Public notices and bee battle at the Baum home
A Long Beach column recaps a Sunday party at Owen Baum's home disrupted by thousands of bees, warded off with smoke and a vacuum. It notes praise for public safety, reports a traffic dept. fix at Shady Park Drive, and a humorous scene with attorney candidate Henry D. Lawrence and a granddaughter. It ends with a campaign flyer mix up for Harry Fulton and McAppley.
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Baum
Traffic Dept
Gordon Graham
Long Beach
Graham
Bill Kummer
Shady Fark Dr
Kummer
Community Understanding Talks Planned by Volunteer Office
A program titled Community Understanding will be sponsored starting Wednesday by the Community Volunteer Office. Sessions run May 3 5 11 14 and 17 with health welfare recreation and planning talks and tours of municipal buildings. First program is at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Armed Services YMCA 1076 Seaside Blvd John P. Davis will discuss Long Beach history and a film VW for Volunteer will be shown. Harbor tour departs Navy landing at 12 30 p.m. Other sessions cover tours of West Day Nursery Long Beach City Health Department and City Hall with talks by George Logan Harry Frishman Su pperior Judge Fred Miller Herbert Waite Lt William Mooney and Werner Ruditi etc.
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Ivoiunless Oilice
Il A
Armed Services Ymca
Seaside Blvd
John P. Davis
Long Beach
Navy Landing
West Day Nursery
Chestnut
Ave
City Health Department
George Logan
Community Welfare Council
Harry Frishman
Long Beach Public Schools
City College
Children's Dental Health Center
City Hall
Fred Miller
West Long Beach
Truman
Boyd Manor
Saratoga Rd
Herbert Waite
Municipal Art’ Center
E. Ocean Blvd
Assistance League Club
Roswell Ave
Fragram
William Mooney
Werner Ruditi
Red Cross
Norris Nesmith
Motel Man Defies Armed Pair In 1971 Heist
M C Hall manager of Southern Motel on 940 W Pacific Coast Highway confronted two gunmen Monday night. They entered the office, demanded cash, and faced Hall as he retrieved a revolver. Hall fired at the fleeing pair, who escaped toward San Francisco Avenue, while his wife Abbey assisted patrons and handed over the register.
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M. C. Hall
Southern
Pacific Coast Hwy
Hall
San Francisco Ave
Open House Tonight For Long Beach Elementary Schools
Long Beach Unified School District hosts open house at 7 p m across 50 elementary schools as part of Public Schools Week. About 35 000 parents and friends are expected to attend to see class exhibits films, band and glee club performances, hobbies displays, square dances, and student accomplishments.
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Billy Corley
Chestnut Ave
Billy
Los Cerritos School
Long Beach Unified School
New Port Tube Plan Considered
San Pedro considers a new tunnel financing plan to connect San Pedro with Terminal Island. The plan lets the State Toll Bridge Authority build the 1 500 foot tunnel if the Harbor Department leases maintains and pays bond interest. Assemblyman Vincent Thomas and State Atty Gen Brown explained the proposal at a San Pedro Harbor Commission meeting.
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San Pedro
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor Commission
Harbor Department
State
Toll Bridge Authority
Vincent Thomas
Gen
Brown
Regan St
Thomas
City to Ask Half of Beach Lifeguard Funds
The City Council will request 176,087 dollars from the County Board of Supervisors to cover half of the 352,174 dollar lifeguard and beach maintenance bill for next disaster year. County funding this year was 75,000 dollars. Lifeguard data show 557 Los Angeles County residents rescued last year versus 402 from Long Beach, with first aid given to 1,126 county residents compared with 1,066 from Long Beach.
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County Board of Supervisors
Sam E. Vickers
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Harbor Port Profits Near Twenty Million in Year Audit
Oil and port operations posted a profit of 19 950 737 73 during the audit to Harbor for John R Mansell with gross income 1 564 365 91 down ten percent from the prior year Expenses totaled 1 618 128 47 including depreciation 349 500 20 and bridge maintenance 64 405 55 Net income from port operations before depreciation was 496 337 64 Net loss after depreciation 53 162 56 Harbor oil operations earned 20 03 900 29 after depreciation and operating costs Total oil and gas proceeds in harbor area were 86 624 BAG S1 The report notes improved accounting procedures and new revenue from dock materials and concession operations plus insurance program progress. A separate item mentions a cocktail waitress pageant in Los Angeles with a Long Beach delegation attending.
