Deaf beauty in Welcome to Phyllis Sewell contest winner hopeful
Poly High School graduate Phyllis Sewell, 18, a deaf contestant from Long Beach, entered in the Welcome to pageant. She has won two prior beauty contests for deaf contestants and believes her hands speak as clearly as words. Judging runs May 10 to 13. she aims to tour shops with Miss Universe contestants if she wins.
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Phyllis Sewell
Chestnut Ave
Poly High Grad
Phyllis
Poly High School
Jack
Long Beach
Driver Hurled Out Run Over by His Own Auto
Eight people were injured in urban traffic crashes in Lange and Manila Avenue areas early Friday and today. A 16 year old passenger Gary Whitener suffered arm and head injuries after a speeding car flipped into a ditch on Manila Avenue near 4th Street. driver James Streetz was cited for reckless driving. A 48 year old pedestrian Harry Sampson was struck at Hose and 4th Street, treated for a broken leg, then moved to Harbor General Hospital.
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Gary ©. Whitener
Myrtle Ave
Manila Ave
4Th St
James G. Streetz
California Ave
Lange
Gary E. Whitener
Community Hospital
California Ave. l
James S. Folk
James W. Anderbergs
Streetz
Einar Nanaro
Nieto Ave
St. St
Lime Ave
Adorno
Tineani
American Ave
Seaside
Tincani
Ruth M. Stewart
Sandwood
Harry A. Sampson
Hose Ave
Harbor General Hospital
Ceci O. Tolbert
South Pasadena
Sampson
Precious Salk Vaccine for 10,000 Pupils Here
Long Beach reports the initial inoculation drive for first and second graders as 1,134 vials of Salk vaccine were delivered by the Health Department. Schools including Tucker, Cubberly, Carver and St Cornelius will start shots as parents approve. Several traffic crashes occurred nearby with injuries to drivers and passengers. none fatal, and red-light violations cited.
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Cherry Ave
Long Beach Health Department
Tucker
Cubberly Gant
Our Lady of Refuge Carver
St. Cornelius
Butfum Emerson
St. Cyprien
Beth Jany Lutheran
Ents
Robert Creighton
Long Beach
Bids Opened for New Millikan High School
The Board of Education opened bids for Millikan High School at Palo Verde Ave. Project bids ranged from 5.07 million to 5.56 million for complete work with separate shows for general contracts, ventilation and electrical installations. Work aimed to start within ten days with a fall 1956 opening. bids covered multiple construction phases and related facilities.
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Board of Education
Robert A
Palo Verde Ave
Spree
Abe Andard
Lominpacls Rie Ae Erro
Slaves to Narcotics Expose From The Press Telegram
A Bellflower couple Gordon and Diane Clark share a harsh firsthand tale of addiction in a multi part series on dope. The journalists describe their descent from marijuana to heroin and its impact on family, urging Long Beach readers to confront teen drug use.
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Righ
Gordon
Diane Clark
Press-Telegrama
Long Beach
Edison Plant Cleared of Smog Complaint
Edison Co was acquitted in Municipal Court after Judge Charles T Smith halted the trial when the smog inspector cited the firm had helped install a smoke warning device at the Terminal Island steam plant. The device records smoke density and issues alerts. inspector Howard Clark did not follow the prescribed method, raising questions about the citation.
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Southern California Edison Co
Charles T- Smith
Terminal Island
Smith
Smoge
Howard Clark
Clark
Long Beach Possible Target in Civil Defense Drill
Long Beach may be selected as one of seven unknown targets in Operation Alecl, a Federal Civil Defense Administration drill simulating enemy attack on June 15 and 16. Capt. William J. Mooney said San Francisco, San Diego and Long Beach were omitted from the list of 49 known targets, with one of the trio likely chosen without notice.
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Long Beach
Federal Civil Defense Administration
William J. Mooney
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Council
San Francisco
San Diego
Mooney
California
Dockers End Ship Dispute at Long Beach
Longshoremen returned to work at 7 p m Friday after a seven hour stoppage over a jurisdictional clash between the Sailors Union and the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union over unloading one hold of the freighter Pacificus operated by Coastwise Lines. A joint PMA release cited a clarified policy for steamer schooner trade and promised no recurrence of the dispute at berth 32.
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Pacificns
Facificus
Coastwise Lines
Sailors Union
the Pacific
International Longshoremen
Watehousemen’s Union
Women Promoting Aeronautics Contest Opens for Entries
The Association of Aeronautics Inc promotes its annual aeronautical literary contest in all languages. Submissions include articles books long and short stories poems and songs. The contest closes December 31. Information available from the association 90 NM Doheny Dr Beverly Hills.
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Association of Aeronautics, Inc
Asso‘i
Doheny Dr
Bev
Retarded Child Meet Concludes Five Day Council Session
Delegates to the International Council for Exceptional Children wrapped up a five day convention in Wilton after Dr. George Terran of Pacific State Hospital urged placing handicapped children in ordinary schools with individualized programs. He warned such children are prone to emotional trauma and personality problems when not properly supported. Dr Ruth Raattama from Denver urged families to provide a warm accepting home climate to help handicapped children reach their fullest potential.
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International Council For Exceptional Children
George Terran
Pacific State Hospital
Spadra
Wilton
Trancheon
Municipal Auditorium
Ruth Raattama
Maternal J
Denver
Colo
Adm Smoot to Inspect Pacific Mine Units
Rear Adm. Roland N. Smoot, commander of the Mine Force, Pacific Fleet, will lead four officers and depart Sunday to inspect Mine Force units in the west Pacific. They will return in two weeks, stopping first at Pearl Harbor to review Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit No. 1 under Long Beach headquarters.
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Roland N. Smoot
Pacific Fleet
West Pacific
E. H. Jones
A. T. White
F. A. Mitchell
W A. Simcox
Simeox
Mine Division
Japan
Pearl Harbor
W. R. Brooks
Long Beach
Lakewood GOP Group Hears Stella George Address
Mrs Stella George spoke at the Lakewood Federation of Republican Women meeting on Friday recounting her three day family survival test featured in the Press Telegram and independent. Fire Captain Robert A Jones civil defense coordinator showed a film on atomic attack. Mrs James K McCall presided.
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Stella George
the Press-Telegram
Independent
Lakewood
Federation of Republican Women
Robert A. Jones
James K McCall
Lake Years
Republican Women
Lockheed Officials Visit USS Toledo in Long Beach
Lockheed Aircraft Corp officials visited the heavy cruiser USS Toledo at Berth 13, Long Beach Naval Shipyard. They were greeted by Commander Captain William A. Cockell as part of a briefing on SQJ memopers and wet management of aircraft operations aboard the ship.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Toledo
Long Beach
Naval Shipyard
Tne
Wiliam A. Cockell
Sundays Independent Press Telegram reports on civil defense rations test
Mrs. George Teils describes emergency three day rations during an H bomb drill in Long Beach. Sunday imports list Palm Springs visit by local beauties, profiles in Southland Magazine of Shoemaker and Loren, with Parade tackling teen issues and sports feature on NY Giants pitcher Antonelli.
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Independent Press- Telegram
Long Beach
Palm Springs
Southland Magazine
Dunes
Parade Magazine
Sophia Loren
Ané
Johnny Antonelli
New York Giant
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