Steamer Hits Avalon Pier Forcing Tourist Evacuation
The SS Catalina slammed into Avalon pier causing damage and forcing about 200 Catalina island tourists to be evacuated by two 110 passenger motor cruisers. Capt. Lloyd Fredgren moved the ship away after unloading passengers. Repairs to broken piles were underway as engineers arranged replacements for the whaler timber.
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Catalina Island
Catalina
Avalon Pier
Lloyd Fredgren
Charley Stillwell
Jack Alderson
Avalon
Stillwell
Vincent Thomas
D-San Pedro
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Fredgren
Cerritos Approves Multi Million Housing Plan
Cerritos City Council moved to pave way for an eight million dollar single family housing project by approving tract maps for 293 homes on about 98 acres in the city and tentatively approving maps for 600 more homes. Sites include 166th Street Carmenita Road and Norwalk Boulevard areas with several developers. Council rescinded a prior denial for the Larwin Company town house project and directed study. bids will be sought for sewer work on Studebaker Road with most financing from the LA County Sanitation District.
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Cerritos
166Th Street
Carmenita Road
Colwell Company
Applicant
195Th Street
Norwalk Boulevard
S.I.R. Development Company Inc
Larwin Company
City Planning Commission
Bloomfield and
Shoemaker Avenues
William Stookey
Studebaker Road
South Street
183Rd Street
Crusader Avenue
Los Angeles County Sanitation District
New Simulator Boosts Navy ASW Training in Long Beach
A new anti-submarine warfare simulator dedicated at Long Beach Naval Station provides 50 Long Beach based antisubmarine ships with economical realistic classroom training. The Honeywell device replicates attack centers, simulates ocean conditions and vessel movements, and uses moving symbols on screen with a second projector for grids.
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Navy
Long Beach Naval Station
Long Beach
Naval Per
Sonnel
San Diego
Marine Systems Center of Honeywell Inc
West Covina
Naval Training Device Center
Orlando
Fla
Cmdr
Mike Haller
7Th Fleet
Adm
H. J. Trum III
Pacific Fleet
Donald V. Cox
Pacific Training Command
Ted Cruchley
Admission Free Activities Open in Long Beach Area
A series of no cost events runs in Long Beach starting at 1 p.m. including a USS Okanogan open ship at Pier 7, Long Beach Naval Station, and multiple community services. Also at 8 p.m. a draft information session at the Unitarian Church and a writers workshop at the Douglas House Center.
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Long Beach Area
Okanogan
Pier 7
Long Beach Naval Station
Long Beach
Draft Information Committee
Unitarian Church
Atherton St
Writers Workshop
Bill Jackson
Douglas House Center
Lime Ave
Panel Discussion on Handicapped Employment Topics
A Harbor Chapter National Rehabilitation Association event will explore employment issues for the handicapped in a public panel. The 7:30 p.m. meeting at Pacific Hospital Long Beach auditorium features Jess Flaharty as moderator with experts from Los Angeles officials Dr. Felton Charles Fletcher Joseph Rebeck and more addressing employer insurance risks.
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Harbor
National Rehabilitation Association
Pacific Hospital of
Long Beach
Pacific Ave
Jess Flaharty
Southern Califor
Nia Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board
Jean Spencer Felton
Los Angeles County Personnel Board
Charles Fletcher
Los Angeles
Department of Rehabilitation
Joseph Rebeck
Industrial Indemnity Insurance Co
Charles Smith
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and Safety Council
George Potter
Long Beach Post Office Department
Names Across the World Stump Harbor Police Desk
A harbor immigration lobby showcases a cross section of surnames from Wales to Japan as officers discuss origin, pronunciation, and the random mix of names on the roster. The piece notes how names reflect ancestry but not the individual’s birthplace or history.
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Japan
China
Philippines
Antkiewicz
Mozingo
Dimitrijevic
Smith
Jones
Williams
Love
Lee
Weeks
Brown
Mascitto
Taggart
Johansen
Nevans
Ingels
Ingelbre
Water in Santa Ana River Declares Deteriorating Quality
Orange County experts told a Costa Mesa hearing that Santa Ana River water is marginally injurious to health and deteriorating rapidly. They outlined rising salinity, mineral content and ecological risks, urging higher quality standards for the river and its tributaries serving Orange Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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Santa Ana
Costa Mesa
Santa Ana River Basin
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Colorado River
Control Board
Orange County Engineering Council
West Orange County Water Board
Orange County
American Society of Civil Engineers
Veterans Hospital Names New Aide
Jerome R. Dolezal, 47, named assistant hospital director for Long Beach VA Hospital by Director Dr. James S. Glotfelty. Former assistant director at VA centers in Los Angeles and Martinsburg, with prior roles at Hines and San Antonio areas. Native of St. Louis, he is a Washington University graduate and World War II medical administrative officer. Married to Betty with four children: Nancy Jean, Patricia, and others.
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Jerome R. Dolezal
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
James S. Glotfelty
Army Air Force
Hines
Ill
Dolezal
St. Louis
Washington University
Alexander Hamilton Institute
New York City
American Hospital Association
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center
War Department
Betty
Nancy Jean
Patricia
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Alderson
Moffatt and Nichol Engineers
Independent Press-Telegram
Bloomfield Avenue
del Amo Boulevard
S.I.R
Dairy Valley Associates
Artesia Boulevard
Shoemaker
Lusk Homes Inc
J.G
John Pester
Ron Cate
Charlie Shonts
Bob Barringer
SNS
Barry Reynolds
Kent Henderson
Long Beach Free Clinic
Atlantic Ave
Joyce Mockridge
Douglass House Center
Adelsperger
Zeiner
Sa OF
SamNee
Woethrich
Ostrich
Jelenie
Jorio
Kivinski
Kikumoto
Hroza
Sanchez
Troyer
Hans
Bulaich
Sgt
al Brett
Harbor Division
Fied
Veterans Hospital
Ben Zinser
Medical Science
VA Center
American Lake VA
Tacoma
Wash
California
Martinsburg
W. Va
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