Size Inadequate Library Losing the Space War Lealtor's Note
Long Beach Public Library faces space crunch as main building at Liscom Park, built in 1937, struggles to accommodate a population approaching 333,000. Officials propose a 150,000 square foot expansion to meet 20 year needs, citing 28,638 square feet now and a 95,202 square feet shortfall per American Library Assn. standards.
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Long Beach
City Plainning Department
Akron
Ohio
Miarai
Fla
Omaha
Neb
San Diego
Toledo
American Library Assn
Blanche Collins
Edwin Castagna
Beach Combing with Malcolm Epley at Hoover Dam Mead Trip
Malcolm Epley recounts a fishing weekend with City Manager Sam Vickers and Councilman Bill Calessi at Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam. The outing features a stubborn jinx, a hot Temple Bar scene, limited catches, and a first bass for Vickers while Epley remains fishless despite trying various gear and luck.
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Lake Mead
Mgr
Sam Vickers
Bill Calessi
Hoover Dam
Vickers Defends Ambulances Amid Baby Death Controversy
Long Beach officials defended the city ambulance contract after a story error sparked a claim a two month old died due to dispatch delay. City Manager Vickers said the infant Brenda Ireland died before responders arrived, while noting misaddressing and dispatch lapses. He stressed the system had improvements and that blame did not rest solely on one error.
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Vickers
Long Beach
Sunt E. Vickers
Burnett St
J. P Lind
Berlista Ireland
Brenda Ireland
Lind
Coast Guard
New Plan Revives LBSC Policy and Administration Shakeup
A draft reorganization plan by Dr. Carl W. McIntosh proposes major changes at Long Beach State College. It creates an Academic Council and an Administrative Council to oversee policy, merges divisions, adds departments, and redefines the president’s role with broader faculty review. The plan, to be discussed at a 9 am faculty meeting, also outlines new organizational chart roles including a yet unfilled dean position.
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Warren Walters
Long Beach State College
Carl W. McIntosh
LESC
McIntosh
Academic Council
NA JAW Near Pact on Labor
Talks resume between North American Aviation and United Auto Workers as both sides predict a pattern setting 1960 aircraft missile industry contract. Douglas Aircraft reopens talks with the Auto Workers in multiple plants. A tentative agreement may be presented at a mass meeting next Sunday though optimism remains cautious.
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North American Aviation
United Auto Workers
Douglas Aircraft
Auto Workers
Tulsa
Oklo
Charlotte
N.C
Traffic emergency calls log shows multiple incidents in minutes
A series of early morning 2:15 to 2:27 a.m. emergency responses involves traffic accidents on California Avenue Norwalk Boulevard Fullerton Road Paramount I Boulevard and other streets, plus a reported heart attack and a car crash near 1st Street. Police and EMS logged dispatch codes and locations with no fatalities.
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California
Aveana
Ait
Norwalk Blvd
Anc
Fullerton Rd
Paramount I Blvd
Aimee
Bay
Blaine Strewallan Gaccens
Judge Hall Ill Hearing on Ault Bond Postponed
U S District Judge Peirson M Hall postponed today s hearing on the bond for C E Ault supervisory for Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Assn as the bond amount was raised from 1500000 to 2000000 The postponement likely extends at least a week with an administrative hearing on the seizure set to begin in Los Angeles June 27 with Ault in charge during the process The firm was seized April 22 by order of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
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Los Angeles
Navy Post No
American Legion
Alpak
W. W. Combs Jr
Southland
Arthur L. Peterson
Long Beach
D. Patrick Ahern
Judge Hall
Ault
K. Chapman
C. E. Ault
Ce Ie
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Actors to Get Awards at Downtown Long Beach Dinner
Glenn Ford and Ken Murray will receive awards from the Downtown Long Beach Associates at the 24th annual dinner and installation in the Grand Ballroom of the Lafayette Hotel. Preyious winners include Thomas Mitchell Cecil B. DeMille Rick Douglas and Rilea Dee Vincent Price and John Ford. Marie Wilson will also be honored for her work with Murray and the Blackouts. George W. Trammell heads the 600 member DLBA as president elect, the first nonretailer in 24 years. Larry Collins Sr. will install.
