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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1961
Page
2
The destroyer USS Blue, a World War II and Korea veteran, will be open for public visits from 1 to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. The event is at Pier TD Berth 32 Long Beach Harbor.
City manager Mansell announced a new program to curb injuries and vehicle damages by forming a review board including Walczak and police’ traffic division reps. The board will investigate accidents, screen drivers, and may impose disciplinary action or personal liability after hearings, with sight testing using new equipment for visual accuracy and pre-employment medical exams for applicants.
Assemblyman Joseph M. Kennick of Long Beach was chosen by Governor Brown's administration to carry the social welfare proposal for a $4 increase in the basic grant to old age pensioners. The measure, AB 268, won unanimous approval from the Social Welfare Committee at a hearing as Kennick pledged to push the plan to reality with strong support from the governor's aides in both houses.
William T. Davis, 30, of 6819 Anaheim Rd., admitted beating his 5 year old son twice after a window escape. Municipal Court Judge Charles T. Smith fined him 210 dollars or five days in jail for unjustifiable punishment of a child. Police noted severe bruising on the boy.
The 24,000 ton passenger liner SS Chusan will arrive at Long Beach Harbor Berth 24 at 8 a.m. Sunday with 698 passengers aboard. Disembarking passengers include 12 percent. The Chusan will take on 172 passengers and depart at midnight the same day for Orient Lines.
A public open house at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station runs Sunday from noon to 4 30 pm featuring skydiving demos and aircraft displays from modern jets to a World War I biplane. Jump experts from the Naval Parachute Facility at El Centro will descend from 10 000 feet at 3 pm carrying torches and batons before landing in a spectator area. The event honors naval aviation s 50th anniversary and includes an F4B 3 fabric wing fighter and a 1915 era biplane used in battleship takeoff experiments.
Five suspects named Billy Joe Hall Robert E Badgett Milton Ray Matlock John M Benton and Glenda Strawn were arrested in San Pedro after a tip about four armed men at a waterfront hotel Police say the gang, linked to market robberies in Hermosa Beach Redondo Beach Lomita Norwalk and Whittier, are under investigation by the Los Angeles harbor division.
Members of the Junior Ebells Friday presented a check for 1900 to the psychiatric clinic for children at Community Hospital. Dr Merle C Page accepted the gift for the clinic at the season end meeting. Mrs Burt Marter presided and Mrs dan Anderson presented the funds raised by the Ebells activities including their International Beauty Congress fashion show. The money will buy equipment toys and office furniture for the clinic per Dr Page.
Long Beach citizens and local officials saluted Cmdr Alan Shepard and the joint military space team for the Mercury mission. Navy leaders voiced pride in the recovery and the first step toward broader space capabilities, amid public praise from civic figures, a librarian, and residents.
Alan Shepard was remembered by longtime neighbor Nick Dallas at Palo Alto Naval Air Station in 1953 as a venturesome but not flashy pilot with keen flying insight. Dallas, a former lieutenant commander, described Shepard as quiet at home, with Tollise Shepard as the opposite. Dallas later worked in Long Beach and watched television coverage of Shepard's space flight.
More than 2,000 senior citizens in Low Beach registered for reduced bus fare rates offered by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Registrations continue today through Thursday with the schedule based on applicants surnames. Desks are at the city library and branches.
Ronald Harry Witten, 27, faces one year in county jail and five years probation after a case described with unclear terms and insufficient funds. The record notes a tribal association and mentions Gi Bayne Agel AW CAE OT, with surrounding phrases unclear and partially garbled.
Today in Long Beach a series of stage events unfolds at venues across the city. At 8:30 pm see Marholia the SMES and PALLY Maratea Ave performances, while nearby Long Beach Community Mayhouse hosts events. in Anaheim, connections to OC Broadway Theatre at 21 Lime Ave are noted. The listings mix venues and show names with locations, reflecting a bustling regional arts scene.
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