Marine Exchange Switches Clocks to 24 Hour Time
The Marine Exchange will move from 12 hour civil time to 24 hour military time starting Jan 1. Notices went to hundreds of clients and supplies in San Pedro ran out of 24 hour clocks before restocking. LA Harbor Station Officer Polston recalls 24 hour usage and explains the shift aligns with maritime and military practice.
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Marine Exchange
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Southwest Instrument Co
San Pedro
LA. Harbor Division
Sam L Polston
Navy
Liberty
Lnte
S. PT
Lynwood Doctor Kelley Named Chief of Staff at St Francis
Dr. Walter W. Kelley of Lynwood has been elected 1969 chief of the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital. He succeeds Dr. William Henry who remains on the executive board. Kelley, born on a North Dakota farm, trained at the University of North Dakota and New York Medical College graduating in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps after internship and moved to California in 1948, joining St. Francis Hospital the same year.
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Walter W. Kelley
Lynwood
St. Francis Hospital
William Henry
Kelley
North Dakota
University of North Dakota
New York Medical College
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Minnesota
California
Huntington Park
Torrance approves light commercial zoning on Carson Street
Torrance City Council approved light commercial zoning for property along Carson Street east of Dale Avenue. The 60 year old houses will be demolished for neighborhood shops including a dry cleaner. The entire block between Date and Crenshaw would become C-1, with a 10 foot street widening dedication required before redevelopment. The council postponed Artesia Boulevard rezoning to January 14, continuing a two year study of a busy district with mixed commercial and apartment potential.
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Torrance
Carson Street
Dale Avenue
Mervin Bott
John Melville
Date Avenue
Crenshaw Boulevard
Artesia Boulevard
Casimir and
van Ness Avenues
San Pedro Attorney Appointed Judge in L A Municipal Court
San Pedro attorney Ernest L. Kelly, 49, designated by Gov Ronald Reagan as a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He succeeds Thomas Griffiths Jr in the $28,126 yearly post after Griffiths was elected to Superior Court. Kelly is a World War I fighter pilot, Loyola Law School graduate of 1948, and former Los Angeles deputy city attorney.
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San Pedro
Ernest L. Kelly
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Kelly
Thomas Griffiths, Jr
Griffiths
Superior Court
Loyola Law School
Transition program aids Marines into civilian trades at El Toro
Marine Lance Cpl Danny Swenson part of Project Transition at El Toro Marine Air Station. In service training aids Marines with less than six months active duty who lack civilian skills or work experience. The program prioritizes combat veterans and those without re enlistment prospects. Major Loughridge says it eases the move to civilian life.
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Columbia Yacht Co
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Swenson
Marine Air Facility
Vietnam
Yacht Company
Robert E. Loughridge
el Toro Project
Marine Lance
Danny Swensen
Frank Chavira
Elderly bicyclist and motorcyclist killed in Long Beach crashes
Police reported two fatal traffic accidents in Long Beach. Grant Williams, 73, died after his unlighted bicycle collided with a westbound car on 17th Street near Cherry Avenue at 9:23 p.m. Ronald Weeks, 30, of Stanton Place, was not held. Cunis W. Clay, 28, died when his motorcycle ran off the Ninth Street offramp on the Long Beach Freeway. the bike skidded 300 feet and rolled down an embankment after losing control.
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Grant Williams
Sherman Place
Memorial Hospital of
Long Beach
17Th Street
Cherry Avenue
Williams
Ronald Weeks
Stanton Place
Weeks
Cunis W. Clay
Lime Ave
Ninth Street
The
Highway Patrol
Clay
Evangels Found Guilty for Disturbing Sears Shoutout
Long Beach Municipal Court Judge Charles S. Litwin ruled five self-styled evangelists guilty of disturbing the peace for shouting religious messages at Sears customers. Sentences were suspended. Two defendants, Arnold Dietrich and Robert McDonald, were freed on leave pending the ruling.
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Long Beach
Charles S. Litwin
Sears Roebuck and Co
Arnold Theodore Dietrich
New Jersey
Robert Francis McDonald
Huntington Beach
Six Fire Victims Buried in Paradise Cemetery Norwalk
Six of eight victims from the December 23 South Los Angeles house fire were buried at Paradise Cemetery in Norwalk following services at Harrison-Ross Funeral Home Los Angeles. Buried were Mrs Eddie Mae Greer 24, Lee Greer 4, Donell Greer 18, Kevin Hughes 5, Brigette Gibson 10, and Yolande Gibson 8 all of 9800 S Wilmington Ave. Mrs Greer was mother of twins Anthonette and Anthony Jones buried last Saturday and aunt to the Gibson children.
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Los Angeles
Paradise Cemetery
Norwalk
Harrison-Ross Funeral Home
Eddie Mae Greer
Lee Greer
Donell Greer
Kevin Hughes
Brigette Gibson
Yolande Gibson
Wilmington Ave
Residential permits issued for seven homes in Bixby Hill
Long Beach construction kept year end momentum with seven single family permits in the 7800 and 7900 blocks of Gamer Street valued at 223,290, to be paid by S&S Construction Co. The Building Department also issued permits for 22 homes in Bixby Hill last Friday to S&S Construction Co.
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Long Beach
Bixby Hill
Gamer Street
S&s Construction
Building Department
S&s Construction Co
Bixby Fhi
California Albacore Catch Falls to 26-Year Low in 1968
California packers received 6480 tons of domestic albacore in 1968, the lowest in 26 years, with 7334 tons trucked from Oregon and Washington. Keilman notes landings on Terminal Island and San Diego totaled 6480 tons, below 10000 for the third straight year, while prime fishing was concentrated off the Oregon coast.
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California
Bureau of Commercial Fsheries
L.A. Keilman
Market Net
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Keilman
Terminal Island
San Diego
Kellman
Demolition Plan Clears Way for Ocean Boulevard Widening
The city Building Department issued a demolition permit Monday for the last remaining buildings on the south side of Ocean Boulevard opposite Lincoln Park. The plan will clear the way to extend and beautify Ocean Boulevard from Pacific Avenue to Cedar Avenue, including the old Serviceman's Center.
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Perall
Qrean Boulevard
Lincoln Park
Serviceman's Center
Ocean Boulevard
Pacific Avenue
Cedar Avenue
West Coast big cat show readies at Anaheim Center
Preparations for the largest cat show on the West Coast were under way at the Ha cienda Cat Club sponsor. The event runs January 18 and 19 at the Anaheim Convention Center with participants from six California clubs and entries from Virginia, Oklahoma, Idaho and Arizona.
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West Coast
Hacienda Cat Club
Anaheim Convention Center
California
Virginda
Oklahoma
Idaho
Arizona
Bidding Styles Shape Tele phone Match Triumph
In the Cham paign Urbana Tournament tele phone match the Jacobys beat the field as Mrs Stone and Mrs Bailey showcase Simple Standard American. Mrs Smith opens fourth seat and play proceeds with one spade, while concerned by bidding choices Mrs Bailey passes and the final contract is one spade. Stone makes three odd, yielding an excellent score across rubber bridge formats.
Beauty For You From Lemons Jelwyn Skin Freshener
A classic beauty ad promotes Lemon Jelwyn as a skin cleansing and bleaching lotion used by women worldwide. It claims to tone and clarify the skin, remove blemishes and clogged pores, and improve hair shine when used in shampoo rinses. Aimed at druggists for purchase.
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Marine Corps
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Finn
A. Passerby
Hell
Public Safety
Sears
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Litwin
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American Central Bridge League
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Lemons
St.Joseph
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