Harbor Cities Kennel Club Opens as 2000 Dogs Entered
More than 2000 pedigreed dogs go through paces inside Municipal Auditorium for the 18th annual Harbor Cities Kennel Club show and obedience trials. Picketing by Weaver H. Jones of Torrance outside the building sparks controversy over Sunday competition with church services. Judging runs today from morning to evening with group judging at 7 p.m. and finalists to face winners Sunday night for Best in Show.
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Municipal Auditorium
Harbor Cities Kennel Club
Weaver H
Jones
Danny de Frank
Palo Verde Ave
Eric
jSisif
Chuck Sundauist
Blast Fire and Slag Explosion at Torrance Steel Plant
A one ton chain of red hot slag exploded in an open area at the Torrance plant of Columbia Geneva Division, U S Steel Co, burning two workers, John W Armstrong 46 and Ispiridion Pina of Torrance, severely. The blast started several grass fires quickly controlled. Armstrong operated a crane 40 feet above ground and dumped slag onto the ground where it touched water and exploded.
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Torrance
Columbia- Geneva
U.S. Steel Co
John W. Armstrom
Ispiridion Pina
Parley on Saturday Banking Set Parley on Saturday Banking Set
Executives from nine Long Beach banks will meet next week to decide on closing Saturdays and shifting to Monday through Friday hours. Murray Williams of Bank of America notes customers need time to adjust before the change. California law shows broad support for Saturday closings, though Bank of America has kept Saturday service.
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Long Beach
Murray Williams
Long Beach Clearing House
Bank of America
California
Williams
Thos c
Lakewood Group Seeks Electric Rate Cut at PUC
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce representatives urged the Public Utilities Commission to reduce electric rates in Lakewood, arguing population density matches nearby Long Beach. Edison Co seeks a general rate boost. hearing held Friday in Los Angeles with no decision expected for months.
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Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
Public Utilities Commission
Los Angeles
Edison Co
Angelo Jacoboni
Lee Holopeter
Lakewood
Commission
Edison
Book Two San Pedro Men for Dope Sale
Two San Pedro men were booked late Thursday for illegal sale of narcotics. Rodney R. Daniel, 31, of 2431 Gaffey St, and Gil Munoz Leane, 25, of 203 S Arbor Ct, were arrested by Patrolmen Victor W. Armitage, Robert P. Shaw and Darrel L. Goldsmith, in cooperation with Los Angeles police.
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San Reara
Rodney R. Daniel
Gaffey St
Gil Munoz Leane
S. Arboles Ct
Victor W. Armitage
Robert P. Shaw
Darrel L. Goldsmith
Los Angeles
L B Defense Council Receives Radiation Detector Aids
Twenty precision instruments for measuring radiation were delivered for civil defense training in Long Beach. The items, including Geiger counters and rad detectors, were tested at a city hall meeting led by L B RB Kearney. A mobile radio logical laboratory will be assigned to the Los Angeles Long Beach area for training.
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452ND
Old Stand
Long Beach Air Force Base
Air Force Reserve
Tactical Reconnaissance
77Th Air Depot Wing
452Nd Tactical Recon Wing
Joseph S. Marriott
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Administration
State Civil Defense Office
Long Beach Civil Defense Council
Set. L. RB. Kearney
William J. Mooney
Civil Defense
Los Angeles Long Beach
Lagoon Dip Costly for Man Wallet Taken at Beach
Louis Martinez of Los Angeles paid 156 dollars to swim 50 minutes at Rainbow Lagoon. He left trousers at Pine Ave foot and a wallet was stolen. Police detained six San Pedro juveniles on suspicion of petty theft for further investigation.
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Louis Martinez
Los Angeles
Rainbow Lagoon
Martinez
Pine Ave
Juvenile Bureau
San Pedro
LST-735 Returns to Long Beach Home Port Welcome
The LST-735, part of Mine Squadron 5, returns to Long Beach after service in Korea. Lt. Comdr. William F. Gaffney greets crew and family on shore. The ship’s 140-man crew enjoyed a month of leave after aiding pilots, rescuing eight, and destroying three mines.
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Long Beach
Korea
Park
Joe Ranson
William F. Gaffneyj
Santa Barbara
Lazette
Soni
Rod
Ney Wayne
Auto Deaths Reach Twenty Five in Long Beach
Long Beach traffic toll rose to 25 for the year as Alva Solomon, 26, of 603 East 220th Street, died after a Friday night scooter collision with Barbara Veselice, 20, of 313 Truman Boyd Manor. Veselice said the scooter appeared from darkness with no chance to stop. Solomon died of head injuries at Seaside Hospital.
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Long Beach
Seaside Hospital
Alva Soleimon
220Th St
Barbara Joan Veselice
Truman
Boyd Manor
Boyd Manor, At 223Rd St, and Santa Fe Ave
Solomon
Rape Case Witness Arrested After Trial on Perjury Charge
After a jury found Charles Griffith guilty of raping a 30 year old near Signal Hill, Roy Aubrey Crook was arrested on two counts of perjury for denying tape recorded statements made before the trial. He was booked on a felony warrant and held on $2,500 bond.
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Roy Aubrey Crook
15Th St
Charles Griffith
Grange Ave
Griffith
Signal Hill
Crook
Charles C. Sullans
District Attorney's Office
Ial
Frank ¢. Charvat
Mother and son hurt in Pacific Coast Highway crash
A traffic crash on the Pacific Coast Highway near the City Dump and Salvage yard left Esther Cerin, 39, and her son David, 6, with minor injuries. Both residents of 4632 Knoxville Ave were reported by police.
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Pacific Coast
Esther Cerin
David
Knoxville Ave
L B Firemen Complete 55 000 Home Inspections Tour
Fire Chief Frank S. Sandeman reported that city firemen finished inspecting 55 000 residential premises in a two month fire prevention campaign. Garages yards and trash incinerators of most single and two family homes were examined and many violations were referred to the Fire Prevention Bureau for action. Crews worked by engine and truck with radio contact to the alarm office and distributed illustrated fire prevention pamphlets. Sandeman praised public cooperation.
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Frank S. Sandeman
Sandeman
Fire Prevention Bureau
Publai Co-Operative
Woman Motorist Fined in Drunken Crash
Mrs. Georgia Alberta Jackson, 48, a dressmaker, was fined 300 and placed on three years probation in Superior Court for driving drunk and injuring three people when her car struck another at 16th Street and Pine Avenue on December 31. She was found guilty on May 22 by Superior Judge Joseph M. Meitby.
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Georgia Alberta Jackson
Jackson
Joseph M. Meitby
16Th St
Pine Ave
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Myrtle Ave
Richard D. Griffin
Hermosa Beach
D. £. Lucas
S. Garfield Ave
Paramount
Chuck Sundquis
Air Force
Roy H. Wilson
Robert E. Jeffs
Altadena
452Nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Frank E. Pozan
Hollywood
Steel Plant
L. B. Defense Council
Valiant
L. B
Hart
L. B. Firemen
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