Veteran photographer Melvin in hospital for surgery
Melvin, a famed P T photographer, is recovering after surgery with supporters noting his famous one shot style. The piece also recalls Margaret Gifford of Heather Road learning to drive amid impatient traffic and pays tribute to J R Williams, cartoonist for The Machinist, who died in San Marino.
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Melvin
P-T
Meray
Mel
Krute
Great Briteil
Margaret Gifford
Heather
Miss Gifford
Brita
Miss Giffard
G2orse
Duggan
Bermuda St
International Assoriation of Machinists
J. R
Williams
Que Way
GoFtown
San Marino
Dul of the Woods
Wiliams
IAM Lodge 22
Marine Scout Receives Hat From Marines During Jamboree
Ronald Baird, a 16 year old explorer from Long Beach area, is presented with a Marine hat as he travels with Boy Scouts Explorers and Sea Explorers on a cross country trip. The group, led by Sgt. Gendron, plans visits to Salt Lake City Yellowstone Chicago New York Washington and New Orleans before returning.
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Long Beach
Gendron
Ronald , Baird
Baird
Parris Island
Villey Forge
Larry Gent
Allj
Ronald
Larry Gendron
Ronald Baird
Petalama
Jam“boree
Talks Set in Building Strikes in Southern California
Mediators Jonn Fenton and Earl Rudy scheduled to meet separately with employer and employee factions in California construction trades. Union plumbers sheet metal workers and steam fitters are involved with subcontractor associations. Judge Rhone set July 12 for show cause hearing on a restraining order against 42000 tradesmen and an anti strike suit seeks five million dollars. About half a trillion dollars in construction activity is slowed by the strikes.
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Califonia
Jonn Fenton
Earl J. Ruddy
Los Angeles
Bayard Rhone
California
Fudge Rhone
Calif
Fornia
Miss Universe Pageant plans finalized in Long Beach
Long Beach readies for the sixth annual Miss Universe Beauty Pageant July 11 to 21 with international judges from Venezuela Argentina Cuba Japan and France plus American judges. Organizers cite broad advertising decorations and a sick bay with specialists and a nurse in Lafayette Hotel.
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Long Beach
Lafayette
Long Beach Beauty Congress,Inc
Larry, Colting Jr
Arthur ” Randall
Naan
Venezuela
Argentina
Cuba
Japan
Bill Becker
Bob Irvin
Bob Reid
Irving J
Aa&kon Schultz
Joe Bishop
Lyman Lough
Grrmic Dean
Robert Irvin
Rex Welch
James Doherty
Lioyd Leedom
Rod Whaley
Sam Ledell
Lester Lawson
Valle
Young
al Davis
Mason Kight
Janes H. Crocker
Harry Fulton
Walter
Havelorst
Greece
Crecker
Lee~ Kary
Therentry
M. L. McLaughlin
Dale Lowell
Cremen
Peter Mangas
Theo Atha
Dave Tallichet
Michael
Royar
Will
Belol
Hans
Janda
Mangas
Joe
L B Readies Law to Hike Water Rates
Local board Readies law to boost water charges as previous rate increases were tacitly approved last month. Public concern grows over higher bills and the impact on households. The move targets stabilization of revenues amid rising supply costs.
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L.B
Patrolman Tests Held At Municipal Auditorium August 1
Civil service announces patrolman examinations on August 1 at 12 30 p m at the Municipal Auditorium. Applicants aged 21 to 30 must meet height and weight requirements of 5 7 and 150 pounds minimum, with additional information available.
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Civil ‘Service
Pam
Municipal Auditorium
City weighs dropping beach land seizures over rising prices
Officials flag soaring lot costs may force halting or withdrawing a condemnation suit for 27 parcels south of Ocean Boulevard amid budget pressures. McHenry cites tax impact and court costs as decisive factors while noting prior acquisitions total 74 nearby lots with earlier estimates topping 382,512 for the 27 parcels.
