Long Beach arena eyed for Pacific Coast playoffs
A Long Beach plan praises a future auditorium annex to host the Pacific Coast Conference basketball playoffs. The piece notes the City College gym capacity, TV readiness, and proposed use by USC and Oregon State, plus local pride and potential return of finals to the Southland. It also includes local anecdotes about people and city life.
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Long Beach
Southland
City College
USC Trojans
Oregon State Beavers
Ceach
Tugs Barges Winches Free Freighter on Reef
Preliminary plans for a 5 million recreation and exhibit hall annex to Municipal Auditorium will be finished in two weeks. Final plans follow in six months with completion expected in March 1956. Wing said seating will be 15000 for boxing and center attractions, 12000 for basketball, 340 exhibit spaces, and 5000 parking spaces will be created south of Ocean Blvd between Alamitos and Pacific Aves.
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Municipal Auditorium
Kenneth S. Wing
Wing
Ocean Blvd
Alamitos and
Pacific Aves
Jury rules mate death justifiable in LA inquest
Ivor D. Hendrickson, 33, was killed by his estranged wife Eva Inez Hendrickson, 38, who testified she shot him with a .22 rifle after he broke into their home at 1247 F. 20th St and threatened to beat her. The coroner's inquest in Los Angeles ruled the death justifiable homicide in self defense. Eva Hendrickson remains jailed in Long Beach as the DA weighs action.
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Ivor D. Hendrickson
Los Angeles
Hendrickson
Eva Inez Hendrickson
F. 20Th St
Long Beach
Council, DC to Meet on Oil Agency Plan
The Long Beach City Council delayed action on a charter amendment to create a city oil department and scheduled a conference with the Chamber of Commerce and oil company representatives for next Tuesday. The plan includes public voting on offshore structures, public inspection of development contracts, and delaying ballot timing to June 1 if needed. Representatives from Long Beach Oil Development Co and Richfield Oil Corp. may attend.
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Harbor Board
Chamber of Commerce and Oil Company
Ward Johnson
Chamber
Johnson
Tideland Oil
Long Beach Oil Development Co
Richfield Oil Corp
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Clarence E. Wagner
Raymond C. Kealer
Jury Trials Demanded in Bellflower Bingo Case
Bellflower scene shifts to a makeshift courtroom as 263 defendants including 11 dealers and 192 players plead not guilty and seek jury trials in a raid on the Bellflower Kiwanis Girl Scout Hall February 19. Judge Roberta Burbach sets April 20 for trial and bail at 5 dollars for players, 50 dollars for cheaters.
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Bellflower
Belltower
Bellflower Kiwanis
Atty
George Chulal
Santa Ana
John Simms
Roberta Burbach
Atty. Chola
Name Picked for City's Honor Farm on Carson St
Rancho Nueva Esperanza meaning ranch of new hope was chosen as the city's honor farm name now under completion east of the San Gabriel River. The City Council also ordered two city penal code amendments to permit transferring prisoners from the city jail to the ranch for later labor as a rehabilitation center.
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Rancho Nueva Esperanza
Ranch of
New Hope
Carson St
San Gabriel River
Kenneth Sutherland
Arraignment Set in Clothing Theft Case
Joseph Pacheco of Los Angeles, 35, to be arraigned March 45 in Long Beach Superior Court on charges of stealing 10 suits worth 400 dollars from Butler Bros. store in Lakewood on February 18. Bail set at 2500. Pacheco in custody. He was arrested February 23 by Los Angeles police and later turned to Norwalk sheriff's detectives. A lead came from store salesman Horace Fay who secured the suspect's license number.
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Joseph Pacheco
Los Angeles
Long Beach Superior Court
Butler Bros
Lakewood
Los Cereritos Municipal Court
Bellflower
Pachec
Pacheco
H. K. Hopkinson
Norwalk
Weatherman Shows Chance of Sprinkles in Southland
The weatherman predicted a longshot of scattered sprinkles or night showers tonight and Wednesday for Southern California. He warned of considerable cloudiness with afternoon sun possible and only slight temperature changes overall.
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California
Ship Towed to Harbor Stern First
A six way pull freed the British freighter Darfield from a rocky reef off Palos Verdes Estates after she ran aground in fog. Tug Pacific Rocket and Gear, plus derrick barges, used winches and tides to tow the 7109 ton vessel to San Pedro stern first for hull inspection. The 37 crew remained aboard as divers prepare, Darfield carrying 4,000,000 board feet of lumber from Vancouver to England.
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Darfield
Palos Verdes Estates
Rocky Point
San Pedro
Hell
Pacific Towboats and Salvage Company
Pacific Rocket
Merritt Chapman and
Scott
Pacific Towboat and Salvage and
Smith
W. G. Leadbeater
Victoria
B.C
Alamitos Bay Bulkhead Plans Okayed
The City Council approved plans for a 195 000 bulkhead and retaining wall along Bay Shore Avenue and 54th Place. City Manager Sam E. Vickers was authorized to seek bids immediately. Plans by City Engineer Jess D. Gilkerson call for concrete sheet piling with anchor rods and beams from Second Street north to Applan Way, elev 10 feet. South of Second Street the bay area will use timber piling with steps along the wall, financed from the Tideland Oil Fund at up to 200 000.
