Whirly Bird Service Gets Initial Test Flight
Long Beach conducted its first helicopter passenger flight as an unofficial test from the city heliport to Los Angeles International Airport. D. W. Campbell and Vince Zimmerman flew with Los Angeles Airways officials to discuss launching a downtown Long Beach to LAX service. The S-51 Sikorsky lifted from Long Beach at 12:55 p.m. and landed at taxiway 2 of LAX after 12 minutes.
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Long Beach
D. W. Campbell
Vince Zimmerman
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Airways
Los Angeles
Airways
Los Angeles International Airport
West Beach
Fred Milam
L.A. Airways
International Airport
Chamber
Clarence Belvin
Pas-Sanger Tms
Officials Test Speedboat Run to Avalon
Twenty city officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives tested a proposed speedboat service from Long Beach to Catalina Island. The Catalina Clipper completed Magnolia Pier to Avalon in two hours on the outbound and one hour forty five minutes back. Owner Donald H. Charle said a daily run could begin in sixty minutes once fully shaken down. The party included Councilman Bazil A. Carlson Max Likvoni and Chief Engineer Henry Jordan of the Bureau of Franchises. Charle has applied for a daily permit.
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Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach
Catalina Island
Magnolia Pier
Henry =. Jordan
Bureau of Franchises
Charle
Private Eye Injured in Cafe Brawl at Holler Inn
Detective Freda Svellen 28 suffered scalp and neck lacerations when struck by a chisel during a fight at the Holler Inn cafe at 2585 At Tantle Ave. John T. Brooks 39 of 4541 Walnut Ave. was booked for assault with a deadly weapon after witnesses subdued him. Svellen treated at Seasi Hospital.
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Freda Svellen
Holler Inn
Tantle Ave
John T. Brooks
Walnut Ave
Svetich
23Rd St
Seasi Hospital
Mixologists Vie in Long Beach Bartenders Contest
In southern California mixologists compete in the annual Long Beach Bartenders Union Local 686 AFI contest at the Lafayette Hotel Monday afternoon. Winners earn gold plaques and a place among the country’s 20 top bartenders chosen by contest director Willard Ferrier. Judges will try each drink with a single sip, with separate judge sets for each division focused on gin whisky and tall drinks.
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Southern California
Oops
Long Beach
Presidential Shrines Future Birthplaces to Be Hard to Find
A reflective travel essay questions future presidential birthplaces as roads, hospitals, and apartments replace historic sites. The author recalls birthplace hunts from Monroe to Cleveland and uges readers to consider how future presidents will be born without accessible landmarks. The piece blends nostalgia with a worry that birthplaces may vanish amid modernization and urban development.
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New York
United States
James Monroe
Monroe
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Wakefield
Washington
Shadwell
Jefferson
Fort Conway
Madison
Staunton
Wilson
Quincy
Mass
John. Adams
John Quincy Adams
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
N. J
Cleveland
Melvin McIntyre
Actor Rancher Cap Row by Arresting Each Other
Actor Ray Corrigan and ranch foreman Moses Stiltz accused each other of assault with a deadly weapon after a high speed auto chase. The feud includes a marital triangle with Corrigan’s wife Rita, a divorce suit in Ventura, and counter suits totaling about 300000 dollars for slander and libel.
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van Muys
Ray
Crash) Corrigan
Moses
Bud) Stiltz
Corrigan
Rita
Stultz
Lindy
Reseda
Stiltz
Ventura
Valley
San Fernando
Roel
Shriners to Attend Western Shrine Convention in San Francisco
Three hundred nobles of Fl Berial Shrine Temple and their ladies will depart Long Beach by special train on June 10 to attend the Western Shrine Association convention in San Francisco. Fourteen temples will be represented by their uniformed units June 10 to 13, led by Clustrious Potentate Robert Rudhti. The Shriners will take part in a parade pageant and ceremonial.
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Fl Berial Shrine
Long Beech
Western Shrine Assn
San Frantisco
Clustrious
Robert Rudhti
Police Sergeant's Swivel Chair Breaks Notch in Patrol Routine
Police Sgt. George R. Johnston was thrown from a swiveling chair at the station when its center shaft failed today. The seat popped up and he fell, injuring both wrists. The broken chair lay discarded in the corner afterward.
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George R. Johnston
Johnson
Johnston
Senator George Pushes Tax Exemption Increase Amid Committee Rejection
In Washington Senator Walter George vows to press for higher personal income tax exemptions after the Senate Finance Committee rejected a milder relief plan. The committee's 10 to 4 vote undermines administration aims and the House backed measure would have provided roughly a $100 increase in exemptions for many taxpayers.
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Washington
ULP
Walter
George
Senate Finance Committee
Crat
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Molly Hubbell Elected Poly High President At 15
Molly Ann Hubbell, 15, elected president of Poly High as the first girl to hold the post in school history. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hubbell, she is also the youngest senior, a Scarabs sorority member and California Scholarship Federation treasurer. She aims to major in education at Redlands University.
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Molly Ann Hubble
Poly
Hady
Molly
M. H’ Hubbell
San Francisco Ave
Scarabs Sorority
California Scholarship Federation
Washington Junior High School
Redlands U
Four Awards for Science to Long Beach High Schools
Nimrod Post 816 American Legion awards four science prizes to Long Beach high schools. Two new plaques and two medals will honor top seniors in physics chemistry mathematics and related fields, engraved with winners names and year. First awards were in 1957 at Jordan High School, with four schools Poly Wilson St Anthony now included.
