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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1961

Page

21

City Hikes Hospital Insurance Premiums for Staff

City Manager John R. Mansell will present a plan to City Council to raise hospital insurance premiums for staff next fiscal year due to rising medical costs. City will cover all employee benefits but expects a $23,828 increase from the current $158,924. To curb outlay, employee benefits will be curtailed under a revised Prudential contract including a 20 percent in hospital charges, $22 daily boardroom limits, and a $50 annual family deductible.

Ny We Cn John R. Mansell Prudential Mansell

Berlin Split Under Tension Reflects East West Struggle

In Berlin tension bleeds through daily life as West Berlin prepares for coexistence with East Germany. Our interview with West Berlin press chief Fgon Bahr reveals confidence amid refugee flows, Soviet presence, and ongoing border dynamics impacting travel and trade between the sectors.

Erlin Berlin West Berlin U.S Tempelhof Fgon Bahr Willy Brandt East Berlin

Hospital Seminar for Clergy

A seminar for clergymen who counsel hospitalized persons will be held at Memorial Hospital today through Friday. Rev. Richard Young, director at the department of pastoral care at North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Bowmen-Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., is major speaker. Sessions run mornings and afternoons with a hospital cafeteria luncheon. afternoon sessions are mainly round table discussions. Pastors wishing to attend should contact Chaplain Robert Gunter at the hospital.

Memorial Hospital Richard Young Department of Pastoral Care North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bowman-Gray School of Medicine Winston-Salem N.C Robert Gunter

Wilton Hotel to spend 195000 for kitchen equipment

Talamantes, general manager of Tooley hotel enterprises, said Tuesday the Wilton Hotel will spend $195,000 to purchase new kitchen equipment. He will travel to Denver to inspect the Park Lane Hotel and finalize remodeling plans for the Wilton. Both hotels were purchased by William L. Tooley, San Diego hotelioneer and building contractor.

Talamantes Tooley Hotel Enterprises Wilton Hotel Denver Tooley Park Lane Talamandes Long Beach Wilton William L. Tooley San Diego Hotel Uien

Rites in L B Stress the Horrors of War

Long Beach Memorial Day observances focused on personal war horror as Salvation Army leader Capt John W Johnstone urged viewers to remember the casualties. Police memorial services at Public Safety Building honored fallen officers with a bronze plaque dedication and 200 attendees. A Navy flyover and 21-gun salute marked ceremonies at Rainbow Pier and the Navy Base, with services also at Veterans Memorial Building and Big Green Hills Memorial Park.

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Salvation Army Navy John W. Johnstone American Legion Arthur L. Peterson St. Anthony's Catholic Church George W. Workman William J.mooney Johnstone Los Angeles California Harbor Seach E. R. Leonard R. A. Mason Maine Barracks Terminal Island Willis T. Lymann

Lectures and Concerts Highlight Long Beach Schedule

Today in Long Beach multiple events span education and culture. Joseph O Stanton discusses emotional health at Dewey High School Auditorium at 2 p.m. Herbert Williams presents Kauai the Garden Island at Lindbergh Junior High at 3 p.m. John L Goddard covers effective home management at Hoover Junior High at 8 p.m. The Long Beach Municipal Band performs at Exhibit Hall Municipal Auditorium at 2 p.m. Ray Vaughan offers a Graduate voice recital at Long Beach State Music Building Room 127 at 8:30 p.m.

Joseph O. Stanton Dewey High School Hawaii Ray Vaughan Long Beach State College Music Building

Memorial Day Crowds Pack Long Beach Beaches

Traffic along Ocean front jammed Tuesday as a Memorial Day crowd of about 100000 visited Long Beach. Over one billion people reportedly flocked to Southland beaches with sunny skies and ideal swimming conditions. Lifeguards made few rescues. no drownings were reported. Wind stirred sand. Coast Guard aided 20 boats in the Catalina Channel.

Long Beach Southland Coast Guard Catalina Channel

Rehearing Slated on Island Boat Service

A rehearing will be held Friday in Los Angeles on Island Boat Service formerly Catalina All Year Boat Co. The case seeks extension of service from Alamitos Bay and Newport Bay to Wilmington and Long Beach docks, then to Catalina Island and to Channel Islands including San Clemente Santa Barbara and San Nicolas.

Los Angels Island Boat Service Catalina All Year Boat Co Alamitos Bay Newport Bay Wilmingston Long Beach Lo Camps Catalina Island Channel Islands San Clemente Santa Barbara San Nicolas

War Vet Shriners Meet Here

A four day national convention of the National Association of Legions of Honor opens today at the Lafayette Hotel. 300 delegates from 52 Shrine Temples attend with a parade at 1 p.m. Saturday sponsored by El Bekal Temple. Mayor Edwin Wade is grand marshal and El Bekal leaders oversee ceremonies.

National Association of Legions of Honor Lafayette Hotel Legions Long Beach el Bekal ‘Temple United States Edwin Wade Im Munhol el Bekal el Bekal Shrine Temple W. Blair Gibbons Santa Monica Lafayette International Room P.m. Jiriday Harvard

Instructors Attend Spanish Institute at USC

Brother James Leo Weston of St. Anthony's High School Long Beach and R Arnald Murray of Lawndale High School Lawndale will join 44 U S high school teachers at a seven week summer institute at the University of Southern California from June 25 to August 1 to improve Spanish teaching. They were chosen from more than 400 applicants.

James Leo Weston St. Anthony's High School Long Beach R. Arnald Murray Lawndale High School Lawndale United States USC

Spade Cooley Story Reveals Rise and Fall from Fame

Sunday section promises an inside look at Spade Cooley, born poor, who rose to television stardom before his wife Ella Mae’s death led to imprisonment. The Independent Press-Telegram previews how events on the night of the tragedy and his career derailment unfolded in a serialized update starting Sunday.

Donnell Clyde Coles Pont Hoy Fran Park Saddle Creek Spade Cooley Ella Mae Spade Bakersfield Independent George C. Alescees Bovnyes Coaley He. Lane

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