Long Beach plans awards for brave civilians and officers
The Long Beach Police Awards ceremony will honor 2 civilians and 4 officers for bravery. Volunteers including Donald Lee Pettijohn and Navy personnel are recognized for rescuing people from burning cars and aiding accident victims along Seaside Boulevard and near the naval base.
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Long Beach Police Department
Petlijohn
Long Beach Police
Tincheon
the Club
E. Willow St
Petitjohn
Harrec
Miss Guinataatwo
Robert Giddens
Navy Base
Renewal of Naples bridge fight looms
A petition signed by 132 Naples residents asks the Long Beach City Council to block replacing the East Neapolitan Lane bridge over Rivo Alto Canal. The council had awarded an 81.2 million contract last July to demolish and replace four Naples bridges, with the East bridge long a center of controversy.
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Naples
Rivo Alto Canal
Long Beach
Toledo
Rive Alto Canal
Naples Canal
Bell Pro
Con
Neapolitan Lane
Army unit aids Evans family after Hawaiian Gardens fire
In a Jan 16 blaze at 12442 221st St Hawaiian Gardens two year old James Jr died and baby Deanna Michele was critically burned. The Evans family lost their home and remains with Evans mother in law at 12231 221st St. Long Beach Army Reserve 736th Transportation Company led by Lt Gary Bradford delivered canned goods and rations donated by unit members. Evans 32 and his wife Naom 31 and other children aged 4 to 16 escaped unharmed. Deanna is recovering at Orange County Medical Clinic in good condition.
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James Evans
221St St
Hawaiian Gardens
James Jr
Deanna
Evans
736Th Transportation C O
Long Beach
Bradford
York
Deanna Michele
Orange County Medical Clinic
Naom
All-New Boating Classes From Long Beach Power Squadron
The Long Beach unit of the U S Power Squadrons offers a revised free boating course for Los Angeles and Orange counties. Classes begin late January with an accelerated twice weekly program at Hill Junior High Cafeteria and a once weekly session at Milliken High School Cafeteria. All students receive a free manual. no textbook purchase required.
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Power Squadron
Southland
Long Beach
U.S. Power Squadrons
Los Angeles
Orange
Maurice Kent
Hill Junior High School
Iroquois Ave
Milliken High School
Snowden Ave
California doctor cites calusterone as best yet for advanced breast cancer
Dr. Gilbert Gordon of UC San Francisco reports in JAMA that calusterone, an oral hormonal derivative of testosterone, produced a 64 percent regression rate in a pilot study of 102 women unresponsive to other therapies. Side effects are mild, unlike otros testosterone derivatives, and researchers seek to refine the drug to boost anti tumor activity.
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California
Journal of the American Medical Association
Gilbert 8. Gordon
UC San Francisco
Gordon
Today
Donald J. Ferguson
The
University Chicago
Moratorium urged on development around Los Alamitos base
Captain Grant Boice of Los Alamitos Naval Air Station seeks Orange County to declare a complete moratorium on surrounding development. He asks the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission to craft a land use plan, but the panel cites lack of staff funds and will refer the request to the Board of Supervisors with no recommendation. A separate note discusses Calusterone drug research and a Cleveland study critique.
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Grant Boice
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Orange County
West County
Navy
Commission
Don Melanis
Newport Beach
Capt. Boice
Melnnis
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Record of Howard Hughes Inaccurate Society Claims
A reader in a local column denies meeting Howard Hughes in multiple locations and references a nonexistent hotel contact. The letter questions rumors about Hughes and notes avoidance of media events and costs.
Life with Howard Hughes and the legend he created
The narrator recalls close calls and encounters with Howard Hughes, detailing encounters in Las Vegas Apple Valley and Long Beach, mentions of RKO, the Spruce Goose, Airwest, and a library rendezvous. The piece reflects on Hughes's mystique, celebrity romances, and the myth surrounding him.
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Hughes
Las Vegas
Howard
Hughes Commandoes
Hughes Army
French Foreign Legion
Long Beach
Lincoln Park
Howard Hughes
Katharine Hepburn
Ava Gardner
Lana Turner
Bette Davis
Olivia de Havilland
Jean Fonstaine
Jean Peters
Jean
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Donald Lee Pettijohny
Lakewood
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Pereson
Sally Guniatagtao
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Truxtun
Seaside Boulevard
Gate 3
Long Beach Naval Base
George O. Chuck
Huntington Beach
Anaheim St. Ne
Chuck
Norman R. Jones
Anaheima St
Yo. Jon Cab Co
Jones
Ovl
Teddie
Lowell Duncan
Don Evans
Larry Gaffea
Pacific Coast Highway
Duncans
Ivans
Gafnea
Lee Sweet
Santa Ana
Col
California Maritime Academy
Long Beach Harbor
Crescent City
Guadalcanal
Academy
Press-Telegram
L.B. Army
Lou Godfrey
Jack 0
Baldwin Maritime Editor
Calif
Sys
Calusterone
United States
Los Alamitos
Bob Geivet
Upjohn’ Co
MY Town
Beverly Hills
Key Biscayne
Virgin Islands
Oaxaca
Mex
Sunset Boulevard
Britannia Beach
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Mr. Hughes
Sterling Bemis
Jane Russell
Jane
Sierra Nevada
Apple Valley
Ftory Yes
RKO
Shearwater
Continental Airlines
Airwest
LA. International
Honard Hughes
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