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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1959

Page

6

Dinner to Honor Peterson at Lafayette Hotel Night

Long Beach residents attend a testimonial dinner in the Lafayette Hotel Supper Room honoring retiring Long Beach State College resident Peterson. About 1300 guests including Roy Simpson state schools chief, state board members, college presidents, and local officials will be present. Reservations cost four dollars and close at noon today.

Br. P. Victor Peterson Long Beach State Col Honight Lafayette Hotel Roy Simpson State State Col- Siege Southland Virgil Spongberg W. L Blair State Board of Education George Johnson Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Simpson

Music post named for Howard F Conrad to LA County Music Commission

Howard F Conrad of 601 Pacific Ave named by the County Board of Supervisors to a three year term on the Los Angeles County Music Commission. Conrad, former general manager of Walker's Department Store, is active with the Long Beach Philharmonic Association.

Howard F. Conrad Pacific Ave Board of Supervisors Los Angeles County Music Commission Conrad Walker's Long Beach Philharmonic Assi

Peterson retires after 41 years in public education

Peterson, 67, longtime president of LBSC since its founding in 1949, retires on June 3, ending a 41 year career in public education.

Chamber Peterson LBSC Une

Stockholm Dag Attends Hammarskjold Meeting at Nobel Board

Dag in Stockholm reports the Swedish Royal Academy plans a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold who arrived Tuesday to discuss Nobel prize awarding standards and Swedish participation.

Stockholm Dag Hammarskjold U.N

Steel faces increasing competition amid rising costs

The text notes higher steel production costs in the United States creating tougher competition both domestically and internationally. It warns that the shift toward foreign products or substitutes worsens unemployment and directly affects workers.

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