Fire destroys Santa Ana plastics factory
A morning blaze at Screen Print & Plast tech Inc on 2020 W Chestnut Ave in Santa Ana destroyed the one story plant. Loss pegged at least 50000 dollars. About 35 residents at 2000 W Chestnut Ave were evacuated as four fire units fought the flames fed by resin drums. Fire under control by 4 45 a m as investigators began probing the ruins for the cause.
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Screen Print & Plast Tech, Inc
W. Chestnut Ave
William Puffer
Perry Francis
Chestnut Ave
James Wood Dies Backer of Long Beach Hospitals
James Wood longtime supporter of L B hospitals dies leaving substantial gifts to Memorial Hospital and St Mary's remodeling. He served four years on the Long Beach Tuberculosis Association board and helped fund a virus detection lab at Memorial Hospital and equipment for the Miller Children’s Hospital. Funeral Tuesday at Sunnyside Memorial Chapel. Widow Ann Wood requests memorials to the Children’s Hospital. Survived by sons Richard and James and two grandchildren.
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Long Beach
Memorial Hospital
St Mary’s Hospital
Earl and Lorraine Miller
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Wood
Sunnyside Memorial Chapel
Ann Wood
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Marine Studies Institute to Be Dedicated in May
The Marine Studies Institute at Dana Point plans a May dedication for a non existent facility. May 1 2 and 8 will feature water sports exhibits and tours aboard visiting research vessels at Dana Point Harbor near the bluff within the breakwater. Dr Andreas Reehnitzer will head the institute which aims to attract undergraduates from high schools colleges and universities with potential $3 million investment from the MSI Foundation and public subscriptions. University and Caltech students will help sketch the lab building concepts.
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Marine Studies Institute
Dana Point
Orange County
Andreas B. Reehnitzer
North American Rockwell
Anaheim
Long Beach
California
MSI Foundation
US Navy Electronics Laboratory
Trieste
Navy
$6.3 Million Wing Starts at San Pedro Hospital
Dick Emery reports San Pedro Community Hospital begins a $6.3 million four story wing to enlarge capacity to 243 beds. The nine year old non profit facility at 1300 W Slath Street expands its reinforced structure and modernizes the plant.
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Dick Emery
San Pedro Community Hospital
é@ntira
San Pedro
Greeks Recall 1821 Revolt and Independence Day
Greeks recall the 1821 revolt and celebrate Independence Day with banquets and folk dancing. Interviews note mixed feelings on Greece’s recent military takeover and shifting freedoms. Separately, a Long Beach burglary reports $110 worth of items stolen from a vehicle on East Ocean Boulevard.
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Greece
Jo Ann Mantikas
San Fedro
Chicago Heads Long Beach Arena in Mega Concert
A 9,000 crowd filled Long Beach Arena for a KRLA Concert Associates night headlined by Chicago. Openers James Cotten Blues Band Norman Greenbaum and Grand Funk Railroad built energy as Chicago delivered a 43 minute set with Beginnings Time South Carolina Purples Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon and 25 or 6 to 4. The show featured strong performances and dramatic lighting with fans leaving exhausted but satisfied.
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Chicago
Long Beach
James Cotten
Norman Greenbaum
Grand Funk Railroad
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Arena
James Colter
Bucklebuck
Catten
Slone
Cotten
Long Beach Los Angeles Area
Slars
Spencer Davis
Buchannon
Services Set Wednesday for Officer Christensen
Long Beach police officer Neil Christensen will be laid to rest Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Dilday family Chapel. Christensen, 31, died last Thursday from leukemia after six years with the force in the vice and communications sections before patrol duty. His brother-in-law, fellow officer Bob Vanner, said he had been healthy until about seven weeks ago. Officers remembered him as a popular, big man.
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Dilday Family Chapel
Neil Christensen
Long Beach
Bob Vanner
Christensen
Education's Biggest Problem in Reform Efforts
In an interview Leonard urged a flexible approach to schooling, proposing small group work with skilled teachers and environments that draw out each child's best. He warned against inflexibility and urged trying many new ideas to find effective reforms.
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Leonard
Doctors favor Preparation A for hemorrhoid relief
A survey shows 58 percent of doctors use or recommend a single formula for hemorrhoid relief for themselves and their families. The medication provides temporary relief, reduces swelling, and was tested on hundreds of patients. Preparation HM lubricates and protects the irritated area, easing bowel movements. no other formula matches its effect.
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James Wood
L.B. Hospital
Caltech Institute
San Luis Obispo
Rae
Dana Point Harbor
San Pedro Hospital
Trombetas
St. Augustine
St. Thomas Aquinas
Pete Amarantos
Larry Rosser
Senasac Ave
East Ocean Boulevard
Ae St
Leonard M. Trenton
Fenton
Douaughg
Capt
Fred Waring
Eric Burdon
The
Animals
Terry Kath
Force
A-1
Independent Press-Telegram
Lakewood
Garden Grove
PRL
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