ILWU Ties! World Dances Film Premier and Union Meeting
A 3000 member ILWU stoppage idled 23 ships Friday amid a Bel lingham protest over Red China trade and union reforms. The World Dances, a color film featuring 20 nations, debuts March 20 at Municipal Auditorium with 1000 performers led by George Fenneman. Local Long Beach dancers and venues listed with ticket info at 130 Pine Lake.
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Wilmington
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Bellingham
Wash
Harry Bridges
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Rfnl
ILWC
Red Polleies
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Jongsboremen
Gordon Giblin
Ilwu Tocal 13
Sailors* Union of the Pacific
Sailors International Union
Municipal ‘Auditorium
George Fenneman
Richard Dehr
Sorority Opens 27th District Convention at Wilton Hotel
Sigma Fat Gamma International Sorority starts its 27th annual district convention at the Wilton Hotel with Gamma Upsilon Chapter from Long Beach as host. Pat Butcher leads the district association, and Gloria Carlson chairs the 10 day econclave. New officers will be installed at 10 pm Sunday in the Empire Roar room.
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Sigma Fat Gamma International Sorority
Wilton Hotel
Gamma Upsilon
Long Beach
Pat Butcher
Gloria Carlson
Empire Roar
Hormone sales blocked by federal judge in Long Beach
Federal Judge Ben Harri son ordered two Long Beach men and a mailing service manager to stop distributing male and female rejuvenation hormones sold with claims of enhancing sexual powers. A show cause hearing is set for March 8 in a case alleging violation of the Federal Food and Drug Act.
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Ben Harrison
Long Beach
March
Wayne A. Parkinson
Lime Ave
Glandular Products Co
Anaheim St
Allen WH. Parkinson
Village Ra
Tide
Margaret M. Willes
Santiago Ave
St David’s Banquet Speech at Linden Hall Friday
Cambrian Welsh Society holds its annual St David’s Day banquet in Linden Hall on Friday with Judge Georgia Bullock of Los Angeles delivering the address.
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St. David's
Cambrian Welsh Society
St. David's Day
Linden Hall
Georgia Bullock
Los Angeles
The Coffee Break Conundrum in Long Beach
An efficiency consultant argues that 120,900 workers in Long Beach, Lakewood, and Signal Hill spend excessive time and money on coffee. They propose installing a vending machine to curb breaks, tallying daily costs at about $12,009 for coffee while debating pricing and payment. The dialogue satirizes workplace culture and efficiency drives.
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Lakewood
Signal Hil
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Liquor Dealer Wounded in Gunfight With Thugs
A liquor dealer was wounded during a gunfight with armed robbers as a West Coast city saw police seize two suspects in a separate scheme. The incident occurred amid a local push for an $890,000 YMCA building on the west beach, with city officials meeting to fast track preliminary action before a May 11 vote. Police later arrested two men, Austin J. Workman and Simon Joseph Blake, in a cocktail license extortion case tied to the state board of equalization, after a bar owner reported a $2,000 demand and police went undercover to recover funds.
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Armed Services Ymca
West Beach
Eugene Tincher
Citizens Committee For Public Improvements
Wilson High School
Wilson-Jordan High
Wilson
Tincher As- Sete
Lyman B. Sutter
Werner Jone
Rudhti
Jess B. Jknife
Kilkerson
Sedes Peor
Brite
Gilkerson
Belmont Ave
U's Community Hospital
M. Smith
Tidel
Seus Bf Sepsis Oe
Gels
I el
State Board of Equalization
Long Beach
Beverly Hills
Austin J. Workman
25Th St
Simon Joseph Blake
S. Oakhurst
Qhaic
Pacific Coast Hwy
Claude Thompson
Olive Ave
State Board
Thompsun
Riot at Wilson High Ties Two Schools in Rivalry Clash
A year-old Wilson High student was hurt as a riot drew about six police cars to the school. Several minor juvenile incidents were reported, possibly tied to the Wilson affair. Authorities blamed the bitter rivalry between the two schools for the clash.
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Wilson High
Wilson
Firm Faces Smog Case Prosecution Over Garlic Fumes
Wilshire Oil Co at 13539 E Foster Rd Norwalk faces criminal charges for permitting strong garlic smelling fumes to escape for over four hours. Smog Control Director Gordon Larson said investigators traced the odor to the plant after a Thursday night breakdown left fumes not vented. The nauseating emissions drifted toward Pico, Temple City, San Marino, San Gabriel and other communities along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River. The company is charged under nuisance provisions of the Siving Act.
