Editorials by Long Beach staff win Freedoms Foundation honor
Beach ombing notes Clyde Winslow and Harry Karns receive Freedoms Foundation recognition. The column defends editorial writing as human craft by local staff from the Press-Telegram. It mentions Karns lives in Lakewood with wife Carol and four kids, plus a $100 award and a donated gift to Gompers School.
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Clyde Winslow
Harry Karns
Freedoms Foundation
Bre
Karns
Lakewood
Gompers School
Carol
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Woman 84 Is City’s Eighth Traffic Fatality
An 84-year-old woman died from injuries suffered in a Saturday traffic crash, becoming the city’s eighth traffic death of the year. Police identified the victim as an elderly resident, with emergency responders attending the scene.
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Stan Aatdin Wane
Tiaa Tane
Wis
Auuie Lytdi
Aguana
Ave
Anaheim St
Loma Ave
Leon W. Levich
Cedral St
West I
B. W. Coon
Spersons
Lakewood Blvd
Municipal Airport
Margaret Zalkus
Seventh St
City Council Calls for Report on West Side Federal Housing
West Side federal housing matter prompts city council to demand a formal report. Report details follow up on traffic safety and infrastructure as local incidents include a fatality on Anaheim Street and multiple injuries from crashes on Lakewood Boulevard and South Street.
Youth says started Depe Use in Korea leads to theft arrest
A year-old youth who said he became a narcotic addict while serving in Korea was arrested for petty theft and narcotics addiction. Armando Manuel Ortiz, 2089 W 19th St, and a juvenile companion were taken after siphoning gas from Frank A Cruze Jr.'s car at 2077 W 19th St. Ortiz said he was absent without leave from Camp Cooke.
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Korea
Armando Manuel J Ortiz
19Th St
Frank A. Cruze Jr
Cruze
Gerald Truber
Oritiz
Thefe
Ortiz
Camp Cooke
Incorporation Filed by Citizens Oil Co of Long Beach
Citizens Oil Co filed incorporation papers with the Los Angeles County clerk proposing capital stock of 200000 dollars. Directors listed are R. P. Hildebrand of Hartington Beach, Louis J. Bart of Long Beach, and FR. M. Claire of Alhambra.
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Citizens Oil Co
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
R. P. Hildebrand
Hartington Beach
Louis J. Bart
FR. M. Claire
Alhambra
Man vows vengeance as youth goes on trial for crash
Embittered William Parke testified in Long Beach Superior Court as jurors began hearing manslaughter charges against Pete Nieto 19 of Artesia in a head on crash that killed Parke’s wife Reva 26 and daughter Sandy. Parke, a father of four, said he would mash Nieto with his own hands and spoke of his heartbreak and loss.
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Pete Nisto
W. F Parke
Sandy
William F. Parke
Long Beach Superior, Court
Parke
Pete Nieto
Artesia
Nieto
Maxine
Farina St. Norwalk
Gorry
Reva
Carson St
Woodruff Ave
Nieta
George Francis
City Council urged study of westside federal housing area
The council asked for a comprehensive housing report covering about 3000 families in federal housing on the west side. Kenneth L. Smith urged abandoning federal housing there, while American Legion reps argued against action until alternative housing is found. A redevelopment agency proposal under Proposition 18 was discussed as a means to clear slums and attract private rentals or industrial use.
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Anc
Kenneth L. Smith
Anaheim St
Pacific Coast Hwy
Santa Fe Ave
Los Angeles River
The
American Legion
Smith
W. H. Wilson
Legion
19Th District
Rollins MacFadyen
State
National Housing Committee
MacFedyen
Durham
Punt Stolen From Beach Belts High and Dry
Robert T. Bardue told police he was on shore Monday when a 40 foot punt was stolen from its mooring at the foot of Surfline Place. Bardue said he commutes between the schooner and shore in an S foot punt and the theft occurred while he was ashore.
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Robert T. Bardue
Surfline
Snow blankets Southern California mountains easing drought
Heavy snows blanketed the San Gabriel range and Crestline areas with up to 16 inches, boosting reservoir levels and drought relief. Mount Baldy and nearby peaks received fresh snow as Long Beach and southern areas faced more showers, while roads and highways saw slick conditions and some closures.
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California
Long Beach
Mt. Baldy
San Gabriel Mountains
Artesia
Wiil Long Beach
Camp Hi-Hill
Butfum School
Victorville
Apple Valley
Highway Patrol
and Bouquet
Cuyamaca
Laguna Mountains
Mt. Palomar
Palomar
Fairfield Air Base
Monterey Bay
Puente
Upland
San Fernando Valley
Diagonal Airport to Dedicate New Runway
Aviation leaders and civic officials will attend Friday's 2 30 p m dedication of Diagonal Municipal Airport's rebuilt runway. The long instrument runway returns to service to handle most heavy traffic and keep planes from the residential area as dignitaries arrive aboard a Douglas 7 24 Globemaster for the first landing on the new Tun Ways.
Dozen Democrats From L A Attend $100 Banquet
A dozen prominent Democrats from Los Angeles will attend a Biltmore Bowl dinner where Adlai E. Stevenson delivers a major address. The austerity event features a $100 per plate corned beef dinner to fund Democratic National Committee debts and campaigns. Attendees include Carl Fletcher and Pat Ahern among others. Stevenson's first West Coast appearance since the last campaign will be broadcast nationally.
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Biltmore Bowl
Los Angeles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Democratic National Committee
Carl Fletcher
Mary. .Shaw
Robert Ringler
Richard Cartwright
Gerald Desmond
Harry Wade
Joseph M. Kenrick
Pat Ahern
S. S. Conk. In
Tom Rucker
Roy Shaw
Stevenson
Vets Hospital Patient Rollins Found Dead in Hotel Room
San Francisco police report that Rollins, an outpatient at the Veterans Administration Hospital, apparently took his own life in a downtown hotel room. The hotel manager found him after he did not check out on Monday, noting an overdose and a note left behind.
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Von 2
Rullins
San Francisco
Veterans Administration Hospital
Rollins
Los Altos Vets Meet at Los Coyotes Park
An organizational meeting is set for 7:30 tonight at 4638 Los Coyotes Blvd. Jerry Ross, assistant department chief of staff, will preside over the gathering of local veterans group members.
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LOS Autos Foau
Wainave
Los Coyotes
Jerry Ross
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Spaulding St
Temple Ave
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James Jollet
Lamon Grove
L. E. Yekem
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PHREE
South St
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Thomas V. Travers, Sr
Palm St
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E. Spring St
Mary E. Carne
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