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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
4
The Long Beach Post Office reports plans for more frequent civil service exams to fill ship and aircraft installation vacancies. Pay ranges from 1.71 per hour to annual salaries up to 7 570 dollars. Paul H Hare notes examinations cover clerks carriers and officers with application forms available in London and locally.
List of fifteen pedestrian death corners from a police briefing aimed at safeguarding seniors during the holidays. Capt. William E. Kummer cites increasing local pedestrian fatalities, with night hours most dangerous and men most often affected due to dark clothing. Traffic investigator Orville James notes fifteen pedestrians killed so far this year, seven aged 70 or older, ten men, five women, with many incidents between 3:20 pm and 4:18 am. Downtown and outlying areas show multiple death corners across specific streets and avenues, including 77, 74, 51, 65, 42, 22, and 73 year olds. The note closes with unrelated public notices and a vaccine news brief.
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