Ambergris mystery lingers as San Clemente case stalls
A San Clemente ambergris find remains unsettled as a Chicago perfume house delays chemical tests. The owner has heard no new developments and the waxy substance can stay in cold storage until results arrive, delaying its value claim of about 850000. Meanwhile, local youth clubs push fundraising and community rebuilding with new events to finish the North Long Beach 20 30 Club clubhouse and support the Mounted Police rodeo tickets.
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Tung
San Clemente
Chicago
Buster
20 30
Memorial Stadium
Mounted Police
N. L. B. Boys’ Club
E. Market St
Long Beach
Pan American Festival Opens in Lakewood Park Night Fete
Lakewood hosts a two day Pan American Festival starting with an opening dance at Pan American Park and a 7 30 p m concert by the Electric Cordion Band. Miss Evelyn Ashlin a Brazil born queen will be crowned with dignitaries from Brazil in attendance. A 10 band parade with 27 equestrian units follows on Saturday led by Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz with 18 two way cars guiding the route.
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Jenors
Lakewoodway
Pan American Park
Eugene Biscailuz
Lakewood
Viking Business Association
Lakewood Junior High
E. G. Bemis
Bellflower Blvd
Harvey Way
Bellflower
Viking ‘Way
Carson St
City College
Los Cerritos Diagonal
Village
Blackthorne Ave
Harvey
Bettie Thomas
Bobo the Clown
Escuela Estados Unidos
Brazil
Harry Mooré
Long Beach
de Smandek
George M. Widney
U.S. State Department Foreign Service
Bill Marminn
U. S
Walter Montana
F Tival
Jorge B. Ma- Tota
Costa Rica
Gue
Friendship Grove
Los Angeles
Westminster Tumblers
Grace Armstrong
Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
Central
South America
Bear State Termites
California Ramblers
iSquare
Park Auditorium
L. B. Man Seeks County Planning Post
Earl J. msse of daualm Ave is among nine applicants for the newly created chief deputy director of planning in Los Angeles County. Examination results for the nine candidates will be announced by civil service authorities in two weeks.
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Earl J. Msse
Daualm Ave
Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission
Flying Cattle Leave L B on 1200 Mile Flight
A shipment of 101 calves left Long Beach Municipal Airport aboard a Flying Tiger airfreighter bound for Enid Oklahoma. Cattle broker George Billings touts Los Angeles County cattle as superior with prices higher in Oklahoma, while pilots defend the six hour flight as efficient versus rail or truck. About 15,000 people were expected to witness the departure of the airborne herd.
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Long Beach
Oklahoma
Newcastle
Enid
Billy the Kid
K. C. Rader
Rader
L. Shelton
George Billings
Norwalk
Charles Lipps
Chuck Sundquist
Long Beach Municipal
Flying Tiger Cag
Oklo
Hombre
Los Angeles County
Rockies
Texas
Bil ‘Lings
G. L. Shelton
Herb
Plans Laid for All Night Festival Graduation Dance
Public high schools’ student dance committee met to select entertainment and a winning bid design for the third annual All Night Graduation Dance in Municipal Auditorium on June 14. Final decisions, including bid winner and entertainment, await May 3 at Poly High. About 1700 graduates are expected this June.
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AlbLeight
Municipal Auditorium
Poly High
Ceive
Bill Atkinson Jr
Poly
Sean G. Catlin
Wilson
William Carls
Sam Wellbaum
Jordan
Harold Williams
Press‘Telegram
Jordan High
Los Angeles
Gric High School
Darlene Pagle
Wien
Donna Decker
Ben Harris
Donna
Dave McDonald
Norman Lenzer
Jo Southgate
Fress-Telagram
Weekend Sun Forecast Brightens Up An Expected Summer High
The Weather Bureau predicts improving weekend weather with sun dominating afternoons and highs near the TO degree mark. Night and morning clouds may linger with a few scattered showers possible. deserts should stay mostly clear with temperatures from 85 to 90. Yesterday’s highs and lows ranged from 69 to 53.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Cowboys invade stadium Sunday for benefit rodeo
Cowboys ride, bulldog, and clown acts headline the 11th annual Long Beach Mounted Police benefit at Veterans Memorial Stadium Sunday at 1 p m. Proceeds go to the North Long Beach Boys Club. Arizona stock provided by Andy Jauregui. Tickets sold at the stadium day of event. Queen of the rodeo to receive an expense paid vacation at Apple Valley Rancho. Paraplegic patients from VA Hospital will be guests of the mounted police.
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Bobbie Dorman
Leman Grove
Queen of the Long Beach Mounted Police Rodeo
Toni
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Long Beach Mounted Police
North Long Beach
Gene
Bob Clark
Bakers Held
Apple Valley Rancho
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mounted Poice
Hunt for Missing Boy Turns Grimly to Private Homes
Searchers for 10 year old Charles Haughton missing from Norwerk home for nine days turned to the remote possibility he may have been sheltered by a private family. If true, those parties could face prosecution on child stealing charges depending on circumstances. Juvenile officers noted families are often taken in by stories from runaways as officers sift hundreds of tips across Los Angeles County.
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Charles Haughton
Norwerk
Los Angeles County
Miss Berling's Fate in Jury Hands Today
Jurors were to hear closing arguments as Deputy DA Ted Sten denounced Violet Berling as a "wretched, depraved" killer and the defense painted a different picture. Judge Miller would instruct the jury on the case of Kay Frances Erickson, the 10 year old allegedly killed last October, with a verdict expected tonight. The trial has featured dramatic courtroom rhetoric and emotional testimonies from Kay Frances's mother and others.
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Berling
Ted C. Sten
Miller
Miss Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Sten
Miss Berting
Kay Frances
iShe
Violet Berling
Lyar
NSIT
Beatrice Erickson
Harry Erickson
City Attorney to Present Tideland Case in Sacramento Hearing
Irving BE Smith will present the city's tideland grant proposal at the Assembly hearing on May 2 at 3 p.m. The measure, AB 3400, would free 50 percent of tideland oil revenue for general use and remove dry gas restrictions. Council authorized Smith and key officials to travel to Sacramento and urged legislative adoption, with similar resolutions planned by the Board of Harbor Commissioners and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Irving BE Smith
Assembly
Assembly Governmental Efficiency and Economy Committee
Tideland
Smith
Samuel E. Vickers
Sacramento
Carl Fletcher
Lyman B. Sutter
Clarence E. Wagner
Raymond C. Kealer
Board of Haror Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Industry Not Bonfire Blamed for City Smog
Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District ties smog to industrial products growth rather than back yard incinerators or vehicles. Capt. Howard L Clark cites district view during talks with Mayor Burton W. Chace and City Manager Samuel E. Vickers. A countywide meeting to publicize smog combat plans will begin with Monrovia on April 7, featuring films and a panel with Gordon Larson, Herbert C. Legg, and Harold Kennedy.
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Los Angeles County
Burton W. Chace
Samuel E. Vickers
Monrovia
Gordon Larson
Herbert C. Legg
Harold Kennedy
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