Blaze Burns Catalina Motel Units in Wilmington
Fire destroyed three units of the Catalina Motel at 1427 East Pacific Coast Highway in Wilmington. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars. No injuries to guests. firefighter Robert Hansen, 38, suffered an ankle injury. Observing resident W J Koetger, 1437 Colon Sr, alerted owner William B Cooper and woke occupants as four Wilmington fire companies contained the blaze around 6 am.
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Wilmington
Catalina
Pacific Coast Hwy
Robert Hansen
W. J. Koetger
Colon Sr
William B. Cooper
Doan's Pills Claim Kidney Relief for Common Aches
An old advertorial warns that backache fatigue headaches and dizziness may stem from slowed kidney function. It touts Dorn’s Pills as a mild diuretic to ease bladder irritations and promote waste removal, urging readers to buy the new economy size.
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Dorn
Doan
Big Three Bermuda Conference Sets July 8 Start
The White House says the Big Three Bermuda conference will start July 8 if a French premier is named by then. President Eisenhower Prime Minister Churchill and a French representative will attend, with July 8 as a target date and no real discrepancy between Britain and the U S in plans.
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Washington
White House
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Churchill
Great Britain
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
United States
Burglar Flees After Grabbing Loot During Break-In
Mrs. Lazelle Byrn, 43, awoke to a stranger in her bedroom doorway in Bellemell. She and her husband, Rex 16, pursued the intruder who fled down a stairway with a companion inside a rear doorway. The burglar seized a cigarette lighter stand on exit before escaping.
POW Brings List Of Prisoners Left Behind
Sgt Ernest Contreras of Denver Colorado returns from a North Korean prison camp with a list of fellow prisoners left behind. Included are Eddie Montejano of Santa Ana California Daniel Arellano of Gardena California Raymond Arias of Compton California and Mrs Dara Camou of Torrance California.
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Ernest Contreras
Denver
Colo
Eddie Montejano
E. Delhi
Santa Ana
Daniel Arellano
Gardena
Raymond Arias
Duncan Ave
Compton
Dara Camou
Torrance
Fire damages stairway at apartment building
A Sunday night fire damaged a stairway at an apartment occupied by Harvey Elier at 172342 Lime Ave. Police reported the blaze under investigation with no determination of its cause yet.
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Uke Vauseu Vn Aleudive Uange
Harvey Elier
Lime Ave
Churchman Named State Choral Head
Rollo Alford, minister of music at First Methodist Church and choral conductor for the Recreation Commission, was unanimously elected president of the California State Choral Conductors Guild at its closing session at Occidental College. The two-day meeting drew about 200 conductors from Sacrament o to San Diego. Alford, with 40 years in choral work, earned degrees from Southwestern Kansas College and Los Angeles State Normal, and has served with First Methodist 22 years and the Recreation Commission 23 years. He is former president of Musical Arts Club and the Long Beach Church Music Guild.
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Rollo Alford
First Methodist Church
Recreation Commission
California State Choral Conductors Guild
Occidental College
Sacramento
San Diego
Alford
Southwestern Kansas College
Los Angeles State Normal
UCLA
The
Musical
Arts Clay
Long Beach Church Music Guild
Carney Bids Farewell as South Europe Alliance Formed
Naples ceremony marks second anniversary of Southern Europe Command uniting Italy, Turkey, Greece under NATO. Adm. Robert B. Carney ends as south Europe commander in chief and heads to Washington to become chief of Naval Operations. Adm. William Fechteler succeeds him. Officials from Italy France Greece Turkey and Britain attend as flags fly. Carney cites new regional solidarity and mutual trust, signaling deterrence beyond force.
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Naples
Italy
Southern Europe Command
Turkey
Greece
Bay of
Adm
Robert B. Carney
NATO
Carney
United States
U.S. Navy
William Fechteler
Europe
France
Britain
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
South Europe
Costa Mesa Youth Hurt in Collision
A 20 year old Costa Mesa youth, Justin B. Zedeker of 384 Flower Ave, suffered four fractured bones when the car his father Orville S. Zedeker was driving made a sudden stop to avoid a collision. He was thrown against the front seat and taken to Seaside Hospital. Police noted a weak bone structure since childhood. The accident occurred at Ocean Age and Pico Streets.
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Costa Mesa
Justin B. Zedeker
Flower Ave
Orville S. Zedeker
Zedeker
Ocean Age
Pico St
Sons Honor Father With Dinner Tribute
A Father's Day testimonial dinner was held Sunday evening at Temple Sinai for Alexander Polesky, 1724 Florida Street, longtime Long Beach resident. Guests included Polesky's four sons from Los Angeles Dan Polesky, Dr Fred A Polesky, Dr H A Pleasant and A A Polesky.
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Temple Sinai
Alexander Polesky
Florida St
Long Beach
Polesky
Los Angeles
Dan Polesky
Fred A. Polseky
H. A. Pleasant
A. A. Polesky
Candy Pirates Booty Lines at San Pedro Wharf
Three boys aged 14 and 15 swam to the Luckenbach Line's wharf at Terminal Island, found a crate of candy bars, and tried to swim back with the loot. The candy sank and the youths were seized by juvenile officers on petty theft charges.
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San Pedro
Terminal Island
Luckenbach Line
Ike Must Decide on Financial Pressure for European Army
President Eisenhower faces a week of choices on pressuring European allies to ratify the West European army plan. The House cut foreign aid funds until EDC treaties are approved, and Senator Taft proposed discretionary use of those funds as leverage. Commerce and military officials testified that Western European nations may soon ratify, with Bradley noting Soviet activity and U.S. stockpiling in West Germany for potential German divisions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
House
Sen. Taft
Ohio
White House
Germany
Livingston T. Merchant
iSenate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
United States
Luxembourg
Britain
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of
Russia
Bradley
U.S
West Germany
Taft
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Petri’s
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Long Beach Pharmaceutical Association
Bank of America
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