Long Beach Miss Universe pageant may miss Korea entry
Lean Kents quotes foreign troubles impacting the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach. Miss Korea may not compete next year due to Korea's spring elections and political focus, though a Miss Korea contest is planned for autumn for next year’s participant.
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Long Beach
Korea
South America
Southeast Asia
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Central Press
Taihyun Lew
Meycor
Hisuo Chai
America
Long Reach
Talkyung Lew
Fire at Sunset Oily refinery causes $100000 damage
A three alarm blaze erupted at a Sunset Oily refinery unit on Figueroa Street as a ruptured steam line heated crude oil. Flames shot 50 to 66 feet into the air, spreading through a metal building and a cracked still. No injuries reported among six nearby workers. about 40 units battled the fire for nearly four hours, keeping damage largely to the cracking unit and several chrome plated boilers.
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St. Carson
Wlliam R
Southerland
Nolscene
California
Hoiless
Figueroa St
Carson St
208Th St
Cecil Squire
A. D. LaBraeux
Hednot Ave
Secret to Live Right 70 Years of Marriage
James M. Horsley of 2291 Lewis Ave A says the secret is to live right and respect each other. Matilda Horsley and he married July 4 1886 in the Mormon Temple at Logan after meeting in Soda Springs Idaho. The couple moved from Soda Springs to Boise then Long Beach arriving November 23 1923.
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James M. Horsley
Lewis Ave
Righ
Matilda
Lemon Ave
Horsleye
Soda Springs
Idaho
Horsley
Matilda Jensen
Soda
Springs
Lagan
Utah
Shel
Mormon Temple
Logan
Sede Springs
Boise
Io Long Beach
Long Beach
Sincerity in Malone Case Hit by Allegations of Fraud
A. C. Malone, 86, faces a civil suit in Superior Court over gifts totaling 1.9 million dollars given to his wife Irene since 1950. Attorneys allege the gifts were driven by tax strategy and manipulated by the wife and her advisers, while she claims a normal marriage with no fraud. The case, before Superior Judge McIntyre Farbes, centers on whether the gifts were irrevocable bequests or misused in a scheme to settle the estate.
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Irene
Superior c
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Malone
Atty
FL A. Knight
George Johnson
Atty. Knight
Irs
Isala Malone
Jhee Welfare
Hancock Oil
Republican Party
Matheitown
Horsleys
Lone
Idaho
J. Horsley
Knight
Rob Till ano men Robbed Crow's Liquor Store Take
Crow's liquor store on Willow Street reported an open cash register theft Sunday. Owner Robert E. Crow said two men between 18 and 20 distracted a clerk while one grabbed about $30 and fled. Police given no further descriptions.
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Willow Se
Robert E. Crow
Local Soap Box Derby Trials Fill Redondo Hill
Forty boys aged 11 to 15 tested soap box racers on Redondo Avenue near Pacific Coast Highway. Each self-built car cost about 15 dollars, with safety checks by officials and Chevrolet dealers providing recovery support. Two more trials follow before the July 28 race with a trip to Akron for the All American Derby and potential college scholarships.
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Jada Finishes First In Tahiti Yacht Race
The 56-foot Jada from San Marino, the smallest entry, won the world’s longest yacht race from San Francisco to Tahiti after a two day handicap. Novia Del Mar by Scripps finished third. Quest placed second after handicap adjustments. Scripps’ scratch boat completed the 3571 mile course in 21 days one hour one minute, missing the record by 13 hours.
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San Marino
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Novia del Mar
Quest
Howard F. Murphy
Beverly Hills
Murphy
Scripps
Yeeht
Long Beach Bandsman Weds Beverly Neal in July 4 Ceremony
Gordon Carmen founder and seven year director of the Long Beach Youth Band married Beverly J. Neal on July 4 at First Methodist Church in Long Beach. Officiant Tae Rev Owen Geer presided before about 60 attendees as the couple, living at 417 West 20th Street, begin their life together. Neal, daughter of Mrs. Fern Neal of 2167 Locust Ave, is a Jordan High School graduate not connected to the Youth Band. Carmen works as Long Beach station agent for Western Air Lines.
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Long Beach
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Beverly J. Neal
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Locust Ave
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Western Air Lines
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Owen Geer
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Lakewood Junior High Youth Club to Host Wiener Roast
The Lakewood Junior High Youth Club will hold a wiener roast at 6 15 p m today at the firsting adjoining the recreation building in Mayfair Park. The program is open to boys and girls entering junior high this fall and is sponsored by the Lakewood Park District.
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Mayfair Park
Lakewood Parkway
Nine Foreign Beauties Arrive for 1956 Miss Universe Pageant
Nine contestants from Belgium Sweden Canada England France Germany Italy Turkey and other nations land in New York and Long Beach for the Miss Universe 1956 event. A local crash injures a girl after a boat collision near Pie-point Landing as the group plans to travel to California for the pageant. Eldein Rombin the Miss Universe of 1956 is on hand with Carlene Johnson to greet the entrants.
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Elaine Bishenden
Canada
Associated Press
United States
Long Beach
Teeland
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New York State
France
Germany
Crash Hurts 2 Cyclists on Marine Stadium Roadway
A motorcycle collision on the Marine Stadium roadway east off Nieto Aye left a wife in critical condition and her husband with a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Carroll Walker, 23, and Jerry Walker, 22, were hospitalized after the Sunday night crash. Police identified suspects and reported the incident followed a separate domestic dispute in Greenwich Village.
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Nieto Aye
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Lucia Wk
Kay Grundy
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Thermatic Sea Rescue
Los Angeles
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Coast Guard aids eight vessels and rescues swimmers weekend
Coast Guards aided eight disabled vessels and Long Beach lifeguards helped four over the weekend. Twenty swimmers were rescued from Colorado Lagoon and Alamitos Bay, and four from the surf near Linden and Alamitos avenues. A 34 foot pleasure craft sent a distress call off Santa Catalina Island, was towed to Newport Beach and Wilmington. A Los Angeles man suffered a heart attack on a fishing boat off Santa Catalina Island and was flown to the mainland for treatment.
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Newport Beach
Wilmington
Los Angeles
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Long Beach
Colorado Lagoon
Alamitos Bay
Linden Ave
Almattos Ave
Lorette Pavaleiko
Santa Ana’ St
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Kenneth Edwards
Gregory Feck
Alan Ladd
Karl E. Peterson
Whittier
Vacationer Phones Home Burglar Strike at Long Beach Home
Mrs. Clitton C. Heath reported from a mountain resort that a burglar answered her telephone claiming to be there. Returning home she found the Heath house broken into with a bedroom window forced and items missing including a camera and 85 phonograph records.
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Webster Ave
Long Beach
Heath
Heath House
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