Gambler's Confession and Casino Tales Highlighted
The letter from a reader named Herb King ties to Dr. A R Hibbs and a Reno roulette anecdote. It recounts a gambler's dubious system, a silver dollar win on No 6, and a later race bet yielding 28 to 1. Also noted is Jim Phe dan's Cavalier piece about box men and casino protection amid a Seaford bottle-spirits case.
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Herb King
A. R. Hibbs
Reno
Harry
Dr. A. R. Hobbs
Dr. Hibbs
Herb
Caribbean
Johnny Dixon
Las Vegas
John
Johnny
del Mar
Free Lance
Jim Phedan
Long Beach
Cavalier Magazine
Jim
Otencre
Cavalier
James Herrmann
Seaford
N. C
Bob Curran
Curren
Airport land deal clears path for 10000 foot runway
City Council approved a 534 880 out of court settlement for 28 acres northwest of Long Beach Municipal Airport enabling the diagonal runway extension to 10 000 feet. Most parcels lie in Lakewood and are owned by Louis H. Boyar and others. two small parcels were excluded. Funds come from the 1 million airport bond issue of 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Lakewood
Louis H. Boyar
Co Eee
Yease
Douglas Aircraft Co
Fire destroys three unit garage on Orange Ave
A three unit garage at 1819 Orange Ave was leveled Tuesday night by a fire that threatened the Powers residence at the same address and an adjacent garage owned by I. D. Clements. No cars were stored in the garage. cause under investigation. The incident also prompted city actions on airport lounge plans, a tax refund dispute, and an annexation petition in South Lakewood.
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Orange Ave
George Powers
Orange ‘Ave
I. D. Clements
W. R. Rasch
Municipal Airport Administration
Rasch
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas Claus
United States
Lakewood
Wardlow Rd
Woodruff Ave
Monlato
Lomina Ave
Book Drive Nets 28 000 Volumes for Asia
Long Beach City College wrapped two weeks of campaigning with nearly 28 000 books shipped from the Lakewood campus to the Asia Foundation in San Francisco. The drive, led by City College Associated Women Students and the Order of Tyr, drew gifts from students, faculty, area schools and the public. Winners of the collection contest were Vidar with 8,614 and Ramayana with 6,959 volumes. Books will aid schools and libraries across a dozen Near and Far East countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Lakewood
Asia Foundation
San Francisco
City College
Wormer
Tyr
Southern California
Lester Hirsch
Vidar
Rama
Yana
S ‘Asia Foundation
Near East
Far East
Navy Antisub Emphasis Outlined for 1970 Fleet
Navy briefing at Chavez Ravine center says by 1970 about 900 ships and 7000 aircraft, with 400 ships and 1200 aircraft for antisubmarine warfare. Polaris missiles on submarines considered key in limited war. Russians focused on submarine fleet, aiming for 1000 subs. US to rely on hunter killer subs to disrupt transit and reduce damage.
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James Allen
U.S. Navy
Russia
Naval Way College
Newport
Southland Naval’ Reserve
Navy
Chavez Ravine Naval and Marine Corps Training Center
Robert C. Bengston
Steam Leader
Bengston
Alvin D. Huff
Marine
Henry H. Reidy
Ner
James
Heg
Navy Ends Pay Plight for Haven Crew at Long Beach
The Navy will create a separate shore status for the hospital ship Haven to provide pay and allowances when stationed ashore, resolving a pay gap since last summer. Under scrutiny by three bureaus, Capt. Robert S. Clark reports simple solution near-term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Haven
Long Beach Naval Station
Ieee
Congress
Lisbon
Bureau of Mediciné and
Sur- Sery
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Robert S. Clark
Long Beach
Naval Station
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
PUC Hears Long Beach Bus Fare Request Sparks Debate
Public Utilities Commission staffer William F. Hibbard faced questions Tuesday over a proposed service cut as an alternative to a fare hike by Long Beach Motor Bus Co. Commissioners weighed whether to consider the study in final rate decision while the company seeks a rise to 20 cents a ride and token plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
PUC
PUC Star
William F. Hibbard
Henry F. Jordan
Long Beach Franchise Bureau
Jordan
Hibbard
PAC
Ray E. Untereiner
William E. Turpen
Untereiner
LBMBC
Glenn Gordon
Veterans Memorial
Linkage Group Returns to Capitol for Subsidence Hearing
Long Beach city officials and civic leaders advocating anti subsidence legislation returned from Sacramento after a postponement of a hearing before the Assembly Committee on Manufacturing Oil and Mining Industry. The group headed by Mayor Raymond C. Kealer and City Manager Sam E. Vickers will go again Thursday to appear before the committee at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Sacramento
Assembly
Raymond C. Kealer
Sam E. Vickers
Willl
Thursyday
Space Age Wonders at Los Angeles Exhibit Event
More than twenty missiles and over 300 rocket age displays will debut to the public at the Western Space Age Conference in Shrine Exposition Hall Los Angeles. A 40 by 40 foot scale Thor launch site model from Douglas Aircraft will be active alongside Falcon Snark Hawk Sidewinder and Regulus missiles. Dr. Wernher von Braun of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency will speak at the Thursday dinner conference.
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Shrine Exposition Hall
Los Angeles
Douglas Aircraft Co
Wernher von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Cameras and valuables stolen from Park Avenue home
Robbery occurred at a duplex owned by Loren B. Wilson at 652 Park Ave. Thieves stole cameras, watches, a handgun, and a movie projector valued at 1284 dollars after ransacking the residence during daylight hours. Entry was gained by forcing a window.
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Loren B. Wilson
Park Ave
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Long Beach State College
United
JLEGE
Jeff
Joyce Seymour
India
Shigeko Seki
Japan
Dianne Barrett
U.S.A
Hawaii
Rosario Franquelli
Phillipine Islands
Islands
Philippine Islands
Long Beach State
Republic of the Pacific
Leo Galang
Ofelia Jovero
Antonio Leocatio
Ofelia
City Council
Baghdad
Muhyeudin Jassim
Iraq
Press-Telegram
Roger Coar
Arthur Knoll
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