Stringfellow visits Long Beach amid hero tale questions
Rep Douglas Stringfellow of Utah, once hailed as a war hero, privately questioned details of his story during a Long Beach visit. He told reporters he is no hero and noted dramatic licenses in television dramatizations, while audiences heard only his cautious denial and modest demeanor. The piece also notes Community Chest campaign lunches funded privately, Emery family roots in the High Sierra, and Walter C McLaughlin’s 50th California anniversary with Long Beach ties.
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Douglas Stringfellow
Utah
Stringfellow
Long Beach
High Sierra
Fresno
Big Creek
Emery
Dave Emery
IPT
Bacon
Edison Company
Huntingley Lake
Bacons
Plains
Arizona
Visalia
Sierra Country
Simmer Range
Dick Emery
Dave
Aman
Walter C. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
California
Los Angeles
Old Virginia
Bisc
Blind passengers aboard ship describe voyage by senses
On a Long Beach harbor cruise, twenty five percent of riders were blind yet joined the Braille and Enterprise Clubs for the trip aboard the Shearwater. They described hearing gulls and waves, smelling coffee and the harbor, feeling the sun, and mentally mapping the harbor as a vivid alternative to sight.
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George Barker
Shearwater
Long Beach Braille and
Enterprise Clubs
Pierpoint Landing
George Lee
Coronado Ave
Lee
Alfred Hawke
Maine Ave
San Pedro
Hawke
Pedro
Fish Harbor
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Stanley W. Vosper
Jean Helman
One Percent Sales Tax Proposed for L A
A proposal by the League of California Cities recommends a 1 percent countywide sales tax in Los Angeles County. Long Beach Compton and South Gate would pay the tax under the plan to standardize taxes across cities and unincorporated areas. The draft aims to boost annual revenue and curb competitive disadvantages from differing local taxes.
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Long Beach
Mayors and Councilmen Department
League of California
Los Angeles
Unsea
Los Angeles County
San Diega Names McCannon Chief Of Budget Division
City Manager Sam E. Vickers announces Laren W. McCannon of San Diego as head of the budget and research division in the Finance Department, subject to council approval of a salary. McCannon, a 1949 city administrative analyst and San Diego State College graduate, succeeds Arthur T. WIM. The conference coverage notes veterans of World War I, multiple school officials, and a three day Municipal Auditorium session with speakers from UCLA and USC, discussing public education and administration.
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Sam E. Vickers
Laren W. McCannon
San Diego
Finance Department
McCannon
Arthur T. Wim
San Diego State College
California Assn
Wilton
Lafayette
Municipal Auditorium
California
Vickers
Assn
Wilton Hotel Garden
Elizabeth Hudson
Long Beach
Long Beach Board of Education
C. H. Culbertson
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Arthur F. Corey
California Teachers Assn
Frank M. Wright
Charles C. Carpenter
Los Angeles
Bruce Miller
Riverside City
Irving R. Melbo
University of Southern California School of Education
Mysterial Auditorium
Simpson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Raypeas B. Allen
UCLA
Allen
Palmer Hoyt
The
Denver Post
Hoyt
Wilton Hotel
Lafsyette
California School Boards Assn
School Boards Organization
New Round In Court Over Late Atty Enloe Will Dispute
A new will contest filed in Superior Court July on Keith Enloe estate leaves most to widow Jeanette and omits alleged partner Mrs Donna Beaman. Beaman previously set to receive 60000 in stocks from a 1942 will, while Enloe's daughter Barbara Dawson challenges the later document claiming only the 1942 will is valid. Beeman admits past relations but denies threats or undue influence to secure the bequest.
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Atty
Keith Enloe
Jn Superior Court
Enloe
Jeanette
Donna Beaman
Mary Swill Beeks
Beamon
Seal Beach Faces Hot Vote on Gambling Reform
Seal Beach votes Wednesday on an initiative to outlaw all gambling. William L Robertson campaigns against the measure after Superior Court denial. mayor urges high turnout to back the plan. Election officials say a later date may be set for a new vote on draw poker and reopening the Airport Club. Judge Thompson refused to halt the election, noting the city complied with election code requirements.
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William L. Robertson
Robertson
Superior Court
Seal Beach
Report Club
Weinesday
George Clark
Airport Club
Clack
Tere
Raymond Thompson
Orange County
Hancock and Signal Oil win Louisiana OCS leases
Hancock union Signal Oil and Forest Oil Co of San Antonio have been named successful bidders on 5000 acres of outer continental shelf oil and gas leases in Louisiana. The group bid 6.1 million dollars for part of the seven tracts offered, with Hancock and Signal holding a quarter share or about 1.5 million dollars of the investment.
