Longshoremen’s Life on the Harbor Front
A vivid portrait of ILWU longshoremen at work and in training, detailing diverse workers from Negroes and Mexican Americans to Swedes and others. The piece covers job divisions, casual labor, wage practices, and the shift from strikes to negotiated agreements with shippers through the Pacific Maritime Association, highlighting daily routines and shipboard dangers.
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Catalina
Texaco
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Shipspers
ILWU
Jacobson
Pacific Maritime Association
Battisician
Gang 87
Fire Chief Foster Seeks Stronger Fire Prevention Measures
Long Beach’s Fire Chief Foster urges tougher prevention in a growing metropolis. He advocates removing wood shingle roofs, educating fire crews, and regular inspections of commercial and industrial districts to curb fires before they start. He notes brush-fire patrols in vacant areas and stresses patience for costly changes.
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Lamoore
Fresno
Long Beach
Fire Prevention Bureau
Foster
Coordinating Council to Install New President
U S District Judge Manuel Real will install new officers at a banquet of the San Pedro Coordinating Council. Henry Soto will be installed as president and Barbara Gorich will be honored for 25 years of youth services and juvenile delinquency prevention. The event at American Legion Hall 631 W Ninth St begins at 7 30 p.m. Tickets are 3 dollars.
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U.S
Manuel Real
San Pedro
Battalion Chief Awarded 250 Scholarship
Bobby Jack Thompson, battalion chief of the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department, is a Western state recipient of a 250 scholarship from the International Association of Fire Chiefs. Chief Klinger presented the award and urged professionalism among fire officers.
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Bobby Jack Thompson
Santa Fe Springs
International Association of Fire Chiefs
K. E. Klinger
Los Angeles
High School Ski Trip Sponsored by The Gam
The Gam recreation club for high school juniors and seniors will sponsor a weekend ski trip on February 24 and 25 to Kratka Ridge in the Angeles National Forest. Activities include skiing group singing canoeing and an evening campfire program. Cost is $10 covering meals lodging bus transportation movies insurance and supervision. Registration information available by calling Joslyn Recreation Center.
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Gam
Forrance Recreation Department
Kratka Ridge
Angeles National Forest
Joslyn Recreation Cen
Vietnam era Phantom crew chief keeps warplane ready
Kenneth V Brown 20, of 5403 Mezzanina Way, serves as crew chief for Lt. Col. Bayer’s Phantom in Da Nang. Brown, a Vietnam veteran with 22 months service, handles complex armor and ordnance configurations while logging missions and aiding refugee relief near the base. Col Bayer commands the 388th Squadron of 22 planes and flies roughly every other day.
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Kenneth V. Brown
Mezzanina Way
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Oscar Bayer
Col. Bayer
Sierra Avé
Torrance
388Th
Norh Vietnam
Holding Dentures No Secret
Los Angeles authorities of a western drug firm state there is no secret to holding dentures tight, only perimeter suction. Bite N Hold, two new products, offer it and are sold at drug counters. First user says it feels different and provides a secure seal lasting months.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Huntington Beach Judge Sees Growth For Women in Law
Mrs. Della Baker,Orange County’s only woman municipal judge, reflects on bias from male clients and her 20 year career. She recalls being named to the bench in 1948 for her typing skills, studied at Buffalo and George Washington, and balances a rising caseload with changing narcotics crime laws. She plans retirement after five more years, dreaming of Mexico.
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C. Baker
Della Baker
Huntington Beach
Mrs. Balser
Orange County
University of Buffalo
George Washington University
West Coast
Enlirk
Unspecified Health Ad Promises Pain Relief
A fragmented ad-style notice touts relief for shoulders legs and joints from Dr. Duncan at Broadway. It claims normalizing effects, muscle relaxation and nerve relief, with a contact for appointment.
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Ibang Beach
Duncan
Broadway
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