Daylight Saving Time Sparked by Willett History
Local readers debate time standards and the Daylight Saving saga led by Willett. An Indiana couple copes with “double time” while Mishawaka schools stay on standard time. Ben Franklin and German wartime clocks are cited as precedents. A Los Angeles case humorously recalls a man clocked at 90 mph for ice cream.
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Allen D. Hammer
Mishawaka
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Indiana
Suap Allen Hammer
Mishaweka
ASC
Texas
Ben
Willett
Na- Stnay
Ordre Eee
Tellas H. Harris
Los Angeles
Pacific
Harbor
Harris
David Williams
300-Year-Old Flintlock Gun Found by Lake Shore
A flintlock muzzle-loading gun unearthed along the White River lake shore is being placed in the Fort William Museum. Historian J. P. Bertrand estimates the artifact is at least 300 years old.
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White River
Onto
Fort William
J. P. Bertrand
Independent carrier delivery notice fragment
The printed fragment shows a mixed delivery notice with partial figures and an archival entry. It references a daily publication schedule excluding Sundays, a location at Sixth Street and Fine Avenue, Long Beach, California, and an imprint date of March 27, 1943. It includes adjudication by the Superior Court in Los Angeles County on October 6 with a case identifier C-10283 Beersene.
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Long Beach
Calif
Superior Gaurt
Los Argeles County
Lone Barge Survivor Kills Self
A 12 year old combat veteran, the sole survivor of a landing barge at Tarawa, was found dead by suicide. Donald Logan of Los Angeles was identified by wallet. A note to his father cited despondency and a bleak outlook. Logan endured multiple brain operations after the war and had been recovering at Pearl Harbor before the Tarawa engagement. Police ruled out homicide.
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Fiermosa Beach
Terawe
Donald Logan
Los Angeles
Pacific
Logan
Pearl Harbor
Tarawa
LST
L A Airliner Flies Over Pole
London reports Trans World Airlines jet completes first nonstop flight from Los Angeles to London over the North Pole in 18 hours 32 minutes. The four engine Jetstream carried 13 crew and 31 passengers including a sheriff posse fee for Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailux.
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London
Trans World Airlines
North Pole
Los Angeles
Russell J. Dick
Eugene Biscailux
Long Beach Clings to Safety Standing in Traffic Death Rates
Long Beach ranked mid pack in traffic death rate per 10 000 registered vehicles but near the bottom on a population basis. City officials expect radar speed enforcement to improve the standing as full records reflect the program’s impact.
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Long Beach
Traffic Safety
National Sales Council
Akron
Riverside County appoints Andersen as chief admin officer
Robert T. Andersen, formerly Los Angeles County assistant administrative officer, is named chief administrative officer of Riverside County. The new post pays 16000 a year and begins November 1. Andersen helped pioneer city county contracting for municipal services and was Lakewood’s first city administrator.
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Robert T. Andersen
Los Angeles County
Riverside County
Riverside
Andersen
Montsh Ave
Lakewots
Lakeswood Tran
Jury Award to Laborer Reversed in 1955 Ditch Cave-In Case
Superior Judge Fred Miller granted a new trial for Louis W Miller Jr a Long Beach laborer who suffered two broken wrists when a trench collapsed in April 1955 while working for Servier Pipeline and Long Beach Oil Development Co The judge also entered verdict for the other defendant noting the jury award of 50000 was not supported by the evidence
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Coronado Ave
Oi! Development Co
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EXEC CAUGHT IN HIS OWN $3 AIRLINE TRAP
Stuart G Tipton president of Air Transport Assn was fined under a new $4 no show penalty after missing a Seattle to Chicago flight. The airline group had just begun enforcing the policy for passengers who fail to show up after booking. Tipton was delayed on an Alaska flight and could not cancel his reserved seat.
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Airlinan
Stuart G. Tipton
Air Transport Assn
Tipton
Alaska
Seattle
Chicago
Weather ad sales and tide figures for Wednesday
Weather ad promotes tide readings 3.2 feet 16 mm and 4.5 inches with tides listed at 2.8 feet at 14771 Ian tin Wednesday shows 4.2 feet at 2 03 pm and 47 feet Bennie. Classified ads urge selling unused items to save money and profit.
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Bennie
Beny
Es P.m. Sunpleey
Civil Service Clash Marks County Manager Pick
A county faces a heated debate over placing the top manager under civil service. The Civil Service Commission plans to open the job for clerkish employment before supervisors hire, arguing it ensures a capable choice. Critics warn the move could limit selection of the best overall candidate.
Lab Technicians Seek Own Union Representation
Lab technicians in Los Angeles filed a Superior Court suit to gain the right to unionize. They allege Permanent Medical Group permits Service and Maintenance Employees Local 399 to bargain for hospital workers, while technicians claim they are skilled scientific personnel and want representation by the California Association of Medical Laboratory Technicians.
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Los Angeles
CNL
California
Permanente Medical Group
California Assn. Jot Medical Laboratory
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