U S S Oklahoma veterans reunite aboard the Queen Mary
Dozens of U S S Oklahoma veterans gathered for the 27th annual reunion aboard the Queen Mary. Skipper Joe Mitchel chaired the event as former crew members viewed a makeshift museum of the ship’s history and recalled battles and wartime service.
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Nozens
Queen Mary
U.S.S. Oklahoma
Joe Mitchel
Ventura
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Remmeun
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Lorena Jane Croce
Bantelake
Lee Croce
Gerald
Square Dance Festival Opens Friday at Long Beach Auditorium
The 1st International Square Dance Festival hosts 7000 dancers with workshops, exhibitions, a fashion show, and 32 callers. It runs Friday through Sunday with events including a Grand March Coronation, Queen Mary brunch, and a three day competition. Admission is 50 cents for spectators and five dollars for full three day participation.
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Long Beach
The
South Coast Association of Square Dance Clubs
Drug defendant seeks damages in Buena Park suit
John Robert Snyder 23 sues the City of Buena Park for 53 million dollars claiming malicious prosecution from falsified evidence. He was convicted in Santa Anna Superior Court in 1970 of a drug violation and later failed to appear to begin serving his sentence. The case follows an Orange County grand jury indictment of Buena Park Police Inspector James D. Bakken for falsifying evidence, Bakken pleading no contest to one count and receiving a year in jail.
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John Robert Snyder
Buana Park
Snyder
Santa Anna Superior Court
Orange County Grand Jury
Buena Park
James D. Bakken
Police
Bakken
Buena Mark
Police Department
Identification Bureau
Navy rejects cheaper steel in LHA ships despite critic claims
A Litton employee warned of inferior steel and welding in LHA ships but Navy officials refused changes citing cost and weight. Navy investigators found no upgrade warranted. experts favored maintaining current specs. The dispute echoes WWII findings of welded vessel failures and ongoing questions about ship safety versus expense.
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Litton
Nixon
LHA
Hugh Witt
Navy
Dick Bassett
Bassett
Rassett
Kent
Nader
Cerritos College
Schroeder
Newsday
Secretary of the Navy
Maritime Commission
Tost
Do Walks Improve Balance Says Ward Chiropractic
Health Q and A explains why walking more may not help back balance. A spinal balance evaluation, standing on balance scales, and a temporary artificial balance aid precede adjustments. Bad postural habits and injuries can trigger exhaustion as a key symptom. readers invited to a free spine care class in Long Beach.
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Ward
Pye
France
Hank
Long Beach
Lew
UCL Raises Offer for County Med Center Deal
UCL increases bid for Orange County Medical Center to about 4 million, with university appraisers valuing the site at 16.9 million. County supervisors warned last month to settle a purchase agreement or end use by June 30, 1975. References dispute over budgeted 500 thousand versus reported 4 million ballpark figures and 6.5 million prior talk.
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Orange County Medical Center
University of California, Irvine
Medical Center
UCL
College of Medicine
Stanley van den Noort
Lie Medical School
Board of Regents
School of Medicine
Ralph Diedrich
Diedrich
L.E. Cox
UGC
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