Sea Beach Welcomes the Big Mo in Coastal Parade
Joan Kelly crowned Miss Welcome to Long Beach greets the USS Missouri and chats with Capt. Brodie as bluejackets wave. A quirky city scene includes locals and newsroom staff, with sailors and a playful monkey rumor linking to hospital wards.
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Provine
Joan Kelly
Long Beach
Jean
Dept
Joan
Pat Jones
Chamber of Commerce
Robert Brodie Jr
Nick Nixon
Colleen
Harbor Reserve Fund in Hassle
City Attorney Irving M. Smith accuses the Harbor Commission of misleading the City Council by presenting an income and expenses statement claiming funds for harbor operations and investments exceed actual needs. He cites a letter from W M Martin requesting over $1,000,000 and notes millions invested in bonds while transfers to the public improvement fund altered the harbor department’s financial position.
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Harbor Reserve Fund
Hassle
Port Commission
Council
City Atty
Irving M. Smith
Harbor Commission
W. M. Martin
Smith
Harbor Department
D. W. Tazwater
Commission
Harbor Reserve
Sam Rob
Jong l
Marlin
Harebor Department
Danny Gallipo Recovers After Fall From Overpass
Eight year old Danny Gallipo remains hospitalized after an 18 foot fall from the California Ave bridge into the Pacific Bleetch Railway path. He underwent brain surgery to relieve pressure and paralysis on his right side but doctors expect full recovery. Community prayers and fund contributions totaling 683.99 support his care, with funds sent to the Danny Gallipo Fund at California Bank.
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Vera Williams
Danny Gallipo
California Ave
Pacific Bleetch Railway
Bobby Reed
Jena May Lee
Bethany Baptist School
Bobby
Danny
Jean May
Claude Gallipo
St. Mary's Hospital
BR. A. Reid
The
California Bank
Broadway
City OKs West Beach Barrier Construction
City Council authorized a $567,099 contract with Franks Dredging Co. to build a sand embankment from the Los Angeles River to Rainbow Fjord, aimed at shielding the west beach from sand sinkage, with completion targeted for early fall. A separate $125,000 project covers a bridge and sewer pump station at Ravenna Dr and River Alto Canal, demolishing an old bridge and pump station, financed by the Tideland Oil Fund.
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Sam B Vickers
Franks Dredging Co
Long Beach
Los Angeles River
Rainbow Fier
Pupnose
Nro J Beece
West Beach
Vickers
Ravenna Dr
Rive Alto Canal
East
Chace Vote Reverses Lakewood Liquor Ban
The Lakewood Board of Supervisors reversed a prior ban by a 3 to 2 vote, allowing liquor service at Lakewood Country Club. The late Raymond Y. Darby and new Supervisor Chace influenced the outcome, with Mor bert C. Legg and Roger W. Jessup also supporting continued operation. The county manager will decide if a private concession or Lakewood Park District will run the bar, which has yielded $94,000 revenue and $1,537 net profit over seven months.
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Raymond Y. Darby
Chace
Darby
Country Club
Morbert C. Legg
Roger
Weather foretold sun but clouds bring rain
An overcast morning defied the U S Weather Bureau forecast with scattered showers across the area. The five day outlook remained sunny, noting no rain in sight. Long Beach measured .08 inches of rain today, totaling 10.04 inches for the season, while higher elevations reported traces of new snow.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
USS Kyes Hit by Red Shore Fire Near Wonsan
The destroyer James E. Kyes, home port Long Beach, was hit by Communist shore batteries near Wonsan, Korea. One crewman seriously injured and several others with minor injuries. a three foot hole opened on the main deck. Commanding officer Comdr. Robert A. Thatcher said ship to return July 1. family details noted.
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James E. Kyes
Long Beach
Wonsan
Comar
Robert A. Thatcher
St. Joseph Ave
Beatrice Thatcher
Thatchers
Carol
Sue
Ann
Tom
Becky
Mighty Mo Ready To Go For Overhaul
The battleship Missouri returned Monday from Korean action and will leave at 8 am Wednesday for Norfolk Virginia where the Mighty Mo will undergo a general overhaul.
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Mighty
Missouri
Norfolk
Costa Mesa Marines Die in Arizona Helicopter Crash
A Costa Mesa major and a Long Beach master sergeant died when their helicopter crashed near Portal Arizona during a training flight through a mountain pass. Pilot Lt Col Robert KR Ayres Jr was injured along with Lt Col John H Schweitzer. Ayres is the squadron commander at Santa Ana. Surviving crew include Maj Lloyd G Walsh and M/Sgt Ivan S Berry, both with Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 363, based at Santa Ana.
