Six Injured in Drunk Driving Related Traffic Crashes
Overnight crashes on Long Beach Blvd and nearby streets left six injured. Jarman, chased by Compton police, sped through red lights at Artesia and Long Beach, later colliding with a car driven by Moses. Norman Bay and Irene Goesen suffered minor injuries in another collision, with Irwin treated for injuries at a hospital.
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Long Beach
Artesia St
Jarman
C. Jarman
Compton
Paines Ave
Tesia St
Seaside
Peter I. Moses
Thal
Los Angeles
Moses Scious
Edward
Jarman Raullerson
tyhen/St
Seaside Hospital
Long Beach Blvd
Greenleaf St
Ely Ave
Drycleaners Elect L B Man Chief State
Phil Levy of Mill Valley named president of California Drycleaners Assn Inc at Long Beach convention. Graham Featherman named president-elect for 1857 with Her ynness Mathis of Berkeley and George Shepherd of San Jose as officers. Delegates toured a trade show on push button automation promising reduced man-hours and shrinkage. Business sessions continue under outgoing president Steve Carroll of Lang Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Desmond Firft
California Dry Cleaners Assn
Steve D. Carroll
Long Beach
Lafayette Hotel
Phil Levy
Mill Valley
Friday
California Drycleaners Assn., Inc
Graham Featherman
Lafayette ‘Hotel
Heryrness Mathis
Berkeley
George Shepherd
San Jose
Jfhe
Steve BD
Carroll
Lang Beach
House Movers Stand Firm on Wage Demands
A three week strike by Local 923 AFL House Movers continues as 300 members vote to demand a 20 cent hourly wage increase. The dispute involves Associated General Contractors of California and House Moving Contractors Association in a lockout scenario.
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AFL
Associated General Contractors
House Moving Contractors Assn
California
Douglas Union Sets Runoff in Election
Douglas Local 148, United Auto Workers, holds a runoff between parties led by President R. C. Spier and ex-president Oval Pierce after a split vote from five slates. Spier led with 869 votes and Pierce had 595. overall almost 2,800 ballots cast. Other candidates were Alex Groulx 527, Kenneth Turner 877, James Bell 370. No runoff date set.
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Spier Jed Tte
Pierce
Alex Groulx
James Bell
Land Kenneth Turner
Five Navy Mine Force men retire after 101 years service
A ceremony at Mine Force headquarters Naval Base marked the retirement of five Mine Force, Pacific Fleet men. Lt. Comdr. R. M. Weber, Lt. Comer J. L. Facer, Lt. DB. S. Pool, Chief Quartermaster W. A. Campton, and Chief Electrician L. A. Alford pledged long faithful service while totaling 101 years of combined duty. Rear Adm. M. E. Murphy praised their careers and urged continued service in civilian life.
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Pacific Fleet
R. M. Webter
Ladoga Avs
Comer
J. L. Facer
Nipomo Ave
DB. S. Pool
W. A. Campton
Salina Dr
Dearford St. Lakewood
M. E. Murphy
Mine Fores
Naval Base
Long Beach School Tax Hike Looms Heading for 1956-57 Budget
Long Beach boards consider the largest school district budget, 27.05 million dollars, with an expected property tax rise of 70 to 75 cents per 100 assessed value. Enrollment nears 4,000, two new junior highs and a high school come online in September, and state federal funds will determine the final tax impact.
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Long Beach
Board of Education
M. A
Bud" Duncan
Doug- Beach Unified
A. Newcombe
Southern
California
Ahepart
Assi
Sanitation District plans tax cut and new disposal system
The County Sanitation District No. 3 board approved a 1956-57 tax rate of 598 cents per 100 dollars assessed, down from 1 7.34 cents, with total taxes projected at 930,840.22 and a budget of 1,211,342.90. A 6 percent salary raise for district employees is planned, with a final hearing in August and a public hearing set for July 18. The board also eyed a refuse reflection and disposal plan for six southeast districts, including purchasing the 201-acre Dicolite Site in Palos Verdes Hills, with an option extended. Burton W. Chace presided. Toby Wick and Angelo Jacoboni attended.
