Dying days of the RAF linger in Long Beach visit
Squadron Leader Anthony W Powell of the Royal Australian Air Force arrives in Long Beach with his wife Betty and two children aboard the SS Orcades for a two year exchange assignment at George Air Force Base in Victorville. Powell discusses moves toward supersonic aircraft like the Mirage and F-104 Starfighter, recalling past service in the RAF and Korea and joking about wartime bravado and real estate damage in Malaya.
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Lou Joest
Assine Keilor
Royal Air Force
Anthony W. Powell
Royal Australian Air Force
Powell
Betty
Long Beach
George Air Force Base
Victorville
George
RAF
Austra
California
Anthony Powell
Long Bea
Sidewalk Senate Sidewalk Senate Yacht Club Commodore Named
The Long Beach Yacht Club elected William BR Hardcastle as commodore to succeed the late Dr. Manley M. Anderson. Officers named include Frank Mansay as vice commodore and Richard N. Brackins as car commodore, with several new directors joins and Ray Sosholdt filling a board vacancy. An electrical engineer from New Mexico, D Wood, commented that players are paid reasonably since many have short playing careers and must find other work.
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William BR. Hardcastle
Revenna
Tol Strva
Long Beach Yacht Club
Manley M. Anderson
Frank Mansay
Richard N. Brackins
Robert E. Ivey
Steve Martin
Ray Sosholdt
George Hart Jr
Halvorsen
George Hedley Jr
Don G. Horton
Jack ‘Kirschke
Norman Masterson
W. Robert Pierce
Philip A. Wiedrick
R. D. Wood
New Mexico
One Year to Life Given for Robbery
Robert Hales of Pearce Ave and Gerald Michael Cody of Jime Ave faced a state court sentence by Superior Court Judge for second degree robbery. The remarks reflect a controversial payout stance regarding prison labor and wages amid the case.
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Lawrence John Buski
J. Whipple
Helmont Ave
Harry. Whipple
Superior Court
Nebraska Ave
Maurice C. Sparlings
Navy Ships in Port Hearse John Law Incident
In port the Navy ships and a city employee discuss entertainers and pay. A San Francisco housewife comments that all entertainers are well paid today, while a local remark notes the audience they entertain. The exchange reflects attitudes toward entertainers and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Law
Almond Ave
M. E. Hayward
San Francisco
LBSC Names Teacher of the Month Doctor Strickler Honored
Dr. Gerald B. Strickler assistant professor of philosophy at Long Beach State College received the Teacher of the Month award from the LBSC chapter of the Student California Teachers Association. He is also a minister and resides at 11814 Caroleen Lane.
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Long Beach State College
Gerald B. Strickler
Caroleen Lane
LBSC
Student California Teachers Association
Phone Company Expands Los Angeles Area for 7 Million
General Telephone Co announces a 1962 expansion plan totaling 64 million across Southern and Central California with 187,000 new phones, boosting Long Beach installs by 9,500 to reach 200,500 in service and shifting to all numeral listings. DDD coverage will extend in early 1963 to South Bay, Oxnard, Downey, Bellflower, Norwalk, Westminster, and parts of Long Beach.
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Long Beach
General ‘Telephone Co
California
A. F. Schmid
Schmidt
Harlan W.holmwood
Laguna
Downey
South Bay Area
Oxnard
Bellflower
Norwalk
Westminster
Dr Whipple Receives 1961 Space Flight Award
Long Beach Poly and Hleh School graduate Dr Fred L Whipple head of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge Mass has been awarded the 1961 Space Flight Award of the American Astronautical Society The honor recognizes his work advancing scientific applications of space flight and is presented in Washington D C.
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Long Beach -Poly
Fred L.whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
American Astronautical
Duski
Washington, D. C
Dr. Whipple
Long Beach Leaders Push Progress Plan on Feb Ballot
Hemphill and Mansell rally Long Beach groups for a Program for Progress on February 27. The effort seeks public and tideland improvements to attract private investment, create jobs, broaden the tax base, and stabilize taxes. Delegates from hundreds of organizations met at Elks Club and Jewish Community Center to discuss civil defense, planning, port development, and economic growth. George Toll of the State Employment Department cites a 25,000 credit imbalance as a reason to curb Long Beach's bedroom-city trend with new industry.
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Tideland
Long Beach
Mansell
Congress
Chamber
Elks Club
Ito Jewish Community Center
INA
George ‘Toll
Toll
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