Subidence Halt Planned for Downtown Long Beach by Experts
DeGolyer and MacNaughton told the Board of Harbor Commissioners that subsidence in downtown Long Beach should be halted within months, with shipyard sinking to be arrested by July of this year. They outlined two possible timelines for the Wilmington Oil Field based on differing theories about where compaction occurs, one predicting stop by late 1961 or early 1962, the other by late 1964.
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Long Beach
DeGolyer and
MacNaughton
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Wilmington
G. FE. Woodward
DeGolyer and MacNaughton
Harbor Board
Metropolitan
Long
Two Thugs Kidnap School Teacher Near Polytechnic High
A 21 year old elementary school teacher was abducted on Monday night by two young men near Polytechnic High School. They dragged her from the sidewalk into a car, assaulted her, and fled in a wild, dangerous ride through the area. The attackers attacked with fists and threatened her with a weapon. Police investigated the incident and sought suspects.
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Polytechnic High School
Eee
Poly
Two Men Injure Woman Then Fatally Crush Door
A woman reports being assaulted after a maroon or black late model sedan stopped beside her on 15th Street near a school. At San Pedro shipyard a 350 pound steel door she was helping free fell, crushing her chest and killing Mills. Police describe one attacker as about 9 feet 10 inches tall and the other as 6 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a plaid flannel shirt.
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Bets
Insprs
Paul Kinrade
King Head
15Th SL
Siyeacold
Long Beach
Met
Recreation Patio
San
Maflern
Bethlehem
Ter-thin
Minal Island
Denly
Maverick the Cat Seemingly Female after Vet Review
Maverick, a black and white rescued cat, came under veterinary review at the Thompsons home to settle questions about its sex. The vet concluded the cat is likely female to avoid household complications with other cats.
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Tue Thompsons
Maverick
Hill OKs County Contract for Signal Hill Police Protection
The Signal Hill City Council approved, by four to one vote, a plan to draft a contract with Los Angeles County for police protection, with fire protection talks postponed. Mayor Moyle cited $58,000 in savings and higher protection, while opponents warned of identity loss and warned against merging with Long Beach. Police would be integrated into the county force with assignments by preference where possible. The lone dissenter was Councilwoman Camberlack. final submission to the council for approval awaits further steps.
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Signal Hill
Los Angeles County
Ben A. Mayle
Long Beach
Pilin
Robert T. Hunnicutt
Avintrod
In. J. Camberlack
Harold V. Clark
Frank Vaughn
E. B. Hutley
Moyle
Hunnicutt
iFire
Lloyd Colson Jr
Los Angeles County Fire Dept
Prisoners Flee and Are Recaptured After Police Sweep
Police from three counties converged on the area and put bloodhounds on the trail as 15 prisoners fled then surrendered meekly. They were armed with a shotgun and a pistol stolen from guards at the work camp.
Biggest of Ships Tossed Like Corks in Atlantic
New York dispatch reports a severe Atlantic storm battered ships near the coast. The 157 crew and passengers on the Argent line Rio Tunayan faced nearly capsizing with 13 injured. the Queen Mary endured a 22 degree roll as 60-foot waves and 100 mile per hour winds rocked the fleet over a harrowing 48 hours.
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New York
UPI
Atlantic
Argent
Aond
Queen Elizabeth I Delayed Twelve Hours at Sea to New York
Aboard the Queen Elizabeth I the voyage to New York was delayed by 12 hours while the liner América and Constitu were reported in the vicinity. A massive deposit of clean white ash in the Pacific Ocean puzzles scientists. Page AG.
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New York
América
Constitu
Pacific Ocean
Page AG
Mom Apologizes for Noise Insists Killing Was Justified
Janet L. Venton of 1860 West 20th Street cited garden gopher rage as motive after shooting a neighbor’s gopher and killing it with a loaded .32 pistol. She told police she apologized for the shooting but not the killing and claimed no law against gopher shooting in Massachusetts.
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Mom
Janet L. Venton
W. 20Th St
Navy Housing
Massachusetts
U.S. Fights Bank Merger and Defense Robot Headlines
The Justice Department asks a court to halt the merger of First Western Bank and California Bank of Los Angeles, arguing antitrust violations. The Federal Reserve approved the deal 25-1, while security chiefs warn of nuclear threats and urge vigilance amid the Cold War era.
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Justice Department
Federal Reserve Board
Lyle 2. Jones Jr
San Francisco
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal District Court
Washington
Russia
First Western Bank and Trust Co
Amerithe California Bank of
Los Angeles
Free World
U.S
Ieaders
Jadventure
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Kansas Selection Committee
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Firstamerica
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