Lakewood Eyes Separate Post Office Facility
Lakewood officials press for a separate postal facility with Mayor Angelo Sacchoni and City Administrator Robert T. Andersen traveling to Washington to argue the bid. The push faces government hesitation and postal department data hurdles amid inquiries by Rep. Craig Wosi and local leaders.
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Veta Ais
Bua Gil
EU Ue
Iff
Hosmer
Ittler
Craig Wosi
Post Office
Lakewood Post Office
Sacchoni
Ey Jacobon
Lakewood
Robert T. Andersen
Washington, D. C
Nurse Dies in Fall From Coast Club
Amy Alice Lauer a 45 year old registered nurse died after leaping from a seventh story window at Pacific Coast Club despondent over ill health. Her body was found on a cement balcony outside the west side library. Police said no note was found and she had cancer with two months to live. She worked at Garland Medical Recovery Center.
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Amy Alice Lauer
Pacific Coast Club
W. C. Mathews
Villa Riviera
Theoman Jainted
Long Beach to Press Fight Against Allen Bill in Sacramento
Lang Beech ts vows to wage strongest campaign to defeat the Allen Bill. City leaders coordinate efforts in Sacramento with Sam Vickers and Arthur Wil assigned to key roles. If Ways and Means backs passage, Long Beach will push on Assembly and Senate floors. Desmond warns of immediate threat to oil revenue used for local projects like Alamitos Bay Marina and the Auditorium. Date and committee actions remain unsettled as Caldecott's panel schedules review.
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Sacramento
Lang Beech
T S
Allen
Committee On Conservation, Planning and Public Works
Sam E. Vickers
Mallon
Desmond
Alamitos Bay
Marina
Bhp
All and the Armed Services
MCA Ding
Ways and Means
Thomas Caldecott
Berkeley
L B Gets Vaccine Today
Long Beach school children scheduled for Salk polio vaccine would be picked up in Los Angeles by Robert Creighton, health division manager, as the department plans to inoculate the remaining students who had first shots. Schedules for doctors and nurses will take a few days. second shots may begin May 16 or later.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Robert Creighton
Park
Sewil
Health Department
State Division of Laboratories
Hearth Department
City Cars to Undergo Safety Inspections Weeklong
City owned vehicles will be inspected Monday at Jane and 14th Street in a local Check Your Car for Safety Month campaign. Fifty five post office trucks were checked Friday. The Jane runs May 23 to 28 with varied hours. free checks are available at new car agencies, independent garages, or tire dealers. Vehicles passing will bear a Green Cross for Safety sticker.
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14Th St
Pine Ave
The
Safety Council
L B Airman Dies in Navy Plane Crash
A 23 year old Long Beach airman Harlan G Rightmire died when a Navy fighter jet crashed and burst into flames about 19 miles northeast of Travis Air Force Base during a routine familiarization flight. Rightmire elected to attempt landing after loss of power. his wingman reported the incident. His next of kin is Earl Rightmire of 240 Bartlay Street Long Beach.
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Longe Beach
Navy
Travis Air Force Base
Harlan G. Rightmire
Moffett Field
Rightmire
Long Beach
Earl Rightmire
Bartlay St. Long Beach
Long Beach Show Demonstrates Direct Dialing Access
Long Beach residents will soon dial New York directly as the Do It At Home Show opens in Municipal Auditorium. The nine day event, opened by Mayor George Vermillion, features over 100 exhibitors and a long distance call giveaway, with free admission for mothers after 6 p.m. Sunday. The exhibit includes art from amateurs and pros across multiple cities, with awards presented Sunday evening.
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Long Beach
New York
Municipal Auditorium
Fred J. Taylor
Civic Productions, Inc
Long
George Vermillion
General Telephone Co
Jennie Vermillion
Osawantomio Farrom
South Gate
Adl Grace Chocolates
South Gate Art Club
Vakewood
Downey
Norwalk
Aynwood
Compton
Rivera
Whittier
Bellflower
Wei Stil Life
Elizabeth Thos
Jist
Edna Padrick
Felewsh 2Hd
A. Fries
Art Show Judges Award Winners List Friday
A Friday art show will present awards for 200 paintings with judges from landscapes, portraits and miscellaneous categories. Top honors go to Betty Hayes Downer for landscapes first, Jessie May Smith South Gate second, A Carpenter Long Beach. Virginia Beeson Rivera first in portraits, Cecil Schmayer South Gate second, T E Cowell Downey third. Amelie Morian South Gate first, Bette Espeselly South Gate second, Mrs A Troesch Downey. a special display features historical documents from the South Gate Exchange Club for the high school Freedom Shrine.
