Man hoards rainwater then seeks shore on doomed ferry
Fred Snyder, caretaker of the Sacramento a fishing barge off Redondo Beach, endured a harrowing shipwreck-like period while stranded aboard near Long Beach Harbor. With dwindling water, he salvaged rain, then attempted a shore escape using a raft, greeting passing vessels as he sought relief and rescue.
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Long Beach Harbor
Fred Snyder
Sacramento
Redondo Beach
Snyder
Pacific Landing
Redondo
Bee
Lake Mead
Hospital Fund In-Plant Campaign Nearing End
In-plant solicitations for the United Hospital Fund Achieve ment Dinner on March 12 are wrapping up at Pacific Valve Procter and Gamble Johns Manville and Long Beach Motor Bus Co George Brown reports strong employee participation across more than eight firms with an average $66.01 per worker Seaside Hospital and Bank of Belmont Shore top per employee averages while Seaside City Employees Buffums Educational Section and Osteopathic Hospital groups exceed $15 000 in combined giving totals to date
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United Hospital Fund
Clare D. Hamman
Pacific Valve
Procter and Gamble
Johns Manville
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
George Brown
Bank of Belmont Shore
New York Life Insurance Co
Osteopathic Hospital
Seaside Hospital
Signal Hill Electric
City
Long Beach
Buffums
Community Hospital
City Schools and Colleges
Weather shift eases storm over Long Beach region
Forecast from the U S Weather Bureau indicates the storm moving northward to the coast now curving southwest and heading out to sea. Only the southern border of California may see rain with a mostly sunny to partly cloudy sky and a few showers near the border.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
California
County Supervisors Back Long Beach Subsidence Fight
County supervisors pledged cooperation with Long Beach in its legislative program to combat subsidence. Supervisor Herbert C. Legg called the land sinking a countywide concern and urged county aid, directing county officials to meet with city leaders in Sacramento for the 1958 session.
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Long Beach
Herbert C. Legg
Legg
Harold W. Kennedy
Lindon S$. Hollinger
Sacramento
Long Beach Sees Fewer Traffic Fatalities in 1957 Report
California traffic safety director Earl Campbell announced 123 fewer traffic fatalities in 1957 than 1956, with a downward trend predicted for 1958. The Wilton Hotel meeting installed new officers of the Long Beach safety council and awarded certificates to over 40 individuals and groups for safety efforts, including locals from North Island to city agencies and businesses.
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California
Long Beach
Earl Campbell
California Traffic Safety Foundation
Campbell
Wilton
Local Safety Council
Harry J. Moore
Newton L. McLaughlin
Charles H. Fabish
Kenneth W. Austin
J. W. Hansen
Roland R. Bach
Raymond Gl. Kealer
Sutter Kunkel
Long Beach Safety Council
Bert Resniik
Independent
Press-Telegram
Harry *Fulton
Malcolm Epley
I, P-T
Youth Seeks Prison to Shake Dope Habit
A 20-year-old shipyard worker from Harbor City declined commitment to the California Youth Authority and asked to be sentenced to state prison. Frederick Arsenault admitted swapping 22 bad checks for a $50-a-day heroin habit, saying prison is his only chance to recover. He previously walked away from a federal narcotics hospital in Fort Worth after four months of treatment. Judge Ralph K. Pierson sentenced him to one to 14 years and recommended commitment to Vacaville Hospital Authority.
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California’ Youth Authority
Frederick Arsenault
Harbor City
Superior Court
Ralph K. Pierson
Arsenault
Ft. Worth
Tex
Pierson
Vacaville
Airport Lease Extension to Ten Years Approved
City Council approved a proposal to extend the maximum lease term for the Municipal Airport Administration Building from five to ten years. City Manager Sam E. Vickers recommended the amendment to address concessions requiring substantial investments by lessees who could not recover costs within the previous five-year limit. City Attorney Wathfred Jacobson will draft the amendment.
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Municipal Airport Administration Bldg
Sam E. Vickers
Wathfred Jacobson
Vickers
Jessees
Long Beach Building Permits Rise 57.6 Percent Last Month
Edward M. O Connor, city superintendent of building, reports Long Beachs construction volume up 57.6 percent in the last month with 1 876 permits valued at 5 878 285 compared to 2 199 permits in January. Public safety building financed from bond issue added to February projects. A separate incident describes a man grabbing 302 dollars from Elvira Hinton near her 322 East 27th Street apartment. The suspect, about 20, wore a tan windbreaker and faded blue jeans.
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Long Beach
Edward M. O'Connor
Ra City, Public Safety
Elvira Hinton
E. 27Th St
City Clerks Group Elects L. B. Heartwell President
Margaret Heartwell is elected the first president of the newly formed Southern California City Clerks Association at Azusa. The group will draw membership from 11 counties and meet quarterly to discuss mutual issues to improve efficiency. Next meeting set for May 23 in Long Beach. Officers include Harold Campbell Lynwood first vice president Jack vice president Helen Rieck Inglewood recording secretary Hazel Cassel Upland corresponding secretary Dorothy McGaffey South Gate treasurer.
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Margaret Heartwell
Southern
California
City Clerks ‘Assn
Azusa
Heartwell
Long Beach
Harold Campbell
Lynwood
Jack
Helen ~ Rieck
Inglewood
Hazel Cassel
Upland
Dorothy McGaffey
South- Gate
Businessmen Back Plan for Long Beach Armed Services YMCA
The Independent Business Men's Association renewed support for an $890,000 Long Beach Armed Services YMCA project amid criticism. Private locker clubs oppose Y’s lockers as direct competition, others seek a gym and pool. A Superior Court declaratory judgment on using titles and oil money was appealed, with briefs filed and oral arguments anticipated.
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Independent Business Men's, Assn
Long Beach
Armed Services Ymca
IBMA
AX Superior Court
Edmund G. Brown
City Auditory and Stadium Ordinance Debate Continues
Council committee debated waiving free use rights for Municipal Auditorium and Veterans Memorial Stadium with five votes needed for approval. Spangberg urged keeping rental waivers for charity events, while Ahern warned of revenue loss. The panel sent the matter to full Council and approved other ordinance changes including licensing, fee reforms, and zoning map charges.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
D. Pat Ahern
Virgil H. Spangberg
Charles M. Garrison
Charles R. Dooley
Win Hanssen
Doctor Denies Guilt in Illegal Labor Case
Dr. John LeRoy Wales a 78 year old Long Beach gynecologist pleaded innocent in Superior Court to charges of performing an illegal labor. He will be tried in April.
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John LeRoy Wales
Long Beach
Board Honors Editor Burmester for Long Beach Service
County Supervisors honored Henry F. Hank Burmester retired editor of the Press Telegram. On motion by Supervisor Herbert Lege the board unanimously expressed its commendation and appreciation for his noteworthy achievements and unselfish devotion to the people of Long Beach and Los Angeles County. They extended sincere wishes for health happiness and continued success and ordered a parchment scroll for presentation at a future meeting.
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County Supervisors Today
Henry F
Hank
Burmester
Sateurday
Press‘Telegram
Herbert Lege
Long Beach
County of
Los Angeles
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