National Anthem Plays From Hospital Computer Room
Inside Memorial Hospital a computer system at Data Corporation began playing the Star Spangled Banner aloud. Officials say the magnetic tape stored music for testing circuitry and audio systems, prompting humorous remarks about other tunes like Anchors Aweigh and On Top of Old Smoky.
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Memorial Hospital
Hérb Gatzke
Gatzke
Data Corporation
Joe E. Sheldon
Sheldon
Joe
Anchors Aweigh
Tourists Return Angry After Plane Break Down
Seventy three Southland travelers stranded for three days in Germany arrived at Long Beach Airport at 10 35 p m Wednesday to a crowd of relatives and friends. Passengers complained of delays and fear describing bumps during landings and a six hour Chicago layover due to fuel issues. The Berliner Klub Insulan der organized the trip and said the flight left Frankfurt Tuesday with stops in Shannon Gander and Chicago before heading home.
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Southland
Germany
Long Beach
Frankfurt
Chicago
Helga Grabbe
Los Angeles
John Penner
Harbor General Hospital
Kurt Scholz
Berliner Klub Insulander
Shannon
Ireland
Gander
Newfoundland
St Marys New Leader Arrives At Long Beach Hospital
Sister Mary Wilfred is named administrator of St Marys Long Beach Hospital. She arrives after a six year term at St Marys Hospital in Galveston and succeeds Sister Mary Laura who leads the Galveston facility. Wilfred previously ran Hotel Dieu in Beaumont and holds nursing and X-ray credentials. The hospital is run by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
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Mary Wilfred
St. Mary's Long Beach Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Galveston
Texas
Mary Laura
Wilfred
Hotel Dieu Hospital
Beaumont
Ireland
St. Mary's
The
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnatée Word
Yacht Race Slowed by Poor Winds
The Stormvogel led the Transpacific fleet Wednesday night with Serena 40 miles back and Kialoa II another 40 miles behind. Poor sailing weather slowed racing as winds shifted from 1 2 knots to 10 20 knots, with a north high pressure system forecasting 20 knot winds today.
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Serena
Alamitos Jets to Stay High Says Official
Navy Reserve jets at Los Alamitos NAS will be kept at about 500 feet over Seal Beach College Park area. Captain L D Ruth promised an adjustment to reduce residents' annoyance during touch and go practice landings. Helicopters may be kept 200 feet below the main flight path to avoid turbulence hazards.
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Navy Reserve
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Seal Beach College Park
L. D. Ruth
Rossmoor School
D. J. Finlay
UCLA Research Medical Computer System Expanded
UCLA expands one of the nation’s largest medical research computing installations at the Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Dixon announced the IBM System 360 Model 75 with 1,048,576 bytes memory, linking six West Coast institutions to process data from over 30 projects including brain surgery, kidney transplants, and cancer. The system performs over a million logical decisions per second and supports 600 tests in blood typing for transplant compatibility.
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Ucla Center For Health Sciences
Wilfrid J. Dixon
Ucla Health Sciences
UCLA
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Pacific State Hospital
Pomona
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda
USC Medical School
Los Angeles
Presbyterian Medical Center
San Francisco
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene
Dixon
Adey
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Burglar Uses Calendar Torch In Lightless Home Heist
A Long Beach man away on business lost a $1,250 radio television console when a burglar crept through a dark house at 1823 East 68th Street. The thief reportedly used a lit calendar as a torch to navigate. The incident occurred at the home of Harland Stevenson.
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Long Beach
Harland Stevenson
E. 68Th St
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