Plane Crash Sparks City Rescue Scenes
Motor officer Les Hatfield witnessed a Marine plane crash into two Long Beach buildings at 9 45 am. He warned crowds, directed evacuations, and noted emergency crews arrived swiftly. The plane was on reconnaissance and did not land or take off. A raccoon tale follows as Fred and Adele Hinker release Spookie back to Santa Ana Canyon after a dramatic rescue attempt.
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Les Hatfeld
Long Feach
Hatfield
15Th
Hayes
Police Dept
Fred
Adele Hinker
Hinkers
Santa Ana Canyon
Spookie
Adele
Stookie
Adele Hinkey
Spookle
Council Delays Barton Flats Election Plan
Barton Flats plan faces postponement as city council defers voter submission after an 8 to 1 vote. City Manager Sam E. Vickers to commission a new report on proposed purchase and development of a $640,000 camp site in Bernardina Mountains, 4 miles northeast of Tong Beach, with possible shared funding by the city and Long Beach Unified School District. Estimated total cost $1,150,000.
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Barton Flats
Sam E. Vickers
Bernardina Mountains
Tong Beach
Long Beach Unified School District
CYHER
Board of Education
Desmond
Toby Wick
Paul B. Wilcox
Associated Property Owners
Recreation Commission
Five chosen as school executives in Long Beach
Long Beach Board of Education appointed five armed services veterans to top school administrative posts. Clarence R. Wood, 42, named principal of Marshall Junior High, while Mary M. McClellan, veteran Navy service, becomes assistant principal for the new Lakewood High. Herland Deen Essinger, 27, Navy veteran, to be vice principal at Lakewood. Thomas R. Wattelet, 42, Navy veteran, moves to Wilson High as vice principal. Harlan N. Levicr, 31, named administrative assistant to the secondary schools chief.
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Armed Services
Worman
Long Beach
Mary M. McClellan
Navy
Wilson High
Lakewood
Lakeswood High
Herland Deen Essinger
Millikan High
Thomas R. Wattelet
DeMille Junior High
Harlan N. Levicr
Ropers Junior High
George ®. Dotson
le Jrvich
Air Force
Port Awards Ocean Blvd Bridge Pact to Atkinson Co
The Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a 3,870,800.80 contract to Guy F. Atkinson Co. for the Ocean Blvd Bridge over the Head Channel. The project will not begin until after Oct. 1 with an estimated completion date of December 1, 1959.
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Ocean Blvd
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Guy F. Atkinson Co
Veterans Wood
Atkinson
San- He
Bancroft
Ta Fo Ave
Lindbergh, Marshall and Jordan
Ninth St
Chan
Wilson-Hign
Helne
Ocean
Emporia
University of
Southern California
Long Beach Lawyer Begins Prison Term
Long Beach attorney George E. Shibley, convicted of conspiracy related to a court martial, starts a three year sentence after surrendering to federal authorities. A wave of friends gathered at the Federal Building in Los Angeles to bid him farewell as his appeals through the Supreme Court faltered amid contempt findings and ongoing litigation.
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Long Beach
Federal
Los Angeles
Shibley
Shodley
Ashe
U. Lithe
U. S. Supreme Court
Marshall Robert W. Ware
John R. Bennette
Walking Tiny Victim of Polio Plays Game at Clinic
David Lucas, 20 months old, one of the nation's youngest polio victims, practices a balance game called walking at Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic with physical therapist Sig assisting. His left leg is disabled, but education may aid recovery or brace fitting at 16 months. March of Dimes funded his hospital bill and offers hope from his parents at 2211 W Willard St.
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David Lucas
United States
Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic
National
Faie Foundation
David Lucas Or
David
Sig
W. Willard St
Lucns
Problem of Cities Growing to Be Seen
David Hardy arrives on leave to study Long Beach urban challenges rooted in decades of growth. He headlines the program Our Living Future at Municipal Auditorium, sponsored by ACTION and the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee. The national plan tailors guidance for cities, guiding private citizens to participate in orderly future growth and urban renewal without mandating public housing.