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Cin Emneil
Asst
Toe McHenry
Band to Resume Lincoln Park Concert Schedule
The Long Beach Municipal Band plans to resume performances in Lincoln Park after a brief vacation. Daily shows at 2 p.m. except Mondays, and 7 20 p.m. except Sundays, with broadcasts on KGER. Director Char St Payne will conduct, returning the band to Municipal Auditorium for later stops.
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Lincoln Park
Long Beach
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Eoln Park
Sun
KGER
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Nncoln Park
Municipal Auditorium
Fireworks Display Set for Fourth at Bluff Parleur Beach
Independence Day events outline a 9:25 p.m. start on Thursday with a 45 minute show featuring 238 bombs along Bluff Parleur and downtown beach. City offices will close. garbage collection and mail dispatch follow holiday schedules. Public viewing at Municipal Pier Rochester hours listed. cameras prohibited.
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Pier'witl
Bluff-Parleur
Val Fride
Sdates ET Eset
Rochester
Municipal Pier
Long Beach Harbor
Hawaii yacht race enters 20th edition with large entry list
A crowded scene at Honolulu harbor signals the 20th Hawaii yacht race with a 5 foot class and a 2,000-boat spectator armada. Notable entries include Frank Hooykaas of Los Angeles YC, Frank Porson of Long Beach, and the 146 foot cruiser Caronia as committee boat. England debuts with a Royal Cruising Club yawl.
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Outer Harbor
Kidh Neon
Barlovento
Frank Hooykaas
Los Angeles Yacht Club
Frank Porson
Longa Beach
Oace
Transpac
Caronia
England
John Evans
Oot Yawl
Kochad
Royal Cruising Club
New York Yacht Club
Ondine
AcLong
Huntington-Sheraton
Pasadena
Det
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Milveente
Safeet
Ce Ay
Prenit
jHooskaas
West
Mage
John
Dagme
Pein
Ithhert
Puli
Stockton
Baker
Fire Sweeps Lab in San Francisco Ave. crowd drawn
Billowing smoke at a commercial laboratory on 542 San Francisco Ave drew hundreds as a fire gutted Environmental & Development Laboratories and damaged adjoining buildings before firefighters extinguished it. The start is believed near Kee and ne erate 5s at the Signal on Co. branch office, 538 San Francisco Ave.
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San Francisco Ave
Environmental & Development Laboratories
Amd
Erate
San Francisco
Thief Overlooks Hidden Cash in Auto Theft Case
A vacationing Texan reported his car theft at 5 am with $117 missing from a hidden stash under the seat. Police note the thief ignored $490 tucked away elsewhere, puzzling investigators in Dallas as they review the chaotic early morning incident.
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Eugene B. Sermany
Dallas
Priority order kept on auditorium funds despite YMCA case
City council sustained the No. 2 priority for auditing funds affecting the Municipal Auditorium while debates continued on whether revenues could finance building projects and parking facilities. A Superior Court hearing on the YMCA matter looms, with council members noting potential procedural changes after court rulings.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jae
Curtis Smith
John F. Baker
Wablfred
Dr Hudson Subsidence Pact OKed by City Council
The City Council approved a one-year contract with geologist Dr Frank S Hudson as a subsidence consultant. He will be paid 200 per eight hour day plus travel and drafting costs and will analyze reports on subsidence and related risks for ongoing legislative study and field investigations.
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San Francisco
Liub
Ssst
McHenry
Hudson
E. R
Stanley
Woman Accused of Bookmaking in District Attorney Complaint
Mozelle Hittel dorf, 37, of 164 South Street, is charged in a district attorney’s complaint filed Tuesday with counts of bookmaking. Officers estimate her alleged takings could reach $500 to $1,000 per day. Evidence at her residence included betting sheets and markers and bets placed via a tipster over the phone.
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Mozelle
Moes Hittegdorf
South St
Hitteldorf
Money Seized in Bags Worth 296 Dollars Reported
Local authorities report seizure of 296 dollars in cash packed in bags labeled cantante. Investigation continues as officers verify origins and determine if further evidence exists.
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