Amateur L B Scientists Shun Roll for Rockets In Long Beach
In Long Beach, 11 to 22 year olds formed WAYAS to chase space age dreams. Michael Moone leads rocket work from Compton after funding from parents, building a two mile test and planning a five mile goal. George Green tracks flights on a WWII radar set and must return from vacation before the next launch.
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Long Beach
Southland
Keith
WAYAS
Nayas
Compton
Canaveral
Michael Moone
Ausmary
NAVAL
Cape Canavera
Rio Hondo
Palm Springs
George Green
E. Broadway
Green
Teens prepare home built rocket for five mile flight
Mike Moone and Richard Robinson both 18 inspect a basement built rocket in Camp Ton to reach a five mile altitude. The craft is tested at their home with a staff photo caption noting the project.
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Mike Moone
Botton
Richard Robinson
Moone
Campton
Coast Guard Seeks Overdue Fishing Vessel Corregidor ST
Coast Guard authorities stated uncertainty about the Corregidor ST crewed fishing schooner missing since August 7. The 38-foot vessel with four men aboard sailed from San Pedro and was not heard from as units from Mexico to Alaska search for the craft. The missing crew includes Wade Halland and Herman Carroll along with two others. another boat Martha Jean was found adrift near Huntington Beach with three men aboard.
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Coast Guard
San Pedro
Mexico
Alaska
Corregidor
Wade Halland
Elkport
Lakewood
Herman Carroll
Gloria St
Garder Grove
Martha Jean
Newport Beach
Huntington Beach
Newport
San Clemente Island
City to lack public defender for three weeks
Budget pinch forces a temporary vacancy as William J D Regan resigns October 1 leaving the public defender post unfilled for about three weeks. Until a permanent appointee is found, Long Beach lawyers will be assigned to represent defendants who cannot hire their own counsel.
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William J.D. Regan
M. E. Lewis
Long Beach
Alsa
Regan
Sam E. Vickers
Pway
California
City Sees Utility Tax Plan Threatening Rate Cuts
Long Beach officials tell the State Public Utilities Commission that normalizing taxes under accelerated depreciation could shift savings from ratepayers to equity holders. They urge disallowing tax normalization and treating tax savings as true operating expenses for ratemaking. Hearings run Sept 24-26 in San Francisco and Oct 1-3 in Los Angeles.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Long Beach
PUC
Leslie E. Sill
Henry E. Jordan
City Bureau of Franchises
Edmund G. Brown
Commission
California
Congress
Attorney General
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chiropodists Elect Joyce President of Southern Division
William V. Joyce of 412 American Ave. has been elected president of the Affiliated Chiropodists of America, Southern Division. The group plans to host the state delegation November 1 and 2 for the national convention in Los Angeles.
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Chiropodists
William V. Joyce
American Ave
Chiropodists of America
Los Angeles
TV Stars and Paradise Islands Feature in Sunday Ink
A Long Beach designer Profile by Iola Masterson leads the Women’s Section of the Independent Press Telegram. Parade Magazine previews a TV cowboy hero cover, shifts in U S schools amid Russian advances, a car of tomorrow, inner contentment tips, and Jim Phelan’s piece on a paradise haircuts and 15 cent martinis. Sunday Sports plans local football schedules.
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Long Beach
Iola Masterson
Independent, Press-Telegram
Wx Kk
Parade Magazine
Parade
U.S
Sid Ross
Kwon
I,pt
Jim Phelan
Southland Magazine
City Nets 61142 in Child Support Cases
City prosecutors report 61142 dollars collected in child support during the fiscal year. Le Land C. Carter credits the Bureau of Public Assistance and praises the prosecutor's office for pursuing runaway parents. Absent fathers who refuse support face up to one year in jail or road camp. 1200 cases are currently handled by Starr's office.
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James T. Starr
Leland C. Carter
Bureau of Public Assistance
Starr
Bridge Jump Nets Him 85 Dollars
George Lewis Sanen, 30, of 14232 Josie Street, leaped from the H. H. Davies Bridge on Friday after warning by officers the night before. He aimed to win a $100 bet, collected a bell as proof, and was arrested for jumping without a guard on duty. Municipal Judge Charles T. Smith fined him $15.
