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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1960
Page
12
Storms lashed vast regions with severe thunderstorms in Oklahoma and widespread showers across the South and East. Winds reached 92 mph in a Tulsa thunderstorm while a nearby tornado sighting in Warner prompted no injuries or damage reported.
The article traces a figure’s career from wartime propaganda and Red Cross roles to postwar film and television work. It notes directing entertainment for Red Cross in the Southwest Pacific, writing and producing the You Were There series, and later earning a master's at Occidental College with a focus on theater education. It mentions graduate study comparing theater audiences in Dublin London Stratford Paris and Mexico City and quotes on stage experiences. The piece centers on the producer’s return to motion pictures and their stage play about families in an eastern community under United Nations representation.
State College Orchestra under Bertram McGarrity delivered a remarkable summer program at Long Beach City College. The Mahler Fourth opened with strong contrasts, followed by Mozart’s Haffner Serenade played by a lean ensemble. soprano Jean Hockney impressed, violinist Bernard Levine stood out, and Vaughan’s influence was noted.
Manila reports Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood commander of the U S Pacific Fleet received the Philippines highest military honor the Legion of Honor. The award recognizes his service and ties the United States and Philippines military collaboration.
Seventy mile per hour winds struck Imperial Valley on Wednesday night. Power poles toppled, plunging thousands into darkness as air conditioners failed in the desert heat. A 150-foot TV antenna collapsed onto high tension lines. every TV set on the block blew out. TV aerials suffered widespread damage, and a tall eucalyptus toppled a frame house, injuring a family with scratches.
Gov. Eligio Esquivel of Baja California asked for assistance to tackle a critical water shortage in Tijuana Goy. Edmund G. Brown stated he would dispatch a top water official to study the situation. Ralph Brody, deputy director, will travel to Tijuana Friday as officials report half the city’s homes lose water on hot days.
A one billion dollar plan to extend San Francisco’s waterfront projects the city 1, 000 feet into the bay with fill to host an official building, a hotel, a 25 000 seat convention hall and a major sports arena. The proposal was unveiled by Max Schmidt at a Fort Authority meeting, with backing from Lawrence Wien of New York who owns the Desert Inn in Las Vegas.
Public service schedule lists starting times for features at Long Beach venues. Items include show titles such as End of Twenty, Breakout, Madam and Eve, and Gardal of dens with various starting times. an unclear OCR mix shows numbers and partial names.
The Basch Community Playhouse presents a comedy and a musical this weekend. Shows include a performance at Morgan Hall 633 Locust Ave featuring actors Desena and others on Friday and Saturday. The Boy Friend at Lime Ave FH runs 4:30 pm with a mix of musical comedy and stage stars.
McGarrity and the orchestra delivered a winsome performance of Williams delightful Fantasia on Green Isle leaves. Eight Russian songs by Lindoy delighted Phoebe Ephrem with varied music as the Beach Community Playhouse wraps seven week run tonight and Friday and Saturday at Lang with final shows.
Sacramento reports survival broadcasts on Conelrad emergency system during tests Monday on 640 and 1240 kilocycles from midnight to 1 30 a m. California Disaster Office Director Allan K Jonas said programs will stress individual action and city county survival plans with local officials. Auditions and further details planned at the Off-hcReen theater in Southern California for a bi monthly series guiding public readiness. The item mentions a cast and tryouts, with a focus on disaster preparation and community coordination.
A fragmented OCR crossword style item lists scattered clues and word fragments including references to Bible terms, names like Leviathan and Apostle, various languages, and puzzle entries. The collection reads as a garbled word puzzle with inconsistent numbering and stray letters, lacking a cohesive narrative or complete solution.
A compact reconstruction of a prior puzzle solution using puzzle terms German state Bible era names and various wordplay clues. The list includes references to mythic Calliope Clio Euterpe Irish terms and linguistic snippets, creating a mosaic of crossword style entries.
Frank Hernandez, 68, was jailed after his 12 year old grandson drove a car and struck an 8 year old. Hernandez could not pay a $100 fine. The child suffered no serious injuries.
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