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John R. Mansell
Commodore Helm
Harbor Department
Ssorthy
Harper Department
Department
Stevenson School Showcases Arts and Education for Handicapped
Douglas A. Newcomb praises the Robert Louis Stevenson special elementary school as a model of inclusive learning where blind students master Braille and travel through literature. Deaf pupils learn lip reading, speechless children gain speaking ability, and sightless learners explore touch typing empowering them for a future with limited light. The superintendent emphasizes that the school proves every child in America can have a chance through skilled teaching and supportive programs.
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Douglas A. Newcomb
Robert Louis’ Stevenson
Two bicycle riders hurt in Lakewood accidents
Two boys were injured in separate bicycle crashes in Lakewood on a weekday afternoon. Roy Day, 9, of 6144 Craywood Ave, was struck on Artesia Street near Woodruff Avenue at 3 45 p m by a car driven by Russell D Holbert, 30, of 1619 Bellflower. Day received treatment at Bellflower Medical Center for a minor arm injury. another rider, Penaid Zergner, 12, of S863, was also injured in a separate collision. The report notes nearby arrests and real estate board rhetoric at a Long Beach luncheon while discussing realty licensing and ethics. The commissioner said room for improvement remains.
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United States
Califorpis
Bellflower
Con Medical Center
Jaries
Watson
Long Beach
Councilmen Seek Study of Parking Proposal
City Manager Sam E. Vickers backs a $5,000,000 off street parking system for downtown and business districts. The proposal calls for a charter amendment, a revolving fund, and city loans to new parking districts with repayment tied to district revenues and taxes. The plan aims to ease congestion and cutting financing costs, with ballot propositions likely to be placed before voters next November.
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Sam E. Vickers
Citizens Committee
Vickers
Long Beach
California
de Leuw, Cather and Co
Insecticide Downgraded From Danger Class
City health officer Dr. L D. Litwack said a formerly dangerous insecticide is now removed from that category. He noted it contains organic phosphate a toxic material but at low concentration and safe if used as directed.
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L D. Litwack
Pr. Litwack
Classifieds Set All-Time Record in Local Paper
The Long Beach Independent Press Telegram set an all-time ad record in its Sunday issue April 23. About 094 classified ads ran across roughly 135 different classification categories in that edition.
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Long Beach
Independent Press-Telegram
Toronto Housewife Aims Catalina Channel Swim Record
Winnie Roach, 28, a Toronto mother of three and Canada's lone woman baseball umpire, trains daily in Colorado Lagoon for a July Catalina Channel swim from Long Beach. She seeks Florence Chedwick's 13 hour 47 minute mark, guided by manager Kay Marten.
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Winnie Roach
Colorado Lagoon
Catalina Channel Crossing
Florence Chadwick
Toronto
Long Beach
Catalina Channel
Florence Chedwick
Winnie
Canada
English Channel
Morris Leuszler
Shady Acres
Long Beach Blvd
Kay Marten
Parley Tonight Spurs Sister Kenny Drive Campaign Kickoff
A kickoff meeting for the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation campaign for funds will be held at the Municipal Recreation Center at 350 E. Ocean Blvd. The two week house to house canvass begins Saturday, marking the start of the campaign in Long Beach.
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Sister Elizabeth Keniny Formdation
Municipal Recreation Center
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
Nos Ae
el Monte
Los Angeles
Ars. JT
Marron
West
Port Orders Subside Work Start in Long Beach
Start of engineering work for an estimated 853500 in the Port of Long Beach was authorized by the Board of Arbor Commissioners. Projects include subsidence remediation at Pier A Berth 11 and Seaside Blvd reconstr, with start around 1956 and costs totaling 434000 and 3041500 respectively. Also planned are corrosion mitigation and drainage work at several piers and the Commodore Heim Bridge, with regional polio hospital funding and Sister Kenny clinic support. Southern California's campaign quota is 425000.
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Long Beach
Board of Arbor Commissioners
Pier A
Back Arca
Seaside Blvd
Pico Ave
Seaside
Pico
Commodore Heim
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Owen Baum
15Th St
de Atty
Henry D. Lawrence
Kath McDonald
Bill Harris
Bill
Kathy
Hen Tam Velonis
Harbor Area
Harry Fulton
The
Independent
Fullton
McAppley
Alcolm Epley
Long Beach Press
Gelearam
Audi
Eunice Turley
Senesac Ave
Southern California
Jack Arnold
Culinary
Alliance
Biltmore Hotel
By Ken Chilcote
Realtors’ Boss
D. D. Watson
Arnold Berg
Long Beach Realty
Lafayette Hotel
George Weeks
Champ
Catalina
Spurs
Sister Kenny
Henry Marron
John Zt.connell
Division Land Section
Kenny
William Parker
Robert Fussell
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