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E. Foster Rd
Norwalk
Gordon Larson
Robert Luche
Robert Murray
Pico
Temple City
San Marino
San Gabriel
Rio Hondo
San Gabriel River
Quick Action Foils Girl Kidnap Attempt
Police believe an 11 year old girl was grabbed on a downtown street at 9 08 am in the 200 block of West Ocean Boulevard He was restrained by a witness who struck the assailant and caused him to flee Helen Nixon of 4334 Carfax Avenue was the victim Roy Nixon her father reported the incident Charles Robinson of Bellflower identified the suspect a man about 27 years old with sideburns and a tan shirt He weighs about 170 pounds and stands five feet ten inches tall Abe Loss a local clothing store operator witnessed the takedown and described the suspect as tall and mobile in a tan trousers blue shirt and about 5 10 The father had just parked his car near the scene and stepped into a cafe when the assault occurred Police say the attacker may have been intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics
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Carfax Ave
Tan
W. Ocean Blvd
Oon
Roy W. Nixon
Jaadinin
Abe Loss
Mately
Jury finds Lamphere guilty of Victor Hugo robbery
A jury convicted Howard HL Lamphere for burglarizing the Victor Hugo Restaurant on December 13. He faces a probation hearing and sentence on March 25 before Superior Judge Joe Raycraft. Lamphere did not testify. About 830 was stolen from a cabinet under the bar, its drawers forced with a Test cleaver and a lime juicer, fingerprints by Police Technician W. J. Dillon matched Lamphere.
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Victor Hugo
Howard HL Lamphere
Joe Raycraft
J Lamphere
Cedar Ave
W. J. Dillon
Lamphere
Decade Separation Ends in Joyous Reunion of Mother and Daughter
Dorothy Maxine Hoarnaert, 32, of Carmel Valley, reunites with her mother Dorothy Ingertson in Long Beach after 31 years apart. Dorothy was left in a Davenport Iowa children's home as an 18 month old. she later reconnected via letters and a phone call. The family, including Dorothy's Army sergeant husband and two sons, traveled from California to Iowa to meet, while the Ingertsons recall the long search and a World War II bereavement story.
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Achiel Hoarnaert
Carmel Valfey
Davenport
Iowa
Steff
Achiel
Dorothy Maxine) Hoarnaert
Carmel Valley
Dorothy
Carl
James
Lka
Dirs. Ingertson
Gan
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Ingertsons
Long Beach
Webster City
Billy
France
Bob
Humbolde
Betty
Robert L. Willams
Easy Ave
Communist Party
Constitution State College Department of Psy
United States
Propeller Clubs
Hotel Lafayette
Munist Party
Moore
T. Ww. Buckholz
Metropolitan
Stevedoring Co
Eloi J. Amar
One Bandit Shot During Wild Battle
Compton liquor store owner Sidney Groch, 31, was wounded in the neck during a Friday night gunfight with three robbers at 13414 S Avalon Blvd. Eighteen shots were fired, with a shotgun blast shattering glass. Groch was treated and released from Physicians and Surgeons Hospital. deputies said one bandit helped the wounded partner as they fled.
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Compton
Sidney Groch
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
S. Avalon Blvd
Groch
Ashford
K. D. Edgenton
Session Lists Cities Pleas At the Special Session
Gov Godwin Knight Friday added a proposal to extend the 25 year limit on city property leases as Torrance seeks a 40 year term to attract industry Costa Mesa also requested consideration and a measure to use part of the postwar unemployment and construction fund to aid newly incorporated cities with public works projects
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Torrance
Godwin J. Knight
Costa Mesa
Knight
California
Postal Station 4 to Open in Long Beach Monday
Acting postmaster George J. Sie Millin announces Long Beach contract postal station No. 4 will open at 9 a.m. Monday at 2039 Pacific Ave. Mrs. Helen A. Powell will serve as the clerk in charge.
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George J. Sie Millin
Long Beach Contract
Pacific Ave
Helen A. Powell
Conspiracy and Communist Threats Highlight Public Forum
A public talk discussed conspiracies and the Communist Party as a non party influence. Speakers linked to State College psychology and Metropolitan stevedoring officials cited constitutional themes and the need to combat perceived communist influence with education and containment strategies.
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