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Bay Shore ‘Ave
54Th Pl
City Counci
Sam E. Vickers
Jess D. Gilkerson
Second St
Applan Wy
Theybay
Tideland Oil Fund
Airport drinks backed by Jaycees at city council
Junior Chamber of Commerce officers backed by a Senior Chamber representative urged the city council to approve selling alcohol at Municipal Airport. They cited lost revenue from underutilized facilities and a restaurateur offer to lease if alcohol is sold, claiming potential annual income around 15000.
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Speran
Dr Bergan Retires on 70th Birthday as City Veterinarian
Dr. Joseph A. Bergan, the City Health Department’s first veterinarian, retires on his 70th birthday after 40 years of service beginning in 1914. He recalls early inspections and prevention work, including 10,000 to 12,000 cow injections yearly from 1916 to 1927, and a dramatic bull attack in the 1920s. He lives with wife Rose at 2851 Fifth Street and will be honored at a dinner tonight in the Lafayette Hotel.
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Bergan
Bert Besnik
Joseph A. Bergan
Health Department
Long Beach
Alang
Ayss
Bellflower Man Suffered Burns in Downtown Fire
A Bellflower man, 37, suffered burns in a fire that tore through the elevator shafts of the Richfield Building in Los Angeles on Monday. Investigators quoted local fire officials as noting extensive damage to upper floors and ongoing efforts to determine the cause.
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Tellias
Richfield Bldg
Los Angeles
Shibleys Case Up in Senate
Washington report on George E. Shibley Long Beach attorney convicted of conspiring to steal military court records. Senate judiciary subcommittee hears testimony from Atty. James Monroe Santa Ana and Stanford alumni on proposed changes to the armed forces uniform code of military justice. Proposals include civilian witness rights for subpoenas and extending civil trials beyond five years after discharge.
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Washington
George E. Shibley
Long Beach
Senate
Monroe
Nroe
Military Court of Inquiry
Girl Struck at Crossing Spurs Guard After Accident
Naples residents pressed police to man an unguarded crossing after six year old Cathy Johns was struck near Second Street while walking home from school. The crossing guard returned to duties until 4 45 p m as PTA leaders demanded improved safety measures. In separate incidents longshoreman John Keith died from a fall aboard the Honduran freighter Aurora at Berth 145 Wilmington, aged 63, with Coastwise Lines noting the ship’s imminent sailing to Yokohama. Keith’s death leaves a family including his wife Tallie and four children.
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Kenneth. Johns
Cathy
Steff
Naples
Police Department
Cathy Johns
Tivoli Dr
Schoo
E. Second St
PTA
Mra
Frank Kirkner
Juvenile Protection
Kirkner
PIA
Laurence Scott
Kenneth Johns
Seaside Hospital
Aurora
Berth 145
Wilmington
John Keith
McDonald Ave
Keith
Yokohama
Kolth
Rancher Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash Near Garden Grove
Edward Paul Helm aged 67 of 333 West Ocean Boulevard died in St Josephs Hospital Orange after an auto crash at 8048 Catherine Avenue in Garden Grove. The collision occurred at 4 30 p m Saturday with a car driven by Dorothy Brunson 26 of 8052 Lincoln Boulevard. Helm remained unconscious and died Monday. Brunson and her brother in law Robert L Brunson 17 a Marine at Barstow were treated and released. Helm’s body taken to Howald Bros Mortuary Garden Grove.
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Edward Paul Helm
W. Ocean
St Joseph’ Hospital
Orange
Catherine Ave
Garden Grove
Helm
Hwy
Jatherine Ave
Dorothy Lilian Brunson
Lincoln Blvd
Heim
Man denies slaying wife. trial date set
Salvadore C. Tapia, 40, pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court to murder of his wife. Trial of the County Sanitation Department employee was scheduled for April 15 by Judge Joe Raycraft. Tapia is accused of shooting.
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Long Beach Superior Court
County Sanitation
Wax
Joe Raycraft
Tapla
Fall Hurts Milkman as Steps Crumble
A milkman Manuel M Bloom 38 from 1133 Ohio Ave fell thirteen feet when a wooden stairway collapsed at 1569 Pine Ave harming his back. He delivered milk to Emma M Ross's second floor apartment before the accident. Police note possible nails failure. He was taken to Seaside Hospital for X rays showing a fractured vertebra.
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Manuel M. Bloom
Agnes Probst
Seaside Hospital
Ohio Ave
Emma M. Ross
Pine Ave
Bloom
Artien' Farms Co
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