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George Lewis Sanen
Josie Sti
H. H. Davies
Sagen
Marine Stadium
Charles T. Smith
Concerts and stage shows in Long Beach today
Municipal Band performs at Lincoln Park at 2 p.m. and 7 39 p.m. On stage Junior, Miss at 8 30 p.m. Community Playhouse last night featured a municipal concert and stage program in Long Beach.
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Municipal
Lincoln Park
Sarah Harris to headline benefit fashion show at Morgan Hall
Nationally famous model Sarah Harris appears at Morgan Hall for a "Right for Freedom" benefit in support of the NAACP fundraising goal of one million dollars. The event, a fashion show and dance, is led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and aims to bolster its activities.
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Sarah Harris
Morgan Hall
Locust Ave
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jail Man Hunt Four in Store Terror
A 23-year-old man was arrested and police sought four others after a downtown Long Beach liquor store was torn apart by a group of five Black patrons who were allegedly refused service by a woman clerk. They cursed, stashed a patron, harassed another, hurled concrete and sand, and struck a 20-year-old woman pedestrian as they fled.
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Long ‘Beach
Anyother
Lathers End L B Meeting at Lafayette Hotel Concludes
The triennial Wood Wire and Metal Lathers Union convention adjourned after four and a half days at the Lafayette Hotel. Police traced the first general revision of the union's license numbers since 1908 amid a fracas ending with Joe Hood’s arrest. Hood, a former labor official, denied involvement as others testified. Irene Xenlos, a secretary, said she refused service due to abusive language. Attendants included Lloyd Mashburn, a Los Angeles veteran’s hospital official, and patrons Louis Balones and Pete Wallace. Jeiana Amaya was beaten outside the cafe at 45 S Magnolis Ave.
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Lafayette Hotel
Pala
Ted
Joe Hood
Longtide International
Friday Beach Veterans Administrations
Lloyd Mashburn Hospital
Hood
Fof
Los Angeles
Isbor
Irene
First
Eisenhower
Xenlos
Weil Hagerty
California
State Federation of Labor
Waa
Song
Louis A. Balones
Union
Pete G. Wallace
Jeiana Amaya
S. Magnolis Ave
Assemblyman Crashes in Ocean Boulevard Collision
Assemblyman Herbert R lockstein, 60, of 2971 Caspian Ave, and passenger Chester George Hanson, 8, of Pasadena, sustained minor neck injuries and whiplash as Klockheim’s car rear ended Uman’s car at Ocean Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue. Klockheim represents the 4th district.
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Herbert Rlockstein
Caspian Ave
Ocean Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Seaside Memorial
Chester George Hanson
Pasadena
Klockselm
Ron
Jala A. Uman
1St St
Uman
Klockheim
4Éth
Long Beach Family Awarded 14603 in Car Injury Case
Three members of a Long Beach family were awarded 14603 Friday for injuries from a December 30, 1933 auto collision. The jury in Superior Judge McIntyre Faries' court granted America D Andrea six thousand nine hundred three dollars, Anatnette D Andrea four thousand eighteen, and their three year old son Frank three thousand six hundred ninety two. Their attorney Ransom Samuelson said they suffered head and body injuries when their auto collided with one driven by Melvin Meyers of Long Beach at Carson Street and Palo Verde Avenue. Meyers died a year later. His widow Aleith Meyers, administratrix, was defendant.
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Long Beach
Mcintyre Faries
America D'Andrea
Kallin Ave
Antoinette
Frank
Ransom Samuelson
Melvin Meyers
Leguna Beach
Carson St
Palo Verde Ave
Meyers
Aleith
Arsonists Destroy U S Mail in Boxes Across Southland
Arsonists have burned U S mail in Lakewood Long Beach and surrounding areas several times in recent months. Postmaster and postal inspectors report one to two cases per month with flames ignited in corner collection boxes. Authorities warn the crime carries up to 1000 fine and three years in federal prison.
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U. S
Lakewood
Long Beach
George McMillin
Wilmington
Long Gardena
McMillin
McMilin
Southland
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Obispo Ave
Thomas A. Yeam
Chestnut Ave
Volunteers of America
Sunset Club
6Th St
L.B
Jim McCauley
National Assn
Karn Ave
Thomas E. Keith
St. Anthony High
Schoors
Bolllower
Joose
Freas- Telegram
Torey
Metcalf
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Jeferson
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Orange Counties
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Lathers
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