Supertanker Skipper Gaaso Courts Size and Style
Halldor Gaaso commands the 106 500 deadweight ton Manhattan the largest U S commercial ship. He wears shirtsleeves and an open collar on long transits from Kuwait to Long Beach. The interview notes his calm, confident leadership, unique pay scales tied to ship size, and a 40 day Middle East to Pacific crossing marked by a Pacific storm.
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Gaaso
Mideast
West Coast
Manhattan
Tin Grill
Multiple Died in Local Notices Include Coons and Pryor Names
Funeral notices list several individuals including Anna Cooper Donna Pryor Ralph Booth Margaret Drake Ruth Bartron and Mary Geis with ages and addresses. Services are scheduled at various mortuaries and churches with rosters of survivors and dates for rosaries and masses.
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Cooper
Anna E
Taith
Hust
Archie
Robert
Jack
Bernice A
Nease
Francis
Lichtenhan
Sheclar-McFadyen
St. Anthony's
Drake
Margaret RK
Adenmoor
Atkewood
Donald
Willie
Pugh
New ‘Hope
Argelus
Long Beach Beach
Geis
Mary
Gundry Ave
Florance Wilson
Cecelia Duckett
Rose Lian
Thresiasthers
Joseph
Fred
Herbert
Canon
City
Colo
Paramount
A Day in the Navy Teen Journalists on Yorktown
More than 100 high school journalists and instructors joined naval personnel aboard the USS Yorktown for a Day in the Navy cruise off Long Beach. They observed carrier operations, including catapult launches and aircraft practice, while Capt William G. Privette supervised as his son Mac Privette watched.
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Navy
Oth
Long Beach
Political Rights Debate for County Workers Hearing
A Los Angeles subcommittee of the Charter Study Committee urges greater free speech for county employees in political activity. A public hearing is set for Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 864A, Hall of Administration, 500 W Temple St. Speak by writing to chair David Farley, Room 713, Hall of Administration.
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Los Angeles
Oureau County
Hall of Administration
Temple St
David Faredy
Sud W
Gardens Annexation Drive Seeks Lakewood Tie In
Circulating petitions to annex Hawaiian Gardens to Lakewood move forward as the Citizens Committee chairs urge at least 800 signatures by May 3. If met, a protest hearing could occur June 12 with an annexation election planned for early fall, following a prior court ruling favoring Lakewood over Long Beach.
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Farelly
Hawaiian Gardens
Lakewood
W. Partridge
Ss. Verne Ave
Citizens Committee
Partridge
Long Beach
Sanduet
Long Beach Receives 1.26 Million in Auto License Fees
State Controller Alan Cranston announced Long Beach has collected 1,262,855 in motor vehicle license fees through a period starting December 1, 1961, with Orange County cities also receiving allocations such as Fountain Valley 7,588 and Westminster 413,014 among others.
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Long Beach
Alan Cranston
Orange County
Cypress
Dairyland
Fountain Valley
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Huntington Beach
la Habra
Los Alamitos
Newport Beach
Orange
Santa Ana
Seal Beach
Stanton
Villa Park
Westminster
Retrial Ordered on Death Penalty in Terry Case
California Supreme Court upheld the first degree murder conviction of Doyle A. Terry for killing Long Beach officer Vernon J. Owings but vacated the death sentence. The court remanded to Los Angeles Superior Court for retrial on the penalty phase due to errors in admitting evidence including a telegram alleging a threat by Terry.
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California Supreme Court
Doyle A. Terry
Long Beach
Beery
Terry
Los Angeles
Harcy
W.schweitzer
Supreme Court
Wilson
Plans Told for Housing Development in Long Beach
Louis Boyar, early Lakewood builder, revealed plans for an 18 acre housing project in northeast Long Beach. The site, previously Long Beach Unified School District property, is zoned public use and will host seven buildings with 240 apartments and 374 parking spaces. The location is just south of Anchor Street and west of Wellflowver Boulevard. A zoning variance hearing will be scheduled by the Long Beach Planning Commission next month.
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Long Beach
Louis Boyar
Lakewood
Boyar
Shaking a Fist at God in Faith and Suffering
A young doctor confronts faith, telling a minister he feels angry at God for child suffering. The Reader's Digest issue promises a mix of provocative essays and other engaging articles readers will find compelling.
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Samuel Shoemaker
Viitius
Reader's Digest
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Persian Gulf
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Maryhattan Tanker Corp
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Westminster Memorial Park
Atlantic, Ave
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Siater
Glendora Ave
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Gentry
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Betty
Myrna Bennett
Florence Hedenskog
Luther
Chambers
Our Lady OF Refuge Chapreh
Coon Funeral Home
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Southland
Navy Public Information Section
Eees
Long Teach Naval Station
Hay
Pines
Ulina Charinel
T.agd
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Ath ST
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le Schoil
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Saat
Edward Tyler
Atlantic Wall
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Berlin
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