Rams Flee in Wild Auto Chase After Cash Register Heist
A 22 year old service station attendant reports three men stole his cash register during a high speed pursuit across Pacific Avenue area. The car used as a weapon struck vehicles and the trio fled on foot after a late night crash. Police recovered the register at the scene, valued about 385 dollars with 326 dollars inside.
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Thorugh
Mattke
Vate
Nortal
Riley
Pine Ave
Lend
Rams
Robert E. Mattke
Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific Ave
Hill St
Matthe
16Th St
Ave
Jnhead
Tam
Willard ST
Lover
Long Beach School Board approves $929000 pay raise
The Long Beach Unified School District board approved a 3.36 percent average raise totaling $929,000 for teachers and 1400 non teaching staff. Starting salaries rise for bachelor degree teachers to 4600 and masters and higher degree scales to 5070 and above, with top salaries reaching 9085 for doctorates.
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Long Beach Unified School District
Board of Education
Long Beach man paints primitive scenes amid tragic note
A Long Beach man Kenneth Hellmann, 32, phoned police to tell of intent to kill himself, then fired a bullet. He died at 5:58 p.m. after ambulance and police rushed to his Rutgers Avenue home. The story links his Shakespeare quotes to a so called primitive painting by Harry Horney, 74, of Lincoln Nebraska, and mentions others connected to the art scene and a funeral in Long Beach.
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Harry H. Horney
Wilbur Broderick
Long Beach City College
Horney
Nebraska
Broderick
Long Beach
Kenneth Bertram Hellmann
Rutgers Ave
Hellman
Heline
Shakes
Vera Williams
United States
Rept Rae
Plot Beach
Linden Ave
Horeney
Vera
Columbus
Ohio
Arts School
Art Students League
New York
Grandma Moses
Riverside Township
Lincoln
Neb
Adolph W. Mey
Cedar Ave
Tell’s & Peek
3Rd St
Alamitos Ave
Meyers
Navy
Gardena Man Killed Crossing Street By Auto
A 65 year old Gardena resident Pavio Vergara was struck and killed by a car on Figueroa Street near AS 7th Street. The vehicle was driven by Charles E. McCaskey 54 of Long Beach. Surviving family includes wife Isa bell sons Wessel H and William A daughter Betty Lou James brothers Wilber Newton Samuel sisters Rosalind Erlenbach Little Meader Bessie Wendig and Dorothy Marcus and six grandchildren. The veteran died Thursday.
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Isabell
Wessel H
William A
Betty Lou James
Wilber, Newton
Samuel
Rosalind Erlenbach
Little Meader
Bessie
Wendig
Dorothy Marcus
Gardena
CNS
Figueroa St. Atl
Pavio Vergara
165Th St. Gardens
Vergara
Charles E. McCaskey
15Th St, Long Beach
Long Beach Backs Pipeline for Arizona Gas
The City of Long Beach will support Pacific Lighting Gas Supply Co. in its request to construct two large pipelines to import more gas into Southern California. A second request for a rate increase by the same company is under consideration. Both cases are before the State Public Utilities Commission. The Bureau of Franchises decided the city's position unanimously on Monday.
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Arthur A. Knole
L. H. Brewer
Bureau of Labor Statistic
Los Angeles
Carol Grimm
Teachers Association of
Long Beach
Pacific Lighting Gas Supply Co
California
State Public Utilities Commission
Bureau of Franchises
Oppo- Pacific
Toposk
Ariz
Norwalk
Firestone
Newberry
Calif
County wrestles with jail site and funding plan
Los Angeles county supervisors pressed to pick a site for a 23.282 million jail and to find financing after a ballot defeat blocked a 5.057 million bond. Proposals span East L.A. areas and a 45 acre Biscailoz Center site while calls grow to trim jail costs and seek voter approval in November.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Electionland
McDonnell Ave
East
Los
Lindon S.geles
Hollinger
Prins
Cheli Airdail
City Terrace
Obituaries list of Julia Jones and others at Mottell's Peek
A string of death notices from the area lists Julia Witza Jones 76 of 604 Central Ave died Sunday with services at Mottell's and Peek Mortuary including a rosary and a Requiem Mass at St Matthew's Church. Other obituaries include William Douglas 73 of 1600 W 223rd St son Kenneth and Keith Henry daughter Joan Merritt Choice Wilkins, Margaret E Jones 60 of 2930 Long Beach Blvd, Eva Leona Warner 68 of 1037 Newport Ave, Sarah Jeane Mitchell 84 of 1618 Pacific Ave, Grace Smethers 4 of 6001 Linden Ave, Fred Conley Pierce 62 of 1633 E Broadway and Robert Bruce Chisholm 78 of 114244 E 2nd St with services at local mortuaries or churches.
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Jones
Julia Witza
Mottell’s
Beth
Central Ave
Peek Mortuary
Cecile Hattersley
Frank Beavley
Owen
William Maloney
Mottell’s & Peek Mortuary
Bam
St. Matthew's Church
William Douglas
223Rd St
Kenneth
Keith Henry
Joan Merritt
Choice Wilkins
E. B
Thomas
Mottell's & Peek Mortuary
Vwarner
Eva Leona
Newport Ave
Chester
Howard W. Hanks
Clyde
Allen Tannéhill
Walter Lambert
Alfred Vrinders
East Side Christian Church
Holton& Son Mortuary
Pierce
Fred Conley
E. Broadway
Alice
Leonard
William
Albert
David
Viola Ketter
Pair in Jail for Cashing Worthless Checks in Harbor Area
Two men admitted cashing 12 worthless checks totaling 1000 dollars in the Harbor area. Superior Judge Ralph H. Fierson gave five year probation with County Jail terms. Charles Baxter Gay Jr. 27 of Woodland Hills received nine months. Charles L. McEldowney, 23 of Hawthorne got six months.
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Harbor
Ralph H. Fierson
Charles Baxter Gay Jr
Woodland Hills
Charles L. McEldowney
Doty St
Hawthorne
Golden Tour for Long Beach Seniors
Recreation Department Supervisor Jack Minar reports a Friday Golden Tour to Disneyland for Long Beach senior citizens. All chartered buses will depart from the Wilton Hotel at 3 30 p.m.
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Long Beach
One
Disneyland
Recreation Department
Jack Minar
Wilton Hotel
Bigger and bigger squash grow like Jack's beanstalk
Smith with the Maclin Smith seeds planted in his backyard reports giant zucchini and squash that reach up to 18 inches long and eight pounds. He followed the directions on the packaging but wonders what he did wrong as vines keep growing and ripening times vary.
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Smith
Maclin Smith
Jay Mills
Navy Families to Take Cruise Aboard Helena
The heavy cruiser USS Helena will depart Long Beach Harbor Friday morning for an annual dependents cruise along the Southern California coast. Several hundred dependents and guests will witness Navy operations by the 1,000-man crew including signal demonstrations drills simulated gun firing and shipboard equipment displays. Commanded by Capt. James T. Lay the Helena is slated to leave for the Far East in a few weeks to become flagship for the Commander 7th Fleet.
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Helena
Long Beach Harbor
California
Navy
James T. Lay
Far East
7Th Fleet
Bus Firm Seeks Charter Permit After 21 Years
The Wilmington Bus Co. seeks a charter permit in a 90 minute hearing by the city Bureau of Franchises. Manager Daniel Shelley testified 120 trips to Long Beach were made last year. He proposed a 53 adult seat coach, 79 children.
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City Bureau of
Wilmington Bus Co
Long Beach
Daniel Shelley
Shelley
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