County to Hike Valuation of Property 10 to 20 Percent
County Assessor John R. Quinn announced a 10 to 20 percent increase in assessed values for all homes and buildings next year to reflect higher market values. The minimum rise will be 20 percent on older structures and up to 20 percent on new ones, adding about 440 million to county assessed valuation. taxes will depend on rates set by local boards.
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Quinn
John R. Quinn
Thel
Board of Supervisors
Muni-County
Long Beach Wins Round in Coupon Book Case
City of Long Beach gains a court ruling against coupon book seller Stephen J. Pedley as Superior Judge Joe Raycraft denies an injunction to halt police interference. The judge also lifts a temporary restraining order while Pedley faces two citations and a municipal court trial set for July 24.
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Long Beach
Stephen J. Pedley
Joe Raycraft
Pedley
2Nd St
Port Cargo Handling Improvement Noted
Washington hearing reports show productivity in cargo handling improving this year in the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbor area. Management and labor agree improvements exist though they differ on whether the progress is enough.
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Washington
Houge Merchant Marine Committee
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Death Notices And Labor Row Split Local Los Angeles
Obituary notices for Gertrude Pfister and Jane Ruth McAlum appear alongside a labor dispute summary. Pacific Maritime Association spokesman J J St Sure cites a three percent productivity fall since Ben McDonald became LWU Local 13 president. Harry Bridges attributes delays to wage shortages and unskilled assignments. The piece notes wage and rule tensions affecting West Coast ports and a narrowly approved contract with stricter compliance.
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Pacific Maritime Association
Ben McDonald
San Pedro
LWU
Harry Bridges
T Hat
Largo
St. Sure
California
McAlum
Jane Ruth
San Anselme Ave
William E
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Los Angeles
Nonold Brothers
Garden Grove
Delav. Beach
Dcgé
Lynch
William R
Tule
Chestnut Ave
Gay
Chris
Carl
Floyd
Tvity
Hazel Skonberg
McDonald's
O Mottell’s & Peck Mortuary
ILWU
Navy Tests With Balloons and Rockets in Sun Study
A report notes naval experiments linking balloons and rockets in sun tests. The article then shifts to obituaries: John Alexander, 65, of 933 Alamitos, died Monday. Mabelle D. Spark, 62, of 247 Hullett, died Sunday. Lyda Elder Black, ?., died Monday. Marion L Crone, 71, of 625 . St, died Monday. Carl Walter Croissant Sr., 57, of 400 E Harding, died Sunday. Richard Sterling Master Mapes, 7, of 2354 San Anseline Ave, died Saturday. Ver Cox, 72, of 227 Nevada St, died Sunday.
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Richard E., Wilson
Disday Mortuary
Carl Walter, Sr
E. Harding St
Marie
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LeRoy Ry
Karen
Ella Heuttermann
Walter
John
Riday
Mottell's & Peek Mortuary
Mapes
Richard Sterling
San. Anseline Ave
Charles Mapes
Robert
Ruby Mapes
Agnes Strickland
Mottell’s & Peek Mortuary
Liew of Flowers
University of Southern California Cancer Research
Navy
San Diego
USS Colonial
Naval Research
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Suspect in Slain Maneste r Case Testifies at Opening
Robert Williams 18 faced trial in Superior Court Harbor Division over the January 23 slaying of Matt Manestar 54. A police officer testified Williams spoke of a green couch in the victim’s motel office during a confession later recanted. Williams allegedly kidnapped Manestar from the motel, shot him, and dumped the body from a Pt. Fermin cliff. the body was found two days later. The trial is expected to last four days.
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Robert Williams
Superior
Court Harbor Division
Ralph
Weyant
Williams
Matt Ma
Nestar
Harbor’. City
Manestar
Mor gan Mrs Jane. Service Held For Local Resident
Mrs Jane Morgan of 234 Roswell Avenue died Sunday. Survived by daughters Ethyl Van Denberg and Madeline Gardiner and sons Morgan and Charles. Service conducted today at Rose Hills Memorial Park chapel with Mottell's and Peek Mortuary in charge.
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Supher
Jane Morgan
Roswell Ave
Ethyl van Denberg
Madeline Gardiner
Morgan
Charles
Rose Hills Memorial Park Chapel
Mottell
Subsidence Payments Delayed and Jet Development Costs Rise
Harbor officials defer payment on 300000 dollars of subsidence vouchers due to potential state reimbursement losses while Douglas Aircraft reports first half 1956 development costs at 9.71 million dollars up from 5.01 million the prior year. net earnings total 12.82 million dollars, 3.46 per share, against 13.68 million dollars, 3.69 per share a year earlier.
