Park Officials urged to increase advisory activity
The Long Beach Park Commission moved to boost member participation after a year of poor attendance. Commissioners debated staff guidance and the planning process, urging more field trips to planned or ongoing park developments to provide useful input before council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Park Commission
Paul R. Woudenberg
Donald D. Obert
Commission
Obert
James I. McCall
Coordinating Committee
Park, Recreation and Planning Commissions
City Council
Ving. Porter
Richard Gallup
Southlanders Involved in Air Crashes
Three Southland men were involved in two separate plane crashes during landings. A light plane piloted by William Robert Scherrer struck Lawrence Nielsen, 52, of Springfield, Missouri, killing Nielsen after landing at a Springfield airport. In the Van Nuys crash, Dennis Crabtree, 28, of Torrance, and Dave Morris, 26, of Inglewood, were injured when their light plane ran out of fuel and made a dead-stick landing seven miles from the airport. Crabtree was later moved to Glendale Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland
Lawrence Nielsen
Springfield
William Robert Scherrer
Santa Ana
Nielsen
van Nuys
Dennis Crabtree
Torrance
Dave Morris
Inglewood
Valley Receiving Hospital
Crabtree
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Bleachers Pact OK’d for Belmont Plaza Beach Center
The city council awarded a $10,208 contract to Russell Manufacturing and Construction Co. for aluminum bleachers at Belmont Plaza Beach Center. Seats total 720 with backs removed and optional portable seating for events like Olympic trials. Specs for $5,700 food serving equipment were also approved and a bid process authorized.
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Belmonte Plaza Beach Center
Russell Manufacturing and Construction Co
W. Cowles St
Johan R. Mansell
U.S
Belmont Plaza
Graveside rites for longtime Press-Telegram pressman
Graveside services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the 29 Palms Cemetery for George Valentine Oremus 85 a longtime pressman who retired in the 1950s. He died Wednesday in a Fresno hospital where one of his two sons Harley resides. Surviving are another son George E of Pasadena a daughter Margaret Oremus of Joshua Tree sisters Rose Gellatly and Lily Green both of Oregon City Ore seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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29 Palms
George Valentine Oremus
The
Press-Telegram
Oremus
Joshua Tree
Fresno
Harley
George E
Pasadena
Margaret Oremus
Rose Gellatly
Lily Green
Oregon City
Ore
Boy Carves Houseful of Art in Los Altos Home
George Kasanovich a Millikan High School freshman aged 15 has carved a collection of wooden statues from small animals to three foot celebrities in his living room. He uses an ax and pocket knife, works about 18 hours per piece, and favors bass wood from Linden trees. His work has been shown at hobby shows and the National Woodcarvers Association, with no plan to turn carving into a career.
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George Kasanovich
Millikan High School
Kasanovich
Los Altos
George
Daniel Boone
Lincoln
Kosanovich
National Woodcarvers Association
City seeks sewer maintenance men and two other city jobs
The Civil Service Board will accept applications through May 24 for city sewer maintenance men with a monthly pay of 482 to 594 dollars. Requirements include recent sewer maintenance or construction experience and willingness to work irregular hours. Also closing this month are applications for police patrolman at 643 to 795 dollars monthly and traffic signal electrician at 626 to 774 dollars. Applicants for patrolman must be 21 to 30 and meet physical standards. electrician requires journeyman rank or 2–4 years electronic experience.
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Civil Service Board
Municipal Utilities Building
W. Broadway
Police Pa
Trolman
Traffic Signal
Queen Mary propeller encased for public viewing
A massive propeller from the Queen Mary is being sealed in a protective enclosure in drydock so visitors can view it up close when the ship opens to the public. Work is underway in the refurbishment area.
Man Killed Crawling in Street
An 80-year-old Long Beach man, Benjamin H. Hogard, was killed when a car struck him while he crawled across Temple Avenue in the early hours. Driver James D B Eldred swerved but could not avoid the pedestrian near 1606 Hite Avenue and 2825 East Seventh Street. Hogard died at Community Hospital.
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Long Beach
James DB
Eldred
Benjamin H. Hogard
Hite Ave
Seventh St
Temple Avenue
Hogard
Community Hospi
Grant Heads Smith write-in campaign harmony in 44th district
W S Grant accepted honorary chairmanship in W Woody Smith write-in drive after Smith missed a ballot deadline. Grant, former East Long Beach assemblyman, lauds Smith and calls him capable. Also reporting Lakewood scholarship event by Rep Hanna with Sen Kenrick present in Lakewood.