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Glenn Ford
Ken Murray
Downtowno Long Beach Associates
Lafayette Hotel
Thomas Mitchell
Cecil B. DeMille
Marie Wilson
Murray
Jerry Pickles
Tandy's
Yacht Club to Break Ground on $300,000 Long Beach Club
Long Beach yacht club plans a Wednesday groundbreaking for a two story, 300000 dollar clubhouse along the marina. The facility near Basin 1 will seat 360 for dining and include a swimming pool. Officers listed include Ray Bridges and Ted Sten. A reception will follow aboard the Alamo, former World War II flagship of General MacArthur. The clubhouse should open before Thanksgiving.
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Long Beach
Basin 1
Ray Bridges
Ted Sten
Jes Dahl
William F. Bennett
M. M. Andersen
William R. Hardcastle
Frank L. Mansay
Alamo
Gen. MacArthur
How to Relax Talk by Dr. Blayd Corbin at Lions Club
Dr. Blayd Corbin author and humorist discusses How to Relax in a Busy World as guest speaker for the Seal Beach Lions Club at the 101 Ranch House on 16th Street and the Pacific Coast Highway. Corbin, who became visually impaired after an automobile accident six years ago, uses audience participation to teach his relaxation methods.
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Blayd Corbin
Seal Beach
Orchids to greet USS Helena at Pier E Berth 123
Navy families await the USS Helena arrival Wednesday as a helicopter drops 3,500 orchids over Pier E Berth 123 at 2 30 p.m. The cruiser docks at 3 p.m. after five months in the western Pacific returning home via Australia.
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Navy
Helena
Pier E
Western Pacific
Australia
Two Deaths Reported in Area Holiday Toll
The holiday toll includes a 24 year old Pico-Rivera mother struck and killed in Downey. Downey driver Charles Kunsmann, 62, booked on suspicion of manslaughter and felony drunk driving. In Orange County a 17 year old La Habra occupant died after a car crash. driver Richard Chambers 17, La Habra, charged with manslaughter. Long Beach victim Gary Scharf 61 remained in serious condition after being struck crossing Pacific Coast Hwy. Anaheim saw five injuries when a car swerved to avoid a train and crashed through a fence near Western and 8th.
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Long Beach
Pico-Rivera
Downey
Dauntta Neal
Nan St
Dowiney Hospital
Woodruff Ave
Charles
George Kunsmann
Orange County
Ward Russell Dobbins Jr
N. McPherson St
la Habra
Fullerton Community Hospital
Richard Vincent Chambers
E. Francis St
Fullerton Re
Gnry
Edward Leroy Scharf
Cedar Ave
Seaside Hospital
Scharf
Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific Ave
Anaheim
Western Ave
8Th St
Anaheim Memorial Hospital
Bernard Armstrong
Los Ang
Destroyer Division 231 Returns From Far East
Long Beach based USS Edson arrives back from a seven month Far East deployment with Destroyer Division 231. Cmdr C Collins Jr flies the flagship alongside Cmdr A Dougall aboard the Edson. The flotilla, assigned to Fechteler and including USS Picking and USS H J Thomas Beach, completed a galley tour under Combatant Command in the Seventh Fleet area.
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Long Beach
Cmde
G. C. Stock
Mir
Urited
Kor 7
Naval Station
Leer
Far East
T. D. Cunningham
USS
Edson
B. Collins Jr
Picking
A. Dougall
Fechteler
J. M. Blake
Longman
H. J. Thomas Beach
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Lealtor
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Bill
Dunlevy
Maj
Ellis Veatch
Long Beach Air Force
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach Harbor
Los Angeles County
Dist. Atty
William B. McKesson
Maj. Veatch
Munnicipal Auditorum
Tentro
Legion
George Weeks
Donald Weinss
W. Horan Steinhoyr
W. Burnett
Burnett
Amebulance Company
Bowers’ Ambulance Service
Press-Telegram the
LBSC
Union
NAA
North American
Settleme
Ford, Murray Due
Rick Douglas
Rilea Dee
Vincent Price
John Ford
Yacht Club
Lions Club
Destroyer Division 231
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