Mel Miller Brings Dry Life as Laguna Waits High Life
Jerry Ezrin tells how Mel Miller, nicknamed the Friar of the Freeloaders, visits Laguna Beach and California with a tale of a pranksome Marine Corps era friendship. A $400 kitty funded by Sandpiper patrons followed by a teetotaler reveal sparked a barroom crisis and planned Orange juice substitutes.
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Mel Miller
Laguna Waits
Jerry Ezrin
California
Sandpiper Bar
Laguna Beach
Joe Gestson
Camp Pedleton
Sandpiper
Melvin
Peoria
Marine Corps
TV Debate Set to Open in Chicago on Sept 26
Nixon and Kennedy will launch their historic TV appearances with an hour long domestic affairs debate in Chicago on Sept 26 at 9 30 p m EDT. A New York forum on Oct 21 will cover foreign policy and a third event in a still undecided city will be a panel interview.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ilinois
Chicago
New York
Kennedy
Coast Guard Aids Leaky Yacht Near Honolulu
The Coast Guard cutter Matagorda reached the damaged motor yacht Wild Goose I, 186 feet from Honolulu, with 18 aboard including a 3 year old, after an emergency shorting isolation and leaks slowed pumps. Cmdr Selarff considered assisting under tow if needed and the vessel was making about four knots toward Honolulu despite sea conditions. The cutter had dropped pumps and fuel to the stricken ship prior to arrival.
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Honolulu
UPI
All Ganst Guard
Coast Guard
Matagorda
Cmdr
C. W. Selarff
Wild Goose
Richfield Worker Crushed by Skipper on Wild Goose
A 75-year-old Long Beach man, James W. Quiggle of 2632 Spaulding Ave, was crushed to death at Richfield Oil Corporation Nant 224rd Street and Washington Avenue when a crane bucket struck him as he moved between a crane and a loading truck. He headed the Long Beach Bartenders Union in earlier years and survived by his wife, three stepsons, and three stepdaughters. Mottell's & Peck Mortuary is handling funeral arrangements. The Coast Guard reported no immediate danger to the vessel Wild Goose after the incident. The ship, owned by Max Wyman of Seattle, was en route from Tahiti to Honolulu when it took water and lost power. Captain James Blackburn reported SOS at 3:52 a.m. and a possible hull breach may have occurred. The second item notes over 550,000 Soviet students enrolled in higher education for 1960-61 per Tass.
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Long Berch
Richfield Oil Corporation
Nant
Withington Avenue
James W. Quiggle
Spaulding Ave
Long Beach
Candi
Quiggle
Richfield
Bartenders Union
Tan Milee
Mottell’s & Peck Mortuary
Max Wyman
Seattle
Tahiti
Honolulu
James Blackburn
Freeman Lang
Blackburn
Lang
ICC Chief Denies Corruption In Truck Regulation
The ICC chairman John H Winchell vigorously denied corruption accusations by Rep. Oren Harris regarding trucking regulation. Harris alleged irregularities and possible favoritism toward Interstate Dress Carriers Inc. while the ICC claimed no misconduct by staff and no corruption within the commission.
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Washington
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
John H Winchell
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Harris
House
Winchell
New York
Interstate Dress Carriers, Inc
Incomplete quote sparks critique of painter’s output
A fragmentary exchange shows a husband and wife debating a famous painter. The husband mocks the artist claiming he paints his greatest work as an empty stomach. The wife questions the claim and hints at the critic’s reaction.
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Crise
Court raises bond to 7.5 million in Long Beach Fed case
A federal judge ordered the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to raise the bond for the Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association from 1.5 million to 7.5 million. The move followed a failure to comply with an earlier court request. Shareholders hailed the ruling as a victory. The proceedings involved A C Newell, the board's Los Angeles representative, and Thoms A. Gregory’s legal team.
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L.B. Federal Grab
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association
U.S
Peirsor MY. Hall
Idestion
Whodad
Hall
A. C. Newel
Los Angeles
K. Chapman
Association
Thoms A. Gregory
Newall
Studro
Congressmen urge survey on Veterans Hospital needs
Eight area members of Congress pressed the House Veterans Affairs Committee to conduct an on the spot survey of Southern California hospital facilities. They cited a serious bed deficit and urged consideration of building a new Veterans hospital or expanding Long Beach bed space. They referenced preliminary census data showing a large regional population and asked the committee to assess VA bed requirements.
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California
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
Congressiien
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Washington
Vaterans Administration
Craig Hosmer
Clyde Doyle
James B. Utt
Ry Chet Hoi
George
A. Kasem
Harry R. Shepspard
Cecil R. King
Bob Wilson
Olin E. Teague
Teague
Hay
Satellite timetable for Echo 1 batloon viewing
Best views of the Echo 1 satellite from Long Beach tonight show two passes. At 8:49 p.m. it rises from the west-northwest and is eclipsed by Earth's shadow at 9:05 p.m. A second pass occurs at 10:54 p.m. from the west-northwest with eclipses at 1:04 a.m.
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Long Beach
King Hisa muddin Alam Shah dies in Malaya
King Hisa muddin Alam Shah, ruler of the Malayan Federation, died after a four week illness in Kuala Lumpur. The death marks the end of his reign. details on succession were not immediately released.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
UPI
Hisamuddin Alam Shah
1 600 TRAINS SIDETRACKED BIGGEST US RAILROAD STRIKE
The nation's largest railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, faced a walkout by the port workers union ending at 12:01 a.m. causing about 1,600 trains to be sidetracked. Nearly 136,000 daily passengers and 148,000,000 ton-miles of freight were affected across 13 states. The strike halted normal services for 20,000 maintenance workers amid contract and job classification disputes.
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Philadelphia
Michael J. Quill
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