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United States
Nimfrod Post 816
American Legion
Long Beach
Nimrod Legionnaires
Jordan High School
Harry Frishman
Board of Education
Nimrod Post
Poly
Wilson
St. Anthony
Ten new members welcomed to Jordan Thespians
Attired in gowns and tuxedos the Thespian SOI held a ceremony welcoming ten understudies: Rodelyn Ballard Grace Cook O Davis Gene Hunter Sharon Koon John Lee LaVerne Morris Lynn Richmond Sharon Stinson and Terry Tibbitts. New life memberships to the National Thespians were awarded.
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Jordan
Gene‘ S Hunter
Jon Honen
Joan Wesdorf
Betty Dale
Elaine Hunter
LaVerne Morris
Jim Andrews
Sharon Koon
Joan Meer
Rod Ballard
Lee Morgan Places Ninth In Southern California Physics Contest
In the annual American Association of Physics Teachers Southern California Division event, Lee Morgan ranked ninth among about three hundred participants. His top ten finish earned a scholarship to San Diego State College. Morgan is active in Future Teachers, Math and Science, Scholarship, Key Club, and ROTC, and took the two hour exam at Compton Junior College. Also representing Long Beach were Jordanus Dick Laurimore and two boys from Poly and Wilsen.
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Lee Morgan
American Association of Physics Teachers
Southern California
Jordan JoRom
San Diego State College
Lee
Compton Junior College
Long Beach
Jordanus Dick Laurimore
Poly and
Wilsen
Sophomore Picnic and Dance Planned as Tradition
Sophomores held a picnic and dance on May 29 led by class president Don Lenzer. The event at Steeres tion Park and the girls' physical education building aims to start a sophomore tradition with hopes it will continue annually.
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Wilson
Don .Lenzer
Hhis-Comer
Steerestion Pari
Scholarships totaling 85750 Presented At Long Beach City College Commencement
Scholarships totaling 85750 have been set aside for Long Beach City College liberal arts students and will be awarded at the 26th Commencement on Thursday June 17 in the Lakewood campus men’s gym. Winners are named from Soroptimist Club Lucretia Colby Dr Kathryn Whitten Trust Fund and several organizations with amounts listed. Additional scholarships from Altrusa Fluor Corporation and others await winner selection.
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Long Beach City College
City College
Lakewood
Soroptimist Club
Carol Millard
Lucretia Colby
Kathryn Whitten
Bob Smart
Ehelly
Arthur Askins
June Smith
St ‘Alethenai
Pat Belanger
Exchange Club
Jack Brennecke
Kenneth Neal
Mariyn Burger
Richard Crouch
Nadine Herlacher
Delta
Delta Delta
Phyllis Harris
Alpha Delta Pi
Blue and Gold Club
Beth Sudenga
Panhellenic
Judith Conley
Lions Club
Bill Johnson
University of California
Clifford Anger
American Association of Engineers
Lincoln Schell
Paul Pletcher
Altrusa
The
Fluor Corporation
Associated Women Students
Associated Student Body
Kassai
Fremtid Lacrer
Boyd Foundation
Long Beach City College Elects Prom Queen Candidates
Students in the Business and Technology Division held a campus election to choose a Prom Queen for the annual Associated Student Body Spring Prom at the Virginia Country Club. Candidates listed include Diane Arthur Sharon Filbert Nancy Hutchinson Ann Hopperstad Shirley Schummer and Eddy Ziegler sponsored by various student groups. Voting required a monetary contribution with all proceeds funding a Student Body Loan Fund. winner to be announced at the dance.
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City College Business and Technology Division
Nancy Hutchinson
Shirley Schummer
Eddy Ziegler
Sharon Filbert
Diane Arthur
Ann Hopperstad
Long Beach City College
Business and Technology Division
Virginia Country Club
William Arthur
Theta
John Filbert
Lewis
Kisab
Jee
Pav) Hutchinson
Greenbrier
Norsemen
Kenneth Hopperstad
Maine Ave
Sigma Delta Phi
Shirley
Wilson names two speakers for June 17 commencement
Suzanne Soltyzik and Ted Lyman, chosen from a class of 534, will speak at Wilson's commencement exercises on June 17. The selections reflect the college's effort to feature diverse voices during the ceremony.
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Suzsanne Soltyzik
Ted Lyman
Wilson
Abilene Picnic Reunion Draws Former Residents
Former Abilene residents of Dickinson County Kansas plan a reunion at Bixby Park starting at 40 a.m. Sunday. Scholarships ranging from 50 to 100 dollars are not yet announced and will aid students transferring to various colleges after a two year Lakewood campus program or continuing at City College next fall.
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Abilene
Dickinson Count
Kan
Bixby Park
Lakewoo
City College
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Ll.b. Shriners
S.F. Parley
Jackie Crock
Orange Ave
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Is. Poly High
By Sheral Gage
Lindbergh
Dale Smith
Judy Eagleson
Lindbergh Health and Safety Council
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James Geaney
Felix Mallett
Leonard DeBellis
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