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David Hardy
Long Beach
Oh Hardy
Life Ears and Children In
Suber
Sistandard
Action
Americar
Hardy
School Board Election Set for April 5
A general election is set for April 5 with two School Board seats open. Incumbent president Elizabeth M Hudson and Duncan currently serve terms. candidates must file by March to be eligible. Requirements include age 21, state citizenship, district residency, and voter registration.
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Mareh
Hospital employee drive for United Hospital Fund set
Bud Ridings Jr appoints chairmen for five hospital employee divisions to lead a $4 million fund drive. Solicitation runs Feb 25 to March 12 with each hospital running its own campaign to support the city bond financed expansion. Messages include staff meetings and a group memorial plan to pool gifts for equipment purchases.
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United Hospital Fund
Bud) Ridings, Jr
Byl Ridings
Seaside Memorial
Ton R. Wiliam
Betty Greer
Richard F. Roth
Don Fletehall
Bospital
Marines Probing Fatal Air Crash Near El Toro and Coast
A Marine Corps investigation follows a fatal air crash that killed Lt. Dale O. Fortune and two others when a single-engine plane from El Toro Marine Station plunged near Cowles Street and 23rd Street. Parachutist Cpl. Licato and crew member survived. several others burned in the blast at a Maywood New Jersey area scene.
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Marine Corps
Montoo Jong
Day
Joseph
PS Licato
Alcf
Maywood
N. J
Cowles St
23Rd St
Webster Ave
Oscar
Fice
Lory Swaveny Corps Air Station
Lippard
Aircraft Investigation Board
el Toro
el Toro Marine Station
Cpl. Licate
Fiesta
Funeral set for Long Beach plane crash victim Rafferty
The funeral for Austin W. Rafferty Jr a victim of a military plane crash will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Dispay Mortuary chapel. Interment is private. Rafferty 43 was a director at Long Beach Library Binding Co a co partner in the family firm and active in civic and temple work. He is survived by wife Nora son Donald and his parents.
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Eugene Field
Cameron Iron Works Andj
Booth Library Binding Co
Margaret ‘Willocks
Austin
al J
Austin W
Pat) Rafferty Jr
West Side
Dispay Mortuary Chapel
Lenn Beach
Rafferty
Chamber of Commerce
Bixby
Forenolls Lodge
FEAM
Lins
Belial
Donald McSwain
Long Beach
Hayes Ave
Refferty
Folys Technic
Rapferty
Nora
Donald
Pomona,Ave
A. W. Rafferty Sr
Navy Landing Hearing Set Wednesday
An old controversy over the location of a permanent Navy landing is to be aired at a public hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the City Council Chamber before the Mayor and City Council's Advisory Public Improvement Committee. Opponents and supporters of the Pico and Magnolia Ave sites are invited to present views. A subcommittee recommended the Pico site, but no vote was taken pending the hearing. A temporary landing operates at the Magnolia Ave pier, and subsidence-remedial work near Pico has largely been completed since 1955.
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Arthur “H. Adams
Pico
Magnolia Ave
Pico Ave
California Newspaper Publishers Assn Picks Directors
The California Newspaper Publishers Association chose BHerrrin H Ridder publisher of the Independent Prese Telegram as a director. Bert J Abraham publisher of the Bellflower Herald Enterprise nominated as first vice president. Other directors include King Williams publisher of the Torrance Herald. Election set for February 9 in San Francisco during the convention.
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Bhermiin H. Ridder
Independent
Prese-Telegram
California
Alan
Bert J. Abraham
Bellflower Herald Enterprise
San Francisco
King ‘Williams
Theil Torrance’ Herald
Chamber Signs 250 New Members In Brief Drive
The chamber announced 250 new members in a recent drive led by chairmen and key figures. Bill Albers Palmer Schumacher and Larry Bunt helped recruit while Rex Welch captained the top division with 66 new members.
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Chamber
al Code
Bill Albers
Palmer Schuemacher
Larry Bunt
Rex Welch
Gas Heater Flames Scorch Wall Causes Home Blaze
A defective 38 heater scorched a wall in the den at Charles Hazzard 5350 Appian Way today. Firemen extinguished the blaze before further damage occurred.
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Charles Hazzard
Appian’ Wy
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