New Traffic Assistant N American Begins Work Set Sunday
The city’s traffic division welcomed Irank T. Shreve 32 as assistant traffic engineer, filling a vacancy since Bruce Fredrickson left for Los Angeles. Shreve, from Pleasant Hill, earned degrees from Cal Berkeley and Heald Engineering College, is an Army veteran and Institute of Traffic Engineers member. He joins City Engineering Department with wife and three children expected to join soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irank T. Shreve
Robert D. Dier
City Engineering
Shreve
City College
Sar
Pleasant Hill
Francisco
University of
California
Berkeley
Contra Costa County
Heat Heald Engineering College
Institute of Traffic
Brown Recovers as Strike Vote Looms at North American Aviation
Brown recovering from pneumonia at Long Beach VA Hospital after hospitalization March 17. North American Aviation workers in Los Angeles vote at Shrine Auditorium Sunday on a strike, with Local S87 and Columbus Local 927 participation. Union says latest company offer rejected March 16, with no wage increase and ongoing demands including severance pay benefits holidays and seniority. Negotiations began February 3. contract expired March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamitos
William Brown
Green Ave
North American Aviation, Inc
United Auto Workers
UAW
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles
Columbus
Ohio
North American
Death notices list extended family across city
A stream of obituaries lists Mary Agnes Nolan and others, detailing survivors, service times, and funeral homes such as Mottells & Peek Mortuary and Dilday Mortuary. The notices name spouses, children, siblings, and addresses with Wednesday or Sunday services across local churches and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan
Mary Agnes
Pattiz Ave
Ruth
Robert
Frank
Frank A
Georgiana Sullivan
James P
Lakewood Mortu
Mottell's & Peek Mortuary
Ory
Beaulom
Amazing new stainless Pazo piles relief product
A brisk ad touts a stainless formula named Pazo that claimedly treats internal and external piles at home. It promises instant pain relief, reduced swelling, and faster healing with a six ingredient mix including Triolyte. The copy claims clinical tests, guaranteed results or money back, and availability as suppositories and ointment from Grova Laboret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drat Seisis
Cut in Cattle Inspection Draws Fire
The Los Angeles County Farm Bureau opposes cuts in dairy cattle inspections entering the Los Angeles area. In a letter to county supervisors executive secretary William B. Staiger warned that suspending tuberculosis and brucellosis checks threatens public health. The letter cites a 1997 dairy industry volume of 68 billion dollars and 61 000 cattle imports from 45 states and 25 counties in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Staiger
California
Bellflower housewife held for murder of baby daughter
Gloria Chamas 24, a Bellflower housewife, is held after a preliminary hearing for the murder of her week old daughter Loretha. Police say she shot the infant in their Center Street home on February 11 then shot herself. Arraignment set for April 17 in Long Beach Superior Court. Relatives note the family includes husband Gust and two other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellflower—Mrts
Gloria Chamas
Bellflower
Los Cerritos
Loretha
Chamas
Center St
Charles Gordon
Gust
Laura
Larry
How the Cautious Investor Can Earn 10 Percent
A California based firm, Certified Trust Deeds, INC, advertises 10 percent returns through trust deeds. It claims it selects loans from homeowners with strong credit and adequate income, provides title insurance, and offers detailed borrower histories. Investors with $1,000 or more are invited to call or write for information.