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Betty Hayes
Downer
Jessie May Smith
South Gate
A. Carpenter
Long Beach
Virginia Beeson
Rivera
Cecil Schmayer
T. E. Cowell
Downey
Troesch
Ard
South Gate Exchange Club
McNerney St
Myrna Zappey
South Gate Art Club
Donald Totten
Los Angeles
Municipal Auditorium
Stop Signs Put On Six City Streets
City officials designated six streets as through routes and posted stop signs at numerous intersections. Cedar and Daisy Avenues from Ocean to Pacific Coast Highway, Chestnut from Ocean Boulevard to Ansheim Street, and Golden from Ocean to Tih Street share through status along with Fifth and Sixth Streets from American to Alamitos Avenues. The council ordered stops last month to ease congestion and resume two way traffic on the Broadway Bridge over the Los Angeles River, effective about Wednesday per Traffic Engineer Robert D. Dier.
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Cedar
Daisy Aves
Oceen
Elva
Pacific Coast Hwy
Chestnut Ave
Oceen Blvd
Ansheim St
Golden Ave
Osean
Tih St
American Ave
Alamitos Ave
Broadway
Los Angeles River
Robert D. Dier
Child Burns Fatal Home Accident Claims 8 Year Old
Cary William Cass eight died after burns suffered when his clothes ignited by burning grease while frying an eye on Para get Street. He was treated at Community Hospital then pronounced dead at 2 50 p.m. His body rests at Mattells Mortuary awaiting examination.
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Cary Wiliam Cass
Community Hospital
Maren
Paraget St
Mattells Mortuary
Moroher
Lavish praise for Long Beach Municipal Band clarinetist
Dr. Peter Buys, former solo clarinetist with John Philip Sousa, congratulates Hernan Tafarella for a splendid performance of Adagio Tarantella. He hails Tafarella's tone and technique as beyond criticism and notes the composer dedicated the number to the local bandsman after the fall concert.
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Hernan Tafevella
Long Beach
Peter Buys
John Philln Sousa
Tow Famous
Overture
Musicians
Los Angeles
Stop sign obscured. Long Beach pays heirs $15000
A jury awarded Long Beach $15000 to the heirs of John P. Lawins after a collision at 0th Street and Raymond Avenue. A stop sign was hidden by three trees, and the city was deemed at fault for failing to trim them. Lawins died five days after the crash, while his widow Gustie and daughter Edna Allen received portions of the award.
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Raymond Ave
Tress
Long Beach
John P. Lawins
Stanley Ave
Tay
Schoenberger
Everett E. Demler
L B Student Wins Penn Scholarship
Blair Kulpy, 26, former Poly High student, earned a one year scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania to begin doctoral studies. His parents, Mr and Mrs Kling of 2434 Fashion Age, report he is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of California Berkeley.
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Blair Kulpy
Poly High School
Jon
University of Pennsylvania
Kling
Blli Kling
University of California At Berkeley
War II Combat Flier Tells Jet Age Initiation
George Barker recalls VE Day then flies a Lockheed T 33 jet trainer over Southern California. He describes nostalgia and the feel of throttle and altitude while comparing WWII B 17 experience with the jet age in a first person account at Long Beach Air Force Base with Lt Bill Boyd. The piece blends memory and aviation culture for readers.
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Press-Telegram
George Barker
Bil Boyd
Air Force
Southland
Barker
BLY
Army Air Force
Air Force Assny
California
Green Frog
Piccadilly
Ipswitch
Eng
Bill Boyd
Long Beach Air Force Base
Souther California
Green Bay
Bremen
Merseberg
Beran
Nashua
Simeke
Gerard te Groen Rite Slated for Monday
Funeral service for Gerard te Groen of 1401 E tlh St will be held Monday at 10 a m at Patterson Snively Chanel in Long Beach. Elks Lodge 888 will conduct the service with interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood.
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Gerard Te Groen
E. Tlh
Patterson & Snively Chanel
Long Beach
Population Rise Poses Greater Threat Than A Bomb
Sunday feature cites a famed scientist warning that rapid world population growth risks dwarfing atomic weapons as a prime threat to mankind. The article accompanies sections on beauty care, fund drives, child safety, home shows, and Parade content from Do It at Home to space race coverage.
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Independent
Press-Telegram
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