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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1960
Page
21
Readers are urged to spot typographical errors while the Long Beach YWCA newsletter promotes group living for girls, noting a respectable residence, building plans, and a campaign. It also reflects on Pitman shorthand use and a playful postal stamp misprint about obscene mail.
A note thanks readers for Pitman shorthand replies and notes more writers than expected. Mac signs off with a sample of his Ben Pitman shorthand.
In a series on heroin offenders, Howard Chappell notes dope convictions are often discounted by judges and district attorneys. Dopey, a fictional name, cycles through jail terms from 40 days to 180 days as past offenses are overlooked. The piece critiques adult authority and indeterminate sentencing in California.
State crews led by A. Jong-promised overhaul start on 3.25 mile Tin Can Beach, Bolsa, with 16 workers clearing debris then using a surface cleaner and subsoil tilling to depth 16 inches. Work unfolds in three phases, aims for May measurement, and requires beachgoers to follow park rules with 24 hour guard posts and potential sheriff handover for violators.
About 125 Negro protesters marched through Ping Ave near Kyess and Woolworth stores in Long Beach Monday night. Led by NAACP official Percy Anderson, the group urged desegregation of lunch counters in the South. Police guarded the area as organizers urged orderly conduct and nonentry into stores.
A Wilmington seaman, reportedly wounded after a police shooting in Arizona, was jailed here Monday night on suspicion of grand theft auto. John Herbert White, 26, formerly of Cottonwood, Arizona, is held for theft of an air belonging to Raul Enrique of Buena Park.
Thousands of barrels of stock piled atomic waste will begin moving through Long Beach for dumping at sea as soon as possible. Robert Boswell, president of Coastwise Marine Disposal Co., said the plan follows the city’s January shutdown of the firm as a health hazard.
Superior Court ruled city officials cannot bar Boswell from using Long Beach as the base for a waste dumping operation. Boswell, who started his disposal business in September, sought a license but was shut down after deliveries from nuclear facilities. Nearby residents protested a planned parking garage that would interrupt recreation at Lincoln Park, with 1,183 signers on a 71 page petition. City officials say the park may be used under historical lease restrictions, and a lawsuit may take five to six months to file.
Judge McCarthy ruled that actions by Boswell and the city in the business license case effectively left Coastwise duly licensed. The city had no power to arbitrarily revoke the license or interfere with licensed business without just cause, notice, and hearing. The ruling also states the city cannot stop Boswell’s operation by zoning or other police powers, touching on the disposal of radioactive waste.
Nanette Elliott of 337 West 7th Street awoke to thick smoke as her apartment burned. A barking dog barked loudly, waking her and guiding both outside through heavy flames and intense heat. The residence suffered extensive damage with Elliott narrowly escaping harm.
Jury selection proceeds in the Bar Slaying case before Judge Mauriee C. Spanning as the court meets today to hear testimony and determine the panel for proceedings.
Political observer notes seven additional filings brought Monday’s total to 21 entries in the declarations for Long Beach city council seats. The filings include candidates for the offices of attorney and prosecutor, with several entrants seeking seats in the upcoming council elections.
The City Council placed a May 10 ballot item to authorize an additional 1.775 million dollars from the Tyeland Oil Fund for Municipal Auditorium construction. The measure would raise total project funds to around 6.1 million, supplementing 4.1325 million approved in earlier elections.
Long Beach police report the suspect in five armed robberies was captured after ties to Mason City Michigan. The man faces charges and is held on ten thousand dollars bail as authorities continue to piece together rival accounts and file preliminary papers. Local officials released details from court filings, noting the suspect’s past associations and possible connections to other criminal activity.
Walter Ridder of Telegram Washington Bureau told the Long Beach Board of Realtors and Kiwanis Club that the forthcoming summit in Paris may not yield full peace but will advance steps toward world peace and possible disarmament. He linked Khrushchev’s push for talks with tensions around Red China and noted gaps between Russia and China impacting regional détente.
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