Seles Lodge Fetes Unions Right-to-Work Fraud Alleged
Long Beach’s Union Labor Night at Elks Lodge 888 featured Thomas L. Pitts of the California State Federation of Labor denouncing the proposed right-to-work law as fraud. He cited five years of Senate labor probes and warned the public about pro‑business propaganda while noting high union support in elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
California
Thomas L. Pitts
California State Federation of Labor
Pitts
Elks Lodge
Ellis
Lodge
Senate
Labor
Campaign Aids Named by Richards
Sam Richards announced the appointment of 42 area chairmen to run his re election campaign. Named chairmen cover assembly districts including Don Foltz in the 44th district Long Beach, Margery Autrey and Dale Smith in the 70th district, Torrance's Rose Sarian for the 68th district, Van Strohler in Norwalk 40th district, and Warren Dawson in Norwalk 19th district. Harry Schafer represents Compton for the 24th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Richard Richards
Don Foltz
Long Breach
Margery Autrey
Dale Smith
Toth ‘Assembly
Long Beach
Rose Saruian
Torrance
van Stroth‘ler
Norwalk
Warren Dawson
Harry Schafer
Compton
Mediators Join Pilot Strike Talks in Los Angeles
The National Mediation Board joined talks to resolve the Western Air Lines pilots strike. Mediator Robert O. Boyd brought airline officials and Air Line Pilots Association representatives for an initial exploratory conference Monday. Some 263 pilots struck February over wages working conditions and retirement changes, grounding the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
National Mediation Board
Western Air Lines
Robert O. Boyd
NMBE
Air Line
Assa
Cranston to Speak at Long Beach Democratic Luncheon
Alan Cranston Democratic candidate for state controller will address the Long Beach Democratic Luncheon Club at noon Wednesday in the Wilton Hotel. Richard Wilde club president notes Cranston, ex-president of the California Democratic Council, was born in Palo Alto in 1914, Stanford graduate of 1936, and active in real estate and investment in Palo Alto. He also served as a wire service correspondent in Europe and Africa 1936-38 and led the foreign language division at OWT 1942-44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Cranston
Long Beach
Wilton
Richard Wilde
Said Cranston
California Democratic Council
Palo Alto
Stanford University
Operty Management and
Europe
Africa
OWT
Skyscraper Zoning Plan To Go To Hearing In City
City planners invite pro and con arguments on a proposed ordinance creating a new R-5 zoning class to spur skyscraper apartment development. A 9 am Thursday Planning Commission hearing will discuss consolidating lots for five story minimums on standard 35 foot frontage parcels and larger builds if multiple lots join. The ordinance defines no neighborhood for R-5 and targets Ocean Bird area from Kennebec Ave to Redondo Ave after talks with property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Ocean Bird
Kennebec Ave
Redondo Ave
Miss Chandler Former YWCA Leader Funeral Set
Laure n Chandler who directed health education for twenty years in YWCA work will be buried in Waltham Massachusetts, her birthplace, this Wednesday. She died Sunday in a Massachusetts hospital. Surviving are three sisters in Waltham and a brother. She had served as executive director of the Redlands YWCA for eight years and belonged to the First Congregational Church in Long Beach.
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Awass
Lauren Chandler
Department of Health Education
Long Beach Ywca
Waltham
Mass
Chandler
Redlands Ywca
Massachusetts
Miss Chandler
First Congregational Church
Long Beach
Job Agencies Get Code
The House of Delegates California Employment Agencies Assn adopted a new code of ethics at its Spring meeting in Bakersfield. The code will be sent to all agencies soon. South Coast Chapter leaders including Mrs Thelma Merritl and five delegates attended. Edward P. Park, state labor commissioner, was the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
California Employment ‘Agencies Assn
Bakersfield
Thelma Merritl
South Coast
CERA
Robert Cushman
Taylor F. Bane
Vi Bane
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Cmdr
Walter Dedrick
Richard Nixon
Craig Hosmer
Washington, D. C
Dedrick
Warren A. Dedrick
Livingston Dr
Dier
N. American
Frank T. Shreve
City
Brown
St. Joseph's Church
Newman
William D
Cherry Ave
Itta
Dilday
Minnie’ Seavers
Erarna Pearson
Dda Hults
Lona
Ipim
Dilday Mortuary
York
Jean R
Myrtle Ave
Westminster Memorial Park
Mottell's & Feak Mortuary
Iiae
Wasinbiller
Seal Bench
Otis Walter
Central Ave
Adelaide D
Virginia L. Jones
Mortell's & Peek Mortuary
Laura Jane
Pacific Ave
Florence M. Reynolds
Grace Gordon
Patterson & Snively Mortuary
Garylord
Oscar Earl
Loaust
Forsyth
Hdlmond E
Olivette M. Wicses
Lewis
Ben
Roscoe
Ter
Grace
Edna Goldsmith
Iday
Rose Garden
Grace Black
Richard
Donald
William
Catherine
Nesday
Mottell's & Peek
Seaside Blvd
Hus
George
Daniels
Asa
Poinsettia St
Hel Christensen-Pino
Los Angeles General Hospital
Atty
Lynn DB. Compton
Certified Trust Deeds, Inc
Member
Independent Mortgage Bankers Association
ACG
Atlantic
Irg
Shene” 'G Beach
Seles Lodge
CSFL
Pitt
Charles Feeley
Charles Stratton
Richards
Cranston
YWCA
Rite Set
E.f.huttons CO
New York Stock Exchange
Broadwat
J.a.hogle & CO
Burst ST. Long Beach, Calif
Ford
Rt. 20
Cleveland
Boss
Ford Motor Company
Marting
Lima
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