Mystery of Mrs Cone’s Fireplace Solved at Last
The Cones on 252 San Antonio Dr faced strange soot and a whirring noise in their fireplace after ashes were moved. Mrs Cone found and released a dove trapped in the chimney, ending three days of puzzling disturbances. A west side church service humor shows a minister conducting, singing, and comforting a child during a sermon. A reader advocates universal bumper standards to aid helper actions, while a bored member attends a board meeting after a long sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Epley
John Cone
San Antonio Dr
Santa Claus
West Side
Navy Long Beach to Be Polaris Armed Warship
The cruiser Long Beach, the Navy’s first nuclear powered surface ship, will be armed with the Polaris long range ballistic missile, if confirmed in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Washington
Gates
Indian Ocean
Bethlehem Steel
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem
18 Counts Pile Up on L.A. Man
Defense Secretary Gates rejects arming many surface ships with Polaris missiles but approves eight 1,500 mile missiles on the Long Beach. Charles Hill Jr., 26, pleads guilty to charges connected with a park- powered cruiser and a budget context shows costs rising to 378 million. Police report traffic warrants and a domestic incident involving Hill and his wife.
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Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Navy
Long Beach
Charles Vincent Hill Jr
Los Angeles
Long Beachs
Gates
Addi- Charles
T. Smith
Thail National
Hily
Arnheim Street
Pinej
Add- Avenue
Ing
Gen
Lyman L. Lemnitzar
Chairvietiz
Joint Chiefs of
Hill
Air Force Minuteman
Land
Wife Asks $3 Million in Divorce Suit
A Downey builder accuses his wife of adultery and seeks to divide community property valued at $3 million after she filed for divorce. Lucille Bensz claims alimony and support for their daughter, while William Bensz counters the adultery charges and argues no community property exists.
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Downey
Los Angeles
William C. Bensz
Lakewood Blvd
Lucille &. Bensz
Imperial Hwy
Bensz
Grace Bullard
Barbara
John Peterson
Lytle Bryant
John Does
William J. Palmer
Kennedy County Delegation Secretary Elected in Sacramento
Joseph M. Kenrick secretary of Los Angeles County's 32 member legislative delegation was chosen in Sacramento. He represents the 44th District and is from Long Beach. The election consolidates Kinrick's leadership role within the assembly delegation.
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Kennedy County
Long Beach
Joseph M. Kenrick
Los Angeles County
Sacramento
Two Men Arrested on Narcotics Charges
Police arrested Robert Williams and Joe C. Hardley after narcotics officers forced entry to a Lewis Avenue apartment at about 1 30 a m. Williams, 32, of 1362 Lewis Ave, and Hardley, 24, of 1140 Rhea St, were booked into the city jail on illegal possession of narcotics equipment and addiction charges.
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Lewis Avenue
City
Robert Williams
Lewis Ave
Joe C. Hardley
Rhea St
Critics Pick 89 Works for Long Beach Museum Exhibit
Three art critics selected 89 of 260 works for the ninth annual Exhibition for Artists of Long Beach and Vicinity at the Long Beach Museum of Art. Among top artists named are Vic Smith Connor Everts and Bettina Brendel, with a $200 prize to the winning artist announced at a February 4 dinner.
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Jules Langsner
June Wayne
Donald J. Brewer
Kenn Glenn
Long Beach Museum of Art
Long Beach
Long Beach Museum of Arts
la Jolla Art Center
Ailes Langsner
Beverly Hills
Citizen
Art In America
Jane ‘Wayne
Langsner
Wayne
Brewer
Vic Smith
Connor Everts
Bettina Brendel
Friends of the Long Beach Museum of Art and
the Museum Association
Holdup Girl, 17, Faces Juvenile Court Action
A 17 year old brunette who admitted wielding a gun in two holdups last Tuesday night was turned over to Juvenile Court after a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Martin DeVries. Caral May Morris named as involved in robberies at Guyer's Delicatessen and Mi Liquor Store totaling 185 dollars. Accomplices Dawn Patricia Armstrong Walter Bradley Dossey and Gerald Frances Hayes held in jail on bail of 10 500 each pending Superior Court arraignment Jan 30.
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Caral May Morris
44Th St
Municipa
Martin DeVries
Caroll
Carol
Guyer's
Delicatessen
10Th St
Mi-Liquor Store
Fourth St. Looi
DeVries
Theother
Dawn
Patricia Armstrong
Walter Bradley Dossey
Gerald Frances Hayes
Industrial College group tours Long Beach area facilities
Sixteen students and faculty from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington DC are visiting industrial facilities in the Long Beach and Los Angeles area this week. They will view Dongla g Aircraft Co in Long Beach North American Aviation plants at Downey and nearby sites as well as the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Washington,d.c
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Donglag Aircraft Co
North American Aviation, Inc
Downey
Delay Trial of Uranium Promoter in Dallas
The illness of U S District Judge St Whitfield Davidson caused postponement of the trial of Uranium promoter John Milton Addison and six co defendants to Jan 25. They are indicted on 24 counts of using the mails to defraud and violating securities regulations in promotion of their uranium company.
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Dallas
Tex
U.S
ST. Whitfield Davidson
John Milton Addison
Addison
Long Beach Navy hospital project seeks $10 million funds
Defense Department asks Congress for more than $10 million for Long Beach area Navy facilities including an eight to nine thousand bed hospital and operational buildings at Long Beach Naval Station Los Alamitos El Toro and nearby units. Total 1962 construction request stands at about $823 million with California share near $50 million.
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Navy
Long Beach
Congress
Defense Department
Long Beach Naval Station
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
California
Air Force Reserve
March Air Force Case
Riverside
Ead
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Seaside Project's Price Up On Hospital Remodel
Long Beach officials face higher costs to reopen Seaside Memorial Hospital as a county facility. Elevators and extensive alterations raise the remodel price to about 354000 dollars, with state and local agency requirements adding further expenses and delaying the opening date to 1962.
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Seaside Memorial Hospital
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Lindon S.hollinger
Long Beach el Cerrity Hospital
State Department of Public Health
Bureau of Hospitals
Long Beach
Rials
Couliol
el Safety
Cleelorado Golf Course
el Cerrito Hospital
Long Beach Area Remains Torrid Weather Market
Long Beach area stays the nation’s hottest, with sunny skies and warm mid-80s after a day of 87 in downtown and 9 in Santa Ana. It marks the 46th day without measurable rain as a northeasterly desert wind flow and offshore high pressure keep cool north coast winds north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Mercury
Santa Ana
Bureau
City rules blamed for stifling business growth
A municipal advisory panel chaired by Neighbors accuses Long Beach city regulations and administration of hindering economic development. The Economic Development Committee’s 36 000 word report urges 16 specific remedies, criticizing licensing delays, zoning and building inspections, while noting some improvements by the city manager. The study, prepared by Attam Altham and others, also questions the handling of licenses and inspections and calls for clearer, timelier actions.
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Darrell
Houser
Nelson McCook Jr
Wagne
J. Hull
Business Representa
Tire of the Painters’ Union
jCommiittee
City Council
Noj
Racom
Everett
Ig Omer
Morgan
Mortday
Long Beach
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L.A. Man
Robert S. McNamara
Gelearam
Capital Group
Davidson
L.B
Focal Improvements
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Jago
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Carson Street
San Gabriel River
Hugh Gibbs
Hugh R. Davies
Craig Hosmer
el Dorado
George Weeks
Touch Supcomimince
Charles P. Morgan
Neighbors
Mitor- Har Datamant
Sam E. Vickers
Altham
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