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Hancock Union Signal Oil & Gas Co
Forest Oil Co
San Antonio
Tex
Louisiana
U P
Hancock and Signal
Council OKs School Fund and Avalon Airport Leases
City Council in committee authorized City Manager to sign a 25900 purchase contract with Exceptional Children's Foundation for school materials on city land at Searns St and Qrizaba Ave. The foundation will supervise construction with labor provided by a local company and a 3953 monthly rent for the one story 4900 square foot building at the Catalina airport site. A supplemental lease for Room 135 at Municipal Airport administration by Avalon Air Transport, Inc. was approved.
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Sam E. Vickers
Children's Foundation
Searns St
Qrizaba Ave
Long Beach
Santa
J. E. Burrell & Son
Municipal Airport Administration
Avalon Airy Transport, Inc
Auto Fells Tree and Fence on Stearns Street
A car knocked down 33 feet of chain link fence and uprooted a 25 foot elm on Stearns Street between Los Coyotes Diagonal and Lakewood Boulevard. Driver Bill Leon Marley, 18, was taken to Community Hospital in a dazed state with no injuries upon examination. Police blamed a blowout for loss of control. the car allegedly dragged the tree 17 feet after the initial impact, with a second hit 103 feet away. The fence and tree lay on City Water Department property.
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Stearns St
Los Coyotes
Lakewood Blvd
Bill Leon Marley
Rolando St
Community Hospital
Martey
Icity Water Department
Dodge's First Dealer Show to Be Held in L B Monday
Long Beach chosen as the Southern California site for the first dealer showing of the 1955 Dodge. Seven lines will be displayed at Municipal Auditorium on Monday with about 2000 Dodge representatives invited. private press party to follow at the Wilton Hotel Skyroom. Screen figures Danny Thomas Roy Rogers Deb Evans and Lawrence Welk will attend a post display stage program.
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Luong Beach
Southern California
Dodge
Municipal Auditorium
Danny Thomas
Roy Rogers
Deb Evans
Lawrence Welk
Wilton Hotel
Jack Wixom
Dodge Brothers Corp
Long Beach
Parents Army Leader Warns of Bond Vote Overconfidence
Mrs. Charles Reed heads the Parents Army backing full day schooling and warns 10 503 volunteers to avoid overconfidence after a Monrovia Duarte bond defeat by 33 votes. Half will campaign November 1 and the other half November 3 for Prop R in Long Beach Unified, saying Prop B funds 30 000 new students and costs under three cents daily per homeowner.
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Parents Army
Charles Reed
Monrovia-Duarte
Chest Awards Honor 19 Employer Groups at Community Chest
The Community Chest awarded Red Feather honors to 19 company groups today at the United Neighbors Campaign report luncheon atop the Lafayette Hotel. Recipients included M. S. Walker Co American National Insurance Co H B Grubb Co Lester Ryans Co Occidental Life Insurance Co and others. An additional firm award was planned for David Feter with eligibility extending to AID members.
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Red Feather
Community Chest
First United Neighbors
Lafayette
M. 5. Walker Co
American National Insurance Co
H. B. Grubb Co
Lester Ryans Co
Occidental Life Insurance Co
May Co
Brower's Restaurant
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
First California Co
Travelers Insurance Co
Windes & McClaughry
Camp Fire
Rt Service
Dean Electronics
Desmond's
General Telephone Co
Graham Brothers
Rex 1
Vwedges van and Storage, Inc
Household Finance Corp
Shy Town Park Shops
Kuster-Wetzel Electric Co
Long Beach Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Mastic Tile Corp
Procter & Gambiel Manufacturing Co
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Weber Baking Co
Western Office Furniture Co
Young's Market
McCrery's
Fee Railroad
B.I & M. Meat Co
David Feter
Insurance Securities
AID
Time and a Half for Overtime Proposed for All City Employes
City Manager Sam E. Vickers proposes a new ordinance to pay time and a half for overtime for all general city workers, while emergency staff would keep current rates. Councilman Toby Wick suggests referring the proposal to the finance and salary committee and consulting non-emergency employee spokesmen. The move aims for uniform overtime policies across general city, harbor, and water departments, with final fringe benefits set after the charter amendment ratified by voters last May.
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City Cour Jeil
Sam E. Vickers
Toby Wick
Vickers
Harbor Department
Harbor and Water Boards
Water and Harbor Department
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City College
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