Fireboat No. 3 Guards Marina Property and 1800 Boats
Long Beach Fire Department Fireboat No. 3 based at the Marina protects millions in boats and property. The 40 foot vessel, in service since April 1958, covers Belmont Pier to Naples canals and docks, operating with a 750 gallon per minute pump and conducting boat safety programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dunlev
Long Beach Fire Department
Long Beach Marina
Main Harbor
Frank Sandeman
Belmont Pier
Marina
Marina Stadium
Naples
Impor
Rain, politics, and the fate of time in a busy office
A column blends weather longing with office life as a chatty neighbor disrupts deadlines, then pivots to rain forecasts and a vow for timely showers. It recalls Kennedy and Nixon campaign hues on a Lakewood home, musing on vote sharing and absentee pairings with wary humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Teed
2 Degrees Too Reporter Larson Is Triple Sport Man
Profile of Al Larson, sports writer for the Independent Press-Telegram, detailing his multi sport career with the Stingers and basketball squad, his volleyball acclaim with Iazuki Air Force Team in Japan, and his extensive education including a BA in political science and an MA in journalism from UCLA, plus teaching credentials. He credits beach volleyball for skill, and notes his long tenure at the paper with family ties in the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Larson
Independent, Press-Telegram
UCLA
Long Beach State College
UVE
University of California
Japan
Air Force
Wilson High School
Long Beach City College
George
Booth
Los Angeles
Fremont High School
Boise
Idaho
Air Force Base
Far East
Long Beach
John Larson
Barney Lou Brown
Value of the Vote Topic for Downey Essay Contest
Downey students will write essays on the Value of the Vote in a contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. A 325 bond will be awarded to the author of the prize winning essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Kiwanis Club
Lecture on Your Legal Rights at Long Beach City College
John L. Goddard leads a community lecture titled Your Legal Rights under General Adult Division at Washington Junior High School auditorium at 7 30 pm A free community program follows at Municipal Auditorium Convention Hall at 8 pm with details in Long Beach Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Goddard
General Adult Division
Long Beach City College
Washington Junior High School
Municipal Auditorium
Lynwood Climber Rescued After FiveHour Ordeal
Steven Baldwin, 21, was stranded for five hours atop a cliff in Cloudburst Canyon, Angeles National Forest. Five Forest Service rangers and four sheriff's deputies used ropes to lower him to safety 12 miles north of La Canada. Baldwin, of 3835 Mulford Ave, escaped injury after cries for help drew a patrolman’s attention.
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Lynwood Omn
Angeles National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Steven Baldwin
Cloudburst Canyon
la Canada
Baldwin
Mulford Ave
Forest Service
Deadline Talk Averts Walkout At MTA Yet Still Deadlocked
Bargaining between the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Amalgamated Transportation Union resumed at 1:30 p.m. after a Sunday session left key points unresolved. Union seeks higher wages, retroactive raises, cost of living adjustments, five extra holidays, and pension and medical improvements for about 950 mechanics. A work stoppage remains a possibility if issues are not settled or sent to arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anth-howr
Metropolitan ‘Transit Authority
Amalgamated ‘Transportation Union
Union
MTA
Amaljamaled
Ed Peters
Los Angeles
Local 1277
Amalgamated
Compton Driver Dies After Two Car Crash
Virgil Lee Clark, 52, of 810 West Plum Street Compton, died hours after a Sunday night two car collision at El Segundo and Avalon Birds. His vehicle struck by a car driven by Mary Crowley McCraney, 34, of Los Angeles. McCraney suffered whiplash injuries. Clark died at a Los Angeles hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Lee Clark
Plum St
Compton
el Segundo
Avalon Birds
Clark
Mary Crowley McCraney
Los Angeles
Halt Catalina Sailings Discontinued to Catalina Island
MGRS Tnc operators announce suspension of U S Catalina Island sailings between Wilmington and Avalon Santa Catalina Island until further notice. The channel passenger service halt affects all trips pending new guidance from the company and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Catalina
Wilmington
Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
MGRS
Tnc
Lexington Shipmates to Convene at Tacoma Reunion
The USS Lexington CV-2 Minute Men's Club plans its eighth annual reunion in Tacoma on June 24 1961. It seeks shipmates who served 1927 to 1942 when the ship sank at the Coral Sea. Tacoma was chosen for historical reasons involving electrical power aid in 1929. Writer: W. H. Blake secretary treasurer, Lemon Grove California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Long Beach
W. H. Blake
McKnight
Lemon Grove
Calif
Two Long Beach Students Named to Intersociety Council
Two Long Beach area students have been named members of the Intersociety Council of Bob Jones University in Greenville. David Lee Hocking, son of Mr and Mrs George Hocking 650 Junipero Ave, and Myra Christine Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Ruel Roberts 2334 W 241st St Lomita, join the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Area
Intersociety Council
Bob Jones University
Greenville
D.C
David Lee Hocking
George Hocking
Junipero Ave
Myra Christine Roberts
William Ruel Roberts
W. 241St St
Lomita
Johnson Greeters Named for Lincoln Park appearance
A welcoming committee for Sen Lyndon P Johnson arrives in Lincoln Park on Tuesday noon was announced by D Patrick Ahern campaign leader. The group includes Mayor Edwin C Wade and local party chairs from Lakewood Signal Hill and other districts along with Golden Girls for Kennedy Johnson. Johnson and Mrs Johnson will reach Beach Front Heliport at 12 05 pm and travel by motorcade to Lincoln Park. Gov Edmund G Brown and Sen Clair Engle join the speaker lineup. Dave Seler coordinates the Long Beach appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon P. Johnson
Lincoln Park
D. Patrick Ahern
Mise Ler
Edwin C. Wade
Lakewood
Signal Hill
George Nye Jr
Nellie Combellack
Willis Lyman
Citizens For Kennedy- Johnson
Walter Desmond
Kennedy-Johnson
Cora Cocks
Robert Baker
18Th District
Democratic Central Committee
Carleton Webb
Wayne (Sharkey) Hull
Labor
Council On Political Education
Joe Jnokovich
Democratic Club
William Peake
el Dorado Democratic Club
Golden Girls
Kennedy
Johnson
Beach Front
Edmund G. Brown
Clair Engle
Dave Seler
Long Beach
Delegates Prepare for California AWBA Water Conference
Delegates to the California section of the American Water Works Association gather at the Lafayette Hotel for a three day business conference. Charles L. Vickers, Long Beach Harbor Department general manager, will speak at the opening general session with the topic Progress in Substance Control in Long Beach on Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
American Water Works Association
Lafayette Hotel
Charles L. Vickers
Long Beach Harbor
Long Beach
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George Strempel
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Iazuki Air Force
Kyushu
Lynwood
Lexington
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