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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1952
Page
7
At a day-long conference in the city, the League of California City Employees Association went on record opposing any substitution or integration of federal sound security in cities already served by sound retirement systems. The current law allows municipal employees to choose.
Edwin C. Aronson of Pasadena presided as two resolutions on holidays were approved during the afternoon session. No measure urged the state legislature to declare Good Friday a half day off. Another appeal asked city councils to grant a full day off every Saturday. City Manager Sam Vickers warned against using cities to train transient workers chasing higher pay elsewhere. Paul Frank introduced him at a luncheon. Representatives from 25 California city employees associations attended the conference in Long Beach, welcomed by Councilman Max Livoni. Dr. Emery E. Olson of the UC School of Public Administration spoke at the closing banquet.
Motorist Jay D. Holtslander age 39 from Upland was killed in a collision with a Los Angeles bound bus on highway 99 here. Sixteen bus passengers were injured, two hospitalized.
A 17 year old Burbank boy was killed by a police bullet as he fled from a stolen car after a crash. He and companion Bob Hansen of Burbank reportedly ignored warnings to halt when pursued by a police squad car.
Kohler and Chase Glenn's piano shop introduces a streamlined piano merchandising system offering lower prices and easier monthly payments for Long Beach buyers. The K&C Economy Merchandising System and Guarantee emphasize value, with a 20 year replacement warranty if a piano proves musically defective.
French security police raided several Communist Party cells near Paris and the naval base at Toulon in a third straight Saturday crackdown on the Reds.
A Long Beach Independent notice reports that as Rickey Hammond, an eight year old Navy vet’s son, seeks a name for his new cocker pup, readers send suggestions nearing 200. Letters list names like Lucky Rusty Spot and Buddy, with funds and a prize prize pool pledged to Rickey via the Pacific National Bank.
Long Beach Public Library adds fiction including Dating by Henry Green The Hedden Flower Pearl Buck Famous Chinese Short Stories compiled by Lin Yu lang The Alexandrians by Charles Mills Search for a Hero by Thomas H Phillips A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins The Crooked Way by Elizabeth Spencer Also new works The Art of Clear Thinking by Rudolph Flesch Understanding Your Migraine Headache by Caro and Margaret Lippman Lost Childhood by Graham Greene My Dear Holmes A Study in Sherlock by Gavin Brend Winston Churchill by Robert L Taylor The Truth About Yugoslavia by P Ostovic
A brush fire burned about ten acres in Hermosa Canyon between Glendale and Eagle Rock today before Glendale firemen brought it under control. The blaze prompted response from local crews and prompted brief evacuations of nearby stretches.
A feature in Collier's highlights Walken's Cosmetics expanding its department floor on Walken Street. The piece notes new display arrangements and product lines drawing shopper interest. The feature emphasizes fashion and grooming trends of the era and the store's modern storefront presentation.
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