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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1958
Page
13
A hospital planned a timekeeping podium with red and green lights for speeches, with a hidden code and two minute warning. The piece notes the device could curb long talks but relies on speakers' self discipline, and recalls other humorous stopgaps used at clubs.
Kealer urges city linkage with the federal effort to press for enabling legislation and unitization of the Wilmington oil field to stop subsidence and protect the naval shipyard. Mayor Kealer says the city should cooperate fully with the federal government to repressurize the field and halt damage, while supporting court action to extend the suit against Wilmington operators.
Coast Guard planes and cutters located Dane Lewis 23 Edward Readman 35 Alvin Carlson 36 and Alvin Carlson Jr 6 aboard a 15 foot boat near Long Beach. They were towed to Newport Beach after search efforts.
Signal Hill officials urged residents to oppose a proposal to legalize draw poker. Seven city officers including five councilmen the city treasurer and city clerk signed a statement arguing the economy is sound and there is no need for the rumored $200000 annual revenue. The draft statement warned against signatures on a ballot petition.
Police seek Mrs Arlene Brown a waitress from Lang Beach who came from Columbus Ohio. Her daughter Virginia Walton is critically ill at Harbor General Hospital. The notice notes city politics around a gambling ordinance and calls for signatures to force a special election. Local officials deny funds for gambling and urge residents not to sign petitions.
A United Auto Workers official protested Gov Knight’s choice of Dr Edward Thorstenberg as medical examiner for the Long Beach office of the State Industrial Accident Commission. Tate Smith of UAW Local 148 called the former consultant for Douglas Aircraft Co one sided and biased, alleging Thorstenberg is too company minded and would bias cases in favor of Douglas Aircraft Co.
A United Air Lines jet liner named the City of Long Beach will enter service next summer. The aircraft, built by Douglas and rolled near the Douglas hangars, is part of a 225 million dollar order. It seats 116 to 139 passengers, cruises at 35 000 to 40 000 feet, and features an all white fuselage with blue and gold trim. The new design is powered with noise suppressors and represents over five million of the order.
Voters will decide if the Municipal Band continues as a city enterprise. Council members Garrison Payne Desmond Ahern Spangberg and others spoke as the council directed the item to appear on the ballot after a parliamentary ruling briefly removed it. The 7 to 1 vote restored the ballot placement.
Scholarships totaling five thousand dollars fund Broadway's annual department store contest now in its fourth year. Entries open to those under 19 or parents of children under 19, with five winners each receiving a one year scholarship of one thousand dollars to an accredited college or university of choice.
Long Beach officials issued a proclamation urging residents to back the Multiple Sclerosis Society fund drive. About 1,000 teen volunteers, supervised by adults, will canvass doors tonight from 8 to 9 to raise money for national MS research.
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