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W. S. Grant
Smith
Woodrow
Woody) Smith
Long Beach
William 8
Bill
Hill Grant
Grant
Woody Smith
Sacramento
Richard 'S
Hanna
Fullerton
Lakewood
Democratic Club
Kathi Cotrell
Pearce Ave
Woolruff Ave
Joseph M. Kenrick
Los Alamitos Insurance Agent Denied Fifth Amendment Privilege
A Los Alamitos insurance agent told by Los Angeles judge on Wednesday that he has waived his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment to purge himself of contempt charges. Judge Robert Thompson ruled Charles R. Billings cannot refrain from answering questions related to Americans Building Constitutionally, a group aiding tax avoidance via foundations. Billings, 39, of 12501 Christy Lane, was jailed last March 26 after refusing to discuss the organization with the state attorney general’s office. The case was continued to May 29 for a second chance to answer or appeal, with Douglas Fahy of Naples also ordered to appear. Fahy was reportedly abroad when jailed.
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Los Alamitos
Los Angeles
Robert 5. Thompson
Charles R. Billings
Christy Lane
State Attorney General's Office
Thompson
Billings
Attorney General's Office
Douglas Fahy
Riva Alto Canal
Naples
Embezzling Hearing Set for Buena Park Gold Miner
North Orange County Municipal Court Judge Logan Moore held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday for Gilbert Glen Cornell known as Knott's Beccery Farm gold miner. He is accused of embezzling more than 20 000 dollars in gold flakes from the Buena Park entertainment center. Mike Cullen represents the 44th District. The news also notes an award given on a nonpartisan basis to a Lakewood High School senior with 3.95 GPA aiming for political science and international relations. A Long Beach Junior Democrats club is to be formed at Breakers Hotel at 8 tonight with Dan Longobardy and John Jarvis among speakers.
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North Orange County
Logan Moore
Gilbert Glen Cornell
Knott
Beccry Farm
Buena Park Entertainment Center
Mike Cullen
D-Long Beach
Junior Democrats United Democratic Organization of
Long Beach
Junior Democrats
Breakers Hotel
William Duffy
Dan Longobardy
Lakewood
Mayfair High School
John Jarvis
Inventory of $25,000 Loot Recovered in Norwalk Burglary Ring
Norwalk detectives began inventorying about 25,000 dollars in loot recovered with the arrest of two suspects tied to scores of business burglaries over 18 months. Aaron Kingston and Harley Hileman, both 20, were nabbed after a car linked to a South Whittier burglary was traced. Police loaded tools and equipment into vehicles for inventory at Norwalk station as they assess connections to numerous break-ins in southeast Los Angeles and western Orange County.
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Norwalk
Aaron Phillip Kingston
Placid St. Whittier
Harley LeRoy
Pep) Hileman
Penmar Ave
la Habra
South Whittier
Tom Richards
Charles Ellis
Marvin McRoberts
Kingston
Los Angeles
Orange County
Edson Shells North Vietnamese Troops Near Da Nang
The Long Beach destroyer USS Edson returned to the Vietnam frontline to shell North Vietnamese troop concentrations along the Song Thu Bung about 15 miles south of Da Nang in support of the 3rd Marine Division and South Korean Marines. Cmdr. John S. Holmes of Long Beach commands the Edson. gunnery was reportedly extremely inaccurate by the 7th Fleet.
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Long Beach
Edson
Vietnam
Song Thu Bung
da Nang
7Th Fleet
3Rd Marine Division
John S. Holmes
Guided Tours at Long Beach General Hospital Next Week
Long Beach General Hospital will offer guided tours during National Hospital Week. Tours run daily Monday through Friday from 9:40 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2597 Redondo Ave, a county operated facility focusing on geriatrics and rehabilitation. Groups of five or more should call to arrange.
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Long Beach General Hospital
National Hospital Week
Redondo Ave
Five in Family Complete Service Grandma Relaxes
Long Beach grandmother Cecilia Vasquez says she can breathe easier after five male family members completed military service. Her son-in-law Joseph Hernandez and four grandsons Fred, Raymond, Danny, and Charlie all served, with Fred returning from Vietnam recently. Remaining relatives live in Anaheim and Seattle. she recalls decades with Long Beach grown around her.
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Long Beach
Cecilia Vasquez
Euclid Ave
Freddie
Vietnam
Army
Raymond
Seattle
Danny
Coast Guard
Charlie
Toloyana
Joseph N. Hernandez
Anaheim
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George Kosanovich
Daniel Boone i Paele
City
Mary
Naval Shipyard
Karl D. Spence
Bob Houser
Woody
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