Beach Gna and the Long Beach Pageant Debacle
Long Beach pageant features beauty contestants and a deck of cards lore with jokers debated. Oscar Meinhandt leads an International Beauty Congress move toward fuller costume focus and modest judging. A local poker tale ends with a marked card incident while community events recount church reception humor.
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Gufty
Long Beach
al Fosner
Posner
Oscar Meinhandt
Beatty Shold
Oscar
Sotie
Tibet
Arta
Meinlardt
Dutch Beauty Reflects on Vegas Life and Money
Las Vegas dancer Dutch Beauty, once with Les Livebell at the Lida, shares blunt views on American girls and sex work, contrasts life on the Strip with the opposite side, and questions money as happiness. She argues youth is for clean joys, not endless chasing wealth.
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Las Vegas
Ty Mary Neiswender
Migs Holland
Katiike Bleeker
Paris
Philospher
U. S
Chae
Sbe
Third Body Found in Sinking of Boat Near Marina
A Coast Guard investigation confirms the body of a third victim, Frauldin DeWayne Cable, was recovered near Timlington Beach as officials weigh legal obstacles to city funds for a dinner honoring Supervisor Frank Bonelli. Eight others aboard the Jas were rescued. two men, John Luthar and William Arti Rogers, died in the sinking while being towed into Long Beach.
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Maling
Jas Waslyas
thelCnnmeil
Effy
Demond
Timlington Beach
Coast Guard
Navy
Frauldin DeWayne
Harvard Ave
Jonday
Ble
Long Beach
John Luthar
Los Angeles
William Arti Rogers
Downey
Jasil
Desmond
Frank G. Bonelli
John Mansei
New Library Proposal Urged for Election
The idea of a new library was revived today with Patricia A. Simia of Livingston Drive urging councilmen to place a single library proposition on the November ballot. The council referred the proposal to the committee of the whole.
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Lisbrary
Patricia A. Simia
Lor
City Approves Shoreline Tree Planting Plan
City Council approves a Park Commission plan to plant palm, coral, and rubber trees along a shoreline. The action covers specific tree types for waterfront landscaping and reflects urban beautification goals.
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Shoreline
The
Park Commission
City Council Rejects 2 for Plan Commission
The City Council rejected two nominees for the City Plan Commission today. Don Gill, executive secretary of the Lossi Altos, Assa, and? Or PL View for Peterson, former president of Long Beach States Callege, were both rejected 6 to 3. Voting yes for confirmation were Virgil Snowgberg, Lewis D. Reese and William A. Graham. opposing were Mayor Edwin Wade and councilmen Crow, Sullivan, Baird, Bond, and Kealer.
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City Plan Commission
Sart Vickers
Don Gill
Lossi Altos
Assa
Peterson
Long Beach
Callege
Virgil Snowgberg
Lewis D. Reese
William A. Graham
Edwin Wade
Robert Crow
Emmet Sullivan
Andrew H.baird
Bert Bond
Raymorn G
Kealer
Teeny Teaches Drive Ends with Narrow Escape on Pacific
Agnes A Thy, 58, of 3430 Pacific Ave, learning to drive Monday, stepped on the gas and plowed from San Antonio Dr onto Pacific Ave, jumped a curb, struck a man’s wire and tore down a 4 000 volt electric line but escaped injury.
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Agnes A. Thy
Pacific Ave
San Antonio Dr
Pageant Coverage Sparks City TV Commercial Complaint
Resident Walter W. Strong filed with the City Council to curb cigarette ads during coverage of the 3860 International Beauty Congress saying the spots discredit the city and promote smoking during a blessing. Council voted to receive and file the request.
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Walter W. Strong
Garford St
Strong
IBC
Fish Boat Adrift with Steering Disabled Off California Coast
Coast Guard reported that the fishing vessel Two Sisters, 140 miles southwest of Long Beach, is adrift in shallow water due to a disconnected steering cable. A cutter was en route to assist the craft and its crew.