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County Sanitation District No. 3
Pam
Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles
Palos Verdes Hills
Burton ‘W. Chace
Board of Supervisors
George M. Vermillion
Toby Wick
Long Geach
Angelo Jacoboni
Lakewood
Dope Seller Found Guilty by L.B. Jury
Richard Les Vogen, 21, of 325544 E, and SL, was convicted Friday by a Superior Court jury on two counts of selling marijuana. He faces sentencing July 12. Police say Vogan is an associate of kingpin dope peddler William Sanders, 21, sentenced last month to 1 to 10 years in state prison. Sanders was shot twice and arrested the same night near the 2nd St. address.
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Richard Les Vogen
Simerior
Vogan
William
Whitey) Sanders
Sanders W
Hilton Tours Lafayette Hotel in Long Beach
Conrad N. Hilton, famed hotel owner, visited Long Beach Friday to inspect the Lafayette Hotel’s new $400,000 lanai addition. He and Lafayette co-owners Snears Ellison and Robert P. Williford attended a Chamber of Commerce luncheon with city officials and business readers. He discussed Hilton’s global strategy and noted local plans for future Berlin and Madrid projects, contrasting Lafayette’s local focus with international developments.
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Inspect Hotel Addition
Conrad Hilton
Virgil Gillespie
Lafayette Hotel
Hilton
Conrad N. Hilton
Long Beach
Snears Ellison and
Robert P. Williford
Lafayette
Chamber of Commerce
Hilton, Hotel Co
United States
Madrid
U.S. Department of Commerce
Rome
Hilton Hotel
Hel
Berlin
Leo Carrillo
Virgil B. Gillespie
Gerald Desmond
E.ist. St
8Th St
America Ave
Rare Gina Portrait Graces Southland Magazine Cover
See It Sunday highlights a Gina Lollobrigida portrait on Southland Magazine cover with other features on Frank Sinatra in Parade Magazine and a Father’s Day article on teen-aged marriage. Hilton hotel history and Long Beach praise follow, detailing the Lafayette Hotel’s upgrades and Hilton Hotels Corp. growth since 1932.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Southland Magazine
Parade
Frank Sinatra
Civil Defense to Withdraw Medical Stock in Long Beach
The State Office of Civil Defense will remove 39 tons of medical and first-aid supplies from 20 Long Beach stations. Capt. William J. Mooney said the withdrawal aligns with a national policy to cut allocations to prime target cities. The Council voted to abstain from most of Operation Alert, with possible utility police and fire division participation. A harbor area bomb drop simulation is planned for July 20, per Leonard Kearney.
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State Office of Civil Defense
Long Beach
Civil Defense Council
Willam J. Mooney
Mooney
Leonard Kearney
Hospital overhauls staff after jury criticism in Orange County
Orange County General Hospital announced a series of staff changes after the 1955 grand jury criticized operations. Dr. Lewis F. Ellmore was named medical director, replacing interim chief Dr. Fletcher Stewart, with a raised pay scale. Nurse director Mrs. Atleen J. Johnson was relieved. food administrator Mrs. Dorothy Rogers will retire for health reasons.
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Orange County General Hospital
Orange County Grand Jury
Lewis F. Ellmore
University of Southern California
School of Medicine
Ronald Powell
Atleen J. Johnson
Dorothy Rogers
Will J
Parvell
Twenty Fishermen Rescued From Stranded Net Boat
Twenty fishermen were evacuated from the fishing vessel Nellie Gale off White Point near San Pedro after the boat began taking on water. Coast Guard units from Long Beach dispatched a 95 foot patrol to assist. The passengers were taken aboard and the Nellie Gale was escorted to its berth in the West Basin at Wilmington for disembarkation.
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White Point
San Pedro
Coast. Guard District
Long Beach
Seana
Nellie Gale
Coast Guard
Wilmington
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David Holmes
John L. Holmes
Tivoli Dr
Naples Canals
William N. Tawin
Chatwin
Herman F. Benck
Linden Ave
6Th St
Olive Ave
Polce
Irwin
Long Beach Veterans Hospital
State
L. B. Man
Douglas Union
Navy
L. B
Denean
Paul B. Wilcox
Associated Property Owners Assn
L.B
David D. Watkins
Ashworth St
Los Angeles Power and Water Co
By Don Brackenbury
Gina
Grace I
Molly Mayfield
Hilton Hotel Corp
Hilton, Ellison and Williford
Williford
Ellison
Corporation
David ©. Tallichet
The
Chicago
Cisco
Tex
Mobley
1919
Hilton Hotels Corp
Canada
Elaine Bishenden
Toranti
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Far East
Mine Division 93
Mine Force
A. C__Ansorge
USS
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Ansorge
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