirts and adjustable straps, while boys wear traditional trunks. Suits are cotton to meet state laundry standards. the program improves the evening swim hours.
The notice outlines pool use for men and women on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8215 to 10 o clock. Women must wear rubber bathing caps brought by themselves. Jordan suits are blue, while opening suits at the Wilson High pool next year will be red. Adult pool use costs 35 cents and includes locker and shower access, towels, and a swimsuit.
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