Traffic control a national emergency in police view
Chief Alvin F. Slaight lamented that traffic control now outstrips crimefighting for U S police after the Duluth conference, calling it a national emergency and urging action on parking. He warned inadequate parking raises costs and congestion, citing Long Beach, Los Angeles, and California cities.
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United States
Crine
Alvin F. Slaight
Long Beach
Police Chiefs
Duluth
Minn
Snagin Airport Lease Fight Faces City Council
Kealer told the City Council that local National Guard efforts aim to block cancellation of the Army Air Forces lease on Snagin Municipal Airport. He warned of investigations into San Francisco zone office delays in transmitting surplus declarations and possible appeals to Washington to challenge headquarters.
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Cema Raymond
C. Kealer
Guerel
Army Air Forces
Kealer
War Assets Administration
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Aewene Conan Our Cea
Gyuaneaney Annenane
Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee
C. E. Gibson
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Gibson
Councill
San Francis
Zoo Proposal Frowned Upon By City Council
City Council unofficially considered an ordinance allowing the Long Beach Zoological Society to build on city land at 2510 Olive Ave and receive tax funding for upkeep. W H Dickinson, president of the society, urged consideration and suggested using filled land formerly used for rubbish dumping as a site for a 700 000 sq ft project.
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Diafayor
Long Beach Zoological Society
Olive Ave
T “Ooen
W. H. Dickinson
Dickinson
Investigator Stricken at City Hall in Heart Attack
Cene F. Fisher, 54, a detective in the police department traffic division, collapsed at his desk in City Hall this morning. He was taken by fire department ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital. Doctors report Fisher may have a brain pressure from a blood clot and his condition is serious.
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Cene F. Fisher
Whch
Police Department
City Hall
St. Mary's Hospital
All Fire Department
Fisher
St. Mary's
Twins Born On Consecutive February Dates
Mr and Mrs Frank Parlla of 634 Magnolla Ave welcome twins at Community Hospital Eugene Charles 5 lb 9 oz arrived 11 56 p m Feb 1. Larry Jon 3 lb 7 oz born 12 07 a m Feb 2. Father works as a city truck driver. They have a brother named Frank age seven.
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Frank Parlla
Magnolla Ave
Community Hospital
Eugene Charles
Larry Jon
Frank
Earnings Advance in Harbor Dept for Second Half 1947
The Harbor Department reports a 1947 second half earnings rise to $369 397 95 from $316 398 13 the prior year with December services totaling $80 927 75 and November $50 207 03 Wharfage led gains at $140 547 while rents pilotage equipment rentals dockage and terminal charges showed varied year to year totals through the period.
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Sfand
B. W. ‘Tarwater
Department
Pidal
Fishers Seek Lower Fee From City Operators
Four fishing boat operators working from Belmont Pier ask the City Council to remove the $100 monthly minimum for April and October, arguing hardship. They support keeping the city’s 5 percent gross receipts as a fee instead.
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Bureau of #ranchises w
Belmont Pier
Hotel manager discards burning mattress outside room
Cara Warren, manager of a hotel at 127 E First St, tossed a burning mattress outdoors after a mattress caught fire in a room this morning. Firefighters doused the bedding. loss listed as 50 dollars. Cause not determined per police.
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When & Mattress
Cara Warren
E. First .St
Long Beach Building Permits Rise 90 Percent in January
Long Beach issued 351 family unit permits in January up from 185 a year earlier, a 90 percent rise. The total valuation reached 1,614,085 dollars, up from 693,830. Single family dwellings rose 66 percent with 129 permits, valuations 825,705 dollars versus 375,580. Two family permits totaled nine valued at 70,000 dollars, up from 62,500 last January. Multi family dwelling permits more than doubled from 14 to 30, housing 204 people. 14 dwellings valued 255,750 housed 93 people. Eleven apartment houses were issued permits, averaging 25,000 dollars. Stores and offices permits jumped 380 percent to 24 valued at 261,750 dollars from five at 10,100. A 79,285 dollar addition to the Procter & Gamble plant was approved, the first industrial permit of such size since last year.
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Long Beach
Procter & Gamble
Police Tests Scheduled for Long Beach Promotions
Competitive promotional exams for captain of police and captain of detectives in the Long Beach Police Department were announced by the civil service board. The captain of police exam is Feb 18 and captain of detectives Feb 19. Applicants must file by Feb 14 and have one year as lieutenant or superintendent. The written test counts 7 percent and the interview 25 percent. seniority based on service.
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Long Beach
Civil Service Board
Burning Paper Thrust in Home Mail Box
A fire set in a residential mailbox at 1241 Stiva St burned a camera negative and a newspaper clipping but caused no damage. Police said the fire was extinguished and the Stewart family suspects no motivation. the motive remains unknown.
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Thomas R. Stewart
Stiva St
Stewart
City Council Grants First Reading to License Code Amendment
The City Council gave first reading to an amendment expanding refund timing. The proposal extends the eligibility period for refunds from six months to one year.
Penalties for Auto Tabs If Not Ready by Deadline
Auto license tabs face penalties if not applied for by tomorrow night. Dana Bullock of the Long Beach DMV says the cutoff is 9 p.m. tomorrow, with counter renewals possible until 9 p.m. and postmark by midnight. Out of state car owners urged to file for California plates to avoid red tape. Late tab applications incur a double $6 registration fee plus 50 percent more on the vehicle license fee.
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Dana J. Bullock
Long Beach
Department of Motor Vehicles
Hcense
S. Broadway
California
Athletic Field Shift Endorsed for Carson Street Move
Recreation Commission endorses moving City College athletic field and PE buildings to land at Heartwell Park across Carson Street. Walter L. Scott notifies Board of Education. Coordinating Council requests Willow Street and Pine Avenue land use for a Poly High canteen to be built and run by recreation departments for dances and parties.