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San Pedro
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Stock certificate and two policies stolen from Shields home
A stock certificate valued at 120 dollars and two insurance policies were reported stolen Monday from the residence of Mary A. Shields at 6800 Lime Ave. Police investigated the burglary.
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Mary A. Shields
Lime Ave
Mouse Trap cast call seeks eight actors at Magnolia Theatre
The Mouse Trap by Agatha Christie is casting five men and three women for the Magnolia Theatre production at 2400 Magnolia Ave. Readings for all roles are open to the public at 7 20 p m Wednesday. Adults are also sought for behind the scenes work such as stagehands electricians and sound men.
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Agatha Christie
Magnolia Theatre
Magnolia Ave
Magnolia
Damages Sought Over Long Rose Sidewalk Fall
Ollie Langstraat of 16418 California Ave Paramount filed a $10,000 damage claim against the City of Long Rose after a sidewalk spill west of Pine Ave left him with a fractured right ankle and other injuries. City Atty. Gerald Desmond was asked to review the case after council members referred it today.
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Ollie Langstraat
California Ave
Paramount
Long Rose
Langstraat
Sth Sl
Pine Ave
Cty
Gerald Desmond
Unclear emergency call log details hamper event clarity
The message attempts to summarize emergency calls since noon Monday but contains heavy garbled text and misspellings. It mentions names and places such as Lansing and Carsen but lacks coherent structure or verifiable facts for a concise news item.
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Ttn
Jase
Aeelden
Sadims Frat Weeldent
Paitie Aye
Engle
St. Bsts
Arcigent
Ind’ St. Rd
Rata Lenttig
Actllenh
Plesnaint Lansing
Carsen
Iene A
P G Prods Unit Presses for Early Water Injection Plan
Procter & Gamble unit on linkage work urges the Board of Harbor Commissioners to speed an early water injection program to curb subsidence in the Long Beach harbor area. The Long Beach plant in the Wilmington Oil Field faces rising flood risk from sinking land, with subsidence exceeding several feet and four inches yearly. Company has spent over a million dollars on dikes and pumping facilities and plans further protections.
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Frocter & Gamble Montray
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Long Beach
Nichol
Procter &I Qsible Manufacturing Co
Long Beach Harbor
JME Pointet
Procter i
W. 7Th SL
Naval Shipyard
Growth study set Mayor names panel for industry survey
Mayor Edwin Wade appointed a seven man interim committee to recommend an industrial development program for Long Beach. The panel includes Councilmen Emmet M. Sullivan and Lewis D. Reese Chamber of Commerce reps Harry Krust and Ben W. Clawson Harbor Board commissioners Joseph F. Bishop and John P. Davis and private citizen Gene Curtis. They will hold three sessions and report back to the council.
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Edwin Wade
Long Beach
Emmet M. Sullivan
Lewis D. Reese
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Krust
Ben W. Clawson
Harbor Board
Joseph F. Bishop
John P. Davis
Gene Curtis
Sullivan
Education Building Expansion Contract Awarded for Board of Education
A 1,131,000 contract for a four story addition to the Board of Education building at 7th Street and Locust Avenue was awarded Monday to Harvey A. Nichols Co. after 42 bids. Work will start within 30 days and finish by December.
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Board of Education
7Th St
Locust Ave
Board of Fauration
Harvey A. Nichols Co
Se 5
Board
TAGL
Group Forms to Stop Douglas Plant Layoffs
A labor committee urged letters to civic groups to draft resolutions opposing planned layoffs of 4,000 to 6,000 at Douglas Aircraft Co in Long Beach. UAW Local 148 said community backing could pressure Washington and the Air Force, following a barge fire tied to welding earlier in the day.
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Thellseen
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft Co
Duke Sims
UAW
Washington
Air Force
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P &G Prods
Harry Fulton
Mayor Names Panel For Industry Survey
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Souttland
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