100 Champs to Vie in Water Ski Race
More than a hundred water skiers from across western states will race from Catalina Island to Point Fie t near San Pedro, with prizes for champions including women competitors. Patrol boats and a helicopter will aid safety, and a water ski show and ballet are planned off Pierpoint Landing. Ronnie Denlicker of Bellflower won last year’s grueling contest.
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Williams
Gatalina Island
Fierpoint
San Pedro
Cording
Bill Williams
Channel
Long Beach
J. FE
Mac
Hell- McClintock
Pierpoint Landing
Ronnie Denlicker
Bellflower
Princess Margaret Visits Distillery in Rothes Scotland
Princess Margaret, noted for champagne as a favorite drink, made an unexpected private visit to a renowned Scottish whisky distillery in Rothes on Tuesday. The outing was requested by her but remained informal with no details on tasting or activities released.
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Meg
Rothes
Scotland
Princess Margaret
Community Hospital Annex Progressing Nicely
The 244 million dollar addition to Community Hospital rises on the hilltop site at Pacific Coast Highway and Termino Avenue. A new laundry and boiler room nears completion and will operate in November. The reinforced concrete walls reach the third floor of a six story building with many wall to ceiling windows in patient rooms. The six story block will include a contagious ward, a cobalt bomb cancer treatment center, a children’s section with sun deck, maternity suites with recovery rooms, five nurseries and an outpatient clinic. Construction funding totals 2.5125 million with 675 thousand from the United Hospital Fund to furnish the plant.
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Community Hospital
Pacific Coast Hwy
Termino Ave
Long Seach
United Hospital Fund
Lakewood Cat Delay Sparks City Shelter Letter
Long Beach animal shelter director James W. Bibb defended the intake process after Lakewood resident Doyle Castor complained his orange cat was not promptly claimed. Castor’s letter criticized the shelter’s waiting period and geography mix up, noting his search across Lakewood for his stray.
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Lakewood
Castor
Beach
Pancho
Doyle Castor
Ocana Ave
James W. Bibb
Bibb
Long Beach
Douglas Develops Speedier Cargo Loader for Air Force
Douglas Aircraft Division and the Air Force announced a new roller conveyor pallet system to unload and reload 90 tons of cargo in about 30 minutes. The project covers design and fabrication of pallets cages and track structures for testing on the C133A and adaption to high cargo floor aircraft.
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Douglas
Air Force
Long Beach Douglas Aircraft Division
Long Beach Douglas Engineering Department
Civil Reserve Air Fleet
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Serene
Richardson
Detai
Richard
E. Anaheim
Son Tire Co
Wally
American Gym
Atlantic
Smirnoff
Ste
Pierre Smirnoff
Els
Heublein
Hartford
Conn
Man Sandler
Glass
Wilma Hastings
Estern
Rade
Tury
Redondo Ave
East 1St Street
Park & Shop
AL Lt
Joe Crail
Sth & Hill
Los Angeles
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