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City College
Carson St
Ely
Heartwell Park
Recreation Commission
Walter L. Scott
Board of Education
Willow St
Pine Ave
Poly High
Coordinating Council
Paul Henniges
Wrecreation
Election Ordinance Passes Final Reading for Peb Special Election
City Council gave final reading and adoption to the ordinance for Peb 24 special municipal election. Propers petitions and charter submissions were placed on the ballot for a vote by the people.
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Gould
Tle
Intel
Garfield School unit planned as 8 classroom addition
Superintendent Doug Newcomb unveiled blueprints for an eight classroom Garfield School unit on Hill Street facing Baltic. The board endorses immediate bids under the 1945 eight and one half million school bond issue, with work likely to begin by late March. The project aims to serve the expanding west city area and is part of a broader plan including a new elementary school and junior high plus high school and City College extensions funded by the bond. Mrs Gail C Hudson is the sole woman member of the Board of Education.
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Douglas A. Newcomb
Garfield School
Hill St
Georgze Vermillion
J Board
City College
Newcomb
Gail C. Hudson
Board of Education
City Approves Land Buy for Right of Way Access
City Council approves a $15 000 land purchase to secure a 25 foot wide right of way strip on Artesia Street between Atlantic Avenue and the Los Angeles River for a new bridge approach. Neighbors Lee Miller and Raymond Kirkpatrick receive compensation, while the city plans a 60 foot street under the bridge.
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Wa Pir
Artesia’ St
Los Angeles River
Jess Gilkerson
Artesia St
Atlaniic Ave
Slope
Oses
Gilkerson
Wilde
Rons Way
Lee
Gladys Miller
Raymond J
Eleanor E. Kirkpatrick
City Plans To Purchase New Boring Machine
The city may buy a long needed earth boring machine at an estimated cost of 480 dollars to be placed in use by March 1. Bids will be opened by the city manager on February 11 at 2 p.m. It will replace a machine built by Harry Linville and used to bore holes for planting 4000 trees in parkways.
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Ally
Harry Linville
Automotive Division
Ebty
Court Chief to Be Picked for Titelands
Irving M. Smith told Long Beach City Council a master to hear the U S Supreme Court case on tidelands ownership would be named soon and sit in Los Angeles. He said 75 percent of his time in six months went to gathering evidence, with two harbor department men hired to aid evidence collection. The work targets historic San Pedro Bay dartes and the southerly boundary tied to the federal tideland claim. If the court adopts Clark's proposed boundary, much of the Long Beach tidelands would remain outside the government's seizure reach.
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Irving M. ‘Smith
Long Beach
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Landn
Los Angeles
Smith
Harbor Department
San Pedro Bay
U. S
Tom Clark
Clark
Rain Forecast Shifts as Weatherman Adjusts Outlook
The weatherman revised forecasts from light rain to scattered showers possible tomorrow. Southern California saw no rain in Long Beach, but San Bernardino logged .21 inch while lake areas saw snowfall including Lake Arrowhead 4 inches and Big Bear 3 inches. Idyllwild reported 1.44 inches. Big Pine and Crystal Lake about 0.5 inch. Tonight and tomorrow may bring more snow in mountains. minimum 39 and high 61 yesterday.
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California
Long Beach
San Bernardino
Lake Arrowhead
Big Bear
Big Pine
Crystal Lake
Lineman Survives 38-Foot Fall With Minor Bruises
Lineman Lineman G Stratakes fell 38 feet from a utility pole at a construction site near Lakewood Boulevard and Stearns yesterday. He unfastened his safety belt to descend when his shoe spikes slipped, and he was taken to Seaside Hospital with a suspected broken leg reported by ambulance crew.
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Lows
G. Stratakes
Tut Lakewood Blvd
Stearns Sh
Stratakes
Ambuliner
Seaside Hospital
Woman Injured in Auto Mishap on Anaheim Street
A two car collision near Chestnut Avenue left Ada Ey iKohn Grivers, 35, of 2225 Orange Avenue, with chest injuries and taken to Seaside Hospital. Lawrence E. Succoro, 35, of 1927 Chestnut Avenue, escaped unharmed. Police cited the woman for driving on the wrong side of the highway.
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Anaheim St
Chestnut Ave
Ada Ey iKohn
Orange Ave
Seaside Hospital
Lawrence E. Succoro
Training Ship to Receive Welcome Here Feb 26
The American Mariner training ship of the Maine and Massachusetts maritime schools with 250 cadets and 53 officers will visit Long Beach February 26. Port authorities were advised and a welcome is being arranged by the Propeller Club of Long Beach with Rear Adm. Albert Ware Marshall as chairman.
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Pas
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
American Mariner
Maine
Massachusetts Maritime
Long Beach
West
Phar A Oular
Albert Ware Marshall
Propeller Club
Los Angeles Harbor
Dave Olmsted
Max
Long Beach Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Scattered cloudiness this afternoon and tonight in Long Beach. Partly cloudy with scattered showers Wednesday. Little change in temperature. Gentle to moderate variable winds.
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Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
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Slaight
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio State Bureau of Business Research
Ohio
America
Jovery
J.L. Feeney
Department of Sanitation
State Board of Health
D. R. Kennedy
Feeney
Kennedy
Snagin
Harbor Dept
Long Bea
Claude A. Hammonds
Park Ave
Spring St
Clark Ave
Hammonds
Spring
T. Houston Page
Press-Telegram
Air Arm
U. S. Air Force
North American Aviation Company
Edward Olson
Mt Carmel
Earl Hernandez
Cloutierville
Charles Tally
Garfield
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