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Costa Mesa
Robert KR. Ayres Jr
Douglas, Ariz
John H. Schweitzer
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Col
Ayres
Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 363
Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Facility
Walsh
Sgt Berry
Jhus Canyon Pass
Douglas
Portal
Mas. Walsh
Virginia
Colleen
Mary Ann
Thomas H. Walsh
West Cresco
Iowa
Martin (Minn
Marine Corps
Pacific
Alhambra
Korea
Hello
Berry
Ivan Dale
Dennis Lee
David Alien
Mary Ana
John Henry Berry
Cold Water
South Pacific
Europe
Marine Airy Wing
Santa Ana Marine Corps Station
Third Man Held for Burglary In Local Lab
Norwalk sheriff deputies arrested David Arterburn, 23, of 8131 Center St, as a third suspect in a burglary at General Petroleum Corp laboratory at 12757 Telegraph Rd. Two others, Fred Westreicher, 43, and Lewis Cullins, 30, both of Paramount, were arrested for burglaries of three calculating machines valued at 625 dollars after pawns for 100 dollars each in Paramount.
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LOS Metos
Chemical Laboratory
General Petroleum Corp
Telegraph Rd
Paramount
Hough
3. E. Peterson
Teen-Age TV Proposal Referred for Budget Consideration
City Council today referred a proposal to sponsor a teen-age youth opportunity weekly television program by its public relations committee for study in the 1953-54 budget.
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City Council Today Vy
Recall Election Splits Signal Hill In Bitter Fight
Signal Hill voters turnout in a contested recall aimed at Mayor Lloyd P Tomlin and Councilman Lloyd Colson. The election centers on gambling permits police ties and alleged irregularities in the November vote with a replacement on the council for one resigned member.
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Signal Hill
Lloyd P. Tomlin
Lloyd
Colson
Heber
Chapman
Tomlin
Civic Improvement Association
Tod
Mexico
Faulkner
Lorace Green Jr
Ira W. Mullen
James G. Suthard
Civic Improvement Assn
Faulkher
Long Beach
Ted Mursphy
Murphy Teol
Murphy
Signal Hill Inecinerator
Car Rolls Over After Crash Injures Three People
Three persons were injured, one seriously, when their car rolled over after a collision with another auto on Pacific Coast Highway near Seventh Street. James William Churel, 22, and passengers Dorothy Marie Rogers, 21, and Pauline Whitman, 22, were treated at Community Hospital. The driver, a paraplegic, Joseph Rodriguez, 32, was not hurt. In a separate crash, Ida M. Lamont, 64, and Marjorie J. Terry, 33, were treated at Seaside Hospital for injuries received in a two car collision at 10th Street and California Avenue. Police cited driver Harald Eugene Money for failure to stop.
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Community Hospital
James William Churel
15Th St
Dorothy Marie Rogers
Cranston
R. I
Pauline Whitman
Providence
RT Church
Jessa
Joseph Rodriguez
Seventh St
Roderigguez
al Drive
10Th St
California Ave
Ida M. Lamont
Marjorie J. Terry
E. 25Th
Harbor Board awards transit shed contract to Fepco
The Harbor Commission awarded a $286,174 contract to Fepco of Los Angeles for completing a transit shed at Berths 52 and 53 Pier 2 Inner Harbor after prior bids were rejected for errors. The board also accepted a $14,117.40 liability insurance bid from Great American Indemnity Co. and granted a revokable permit to J W Baxter & Co to occupy about 300 square feet of harbor land at 1 cent per square foot monthly, with retroactive rental sought. The area was recently purchased from Spreckels interests.
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Pier 2
Inner Harbor
Fepco
Los Angeles
Harbor Commission
Harbor Commissioners Monday
Great American Indemnity Co
J. W., Baxter & Co
Portney
A. J. Amar
Harbor Department
Spreckels
Feel Responsible Pleads for Friend Who Shot Him
Wayne C. Carte, 28, a merchant seaman, testifies to Superior Judge Joseph Maltby that he feels partly responsible for his former friend Earl Red Howard, 41, of Wilmington, shooting him three times after a drinking dispute. Carte's voluntary statement aided Howard's guilty plea to assault with intent to murder and influenced the judge to impose a minimum term in state prison.
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Wayne C. Carte
They Tan
Fong
Carte
Joseph M. Maltby
Earl
Red) Howard
Howard
Zommit
Malthy
Wilmington
Santa Maria
Red
Race
Reward
Rams Auto Slugs Man Breaks Glass in San Pedro
Charles Bye of 140 W ilth St was rammed off Normandie near Vermont by a swarthy hoodlum in old clothes. Bye leaped from his car, slugged the motorist, and smashed the windows. He was treated at San Pedro Receiving Hospital for severe head bruises. The attacker, about 25, fled after the assault and the car windows were shattered.
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San Pedro
Charles Bye
W.ilth St
Bye
San Pedro Receiving Hospital
Normandie Ave
Vermont Ave
Rye
Council Votes Raise for City Secretary Vi Dovey
The City Council approved a $68 monthly salary increase for Vi Dovey, secretary to the Mayor and Sounei, raising her pay from $258 to $426 per month. Mayor Lyman B. Sutter led the recommendation, with support from Parmley Seaton Li voni and Carleson, while Wagner Fletcher and Kealer opposed.
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Qin
Vi Dovey
Sounei
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