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Orme
Company reports orders for piston planes and DC8 jets
The firm holds 278 orders for piston powered aircraft and 114 contracts for DC8 jet airliners with deliveries set to begin late in 1959.
Subsurface Costs Tie Up Tidelands Payments Plan
The lands commission faces a delay as it will not meet until August, leaving 95 percent of active contracts affected by subsidence costs. The board referred the issue to Port Manager E J Amar to consult with the city attorney on deducting subsidence expenditures from future tidelands payments to the state.
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Lands Commission
Shoemaker
Commission
E. J. Amar
Hayes Dies Veteran Newsman at 55 in Long Beach
William A. Hayes died Monday night in St Marys Hospital after a brief illness. A Winnipeg native, he headed the mailroom at The Independent before its merger with the Press Telegram and later worked with Rigney Advertising Service. He lived with his wife Hilda at 216 East 67th Street.
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William A. Hayes
St. Mary's Hospital
Hayes
The
Independent
Press Telegram
Rigney Advertising Service
Winnipeg
Canada
Long Beach
Hilda
67Th St
Tides and Temperatures July 18 1958 Long Beach
Weather notes list sunrise sunset moonset tides high and low water times with heights, water temperature, and surf condition. Foregoing statistics credited to the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. Also notes Monday's weather statistics by Long Beach Lifeguards.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Prince Hall Delegates Attend Public Reception and Banquet
About 2 000 delegates to the three part convention of Prince Hall Masonry attended a public reception and banquet in Morgan Hall. Vice Mayor Gerald Desmond presented keys to E. Al Fulcher, grand master, and city officials welcomed the convention. Atty Edwin Wilson spoke on Prince Hall Masonry and school desegregation cases. Jimmie Mee Davis, 35, sought probation after a manslaughter conviction. The five day meeting marks the 101st anniversary of the grand lodge.
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Morgan Hall
Gerald Desmond
E. al Fulcher
Prince Hall Grand Lodge
F. and
A. M
California
D. Pat Ahern
Raymond Keeler
Virgil Spongberg
Atty
Edwin Wilson
Tong Beach
Supreme Court
Prince Hall Masons
Grand Lodge
Jimmie Mee Davis
Grand High Court
Joseph M. Maltby
Jericho
Queen Esther
Golden State
Oakland
Oes
Deborah
Order of Eastern Star
Los Angeles
Davis
Cpec
Electra
Prince ‘Hall
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United States
Mind Health Topic At DC Forum Meet At Chamber Breakfast
Dr Thomas G MacFarlan assistant professor of psychology and counselor at Long Beach State College will speak on recent efforts in mental health at the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Forum Wednesday in the Wilton Hotel. Eight Miss Universe contestants from Canada Connecticut Belgium California Cuba Georgia Costa Rica and District of Columbia will be guests at the meeting. MacFarlane graduated from UCLA and taught in public schools and later served three years as a university teaching assistant and clinic intern. During the war he was a flight commander and instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Long Beach State College
Chamber l of Commerce
Wilton Hotel
Canada
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Belgium
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Cuba
Georgia
Costa Rica
District of Columbia
UCLA
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pair Arraigned in Prison Death at Terminal Island
Two inmates at Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute, Lawrence Miles and Robert Medina, were arraigned in Los Angeles on murder charges for killing fellow inmate Ted Sumpter last Friday. Sumpter, 40, was serving a 11a month sentence for transporting a stolen vehicle across a state line and would have faced parole in September. Medina’s preliminary hearing is set for August 3, while Miles waived his and remains in custody.
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Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute
Los Angeles
Lawrence M. Miles
Robert V. Medina
U. S
Theodore Hocke
Ted Sumpter
Medina
Miles
Pier A Favored as Site of Port Board Building
Harbor Commissioners formally backed Pier A for a new administration building after rejecting City Planning Director Wermer Ruehth’s site. Several members expressed dissatisfaction though support from Chief Harbor Engineer Shoemaker cited limited waterfront frontage and potential future harbor expansion concerns.
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Pier A
Wermer Ruehth
H. E
Bud) Ridings
John P. Davis
Maurice Daubney
Joseph F. Bishop
William A. Harrington
R. Shoemaker
Bishop
Rucht
Pier Jay
Shoemaker
Rudhti
Art Unit Fill-in Job for Castagna
City Manager Samuel E. Vickers named Edwin Castagna acting director of the Municipal Art Center if no permanent appointee by August 1. Applications are being screened but a July appointment is not assured. Present director Samuel M. Heavenrich resigns effective July 31.
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Samuel E. Vickers
Edwin Castagna
Municipal Art Center
Samuel M. Heavenrich
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