New Street Lights to Curb Crime and Accidents
Long Beach moves to mercury vapor street lights replacing older lamps. City funds 750000 for half the cost of new installations. property owners pay about 75 dollars each. System aims to cut crime and traffic accidents citywide over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Spinelli
Special Projects
Spinelli
Cali
North
Long Beach
Ark Commission
New York City
Congressional Public Works Committee
Los Angeles
Tustin Marine Pilot Dies as Jets Collide in Air
An aging Tustin Marine pilot, Capt. William C. Sauer of Bloomfield New Mexico, was killed when his F-4 Phantom collided with a Navy F-8 Crusader nine miles east of Julian in San Diego County during a familiarization flight. Radarman 1st Lt. William I. Wilkening and Navy Lt Cmdr. John Hellman parachuted to safety. The crash sparked brush fires soon extinguished. A separate routine Naval Reserve Bronco crash near Hemet involved two crewmen who also parachuted to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tustin
Julian
San Diego County
el Toro Marine Air Station
William C. Sauer
Sauer
Bloomfield
William I. Wilkening
el Centro
Navy
John, Hellman
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Hemet
John Peterson
Marine Reserve
Stari
Enrique Tessada
Imperial Beach
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
Chiropractor Ad Offers Pain Relief in Long Beach
Long Beach readers with poor circulation and body pains are invited to consult Drs Duncan, D.C. at 2501 Broadway. The ad promises normalization of bodily systems to relieve joint and muscle pain, relax muscles, quiet nerves, and help people return to work. For appointments call GE 8-2403.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Ds. Duncan
D.C
Broadway
No-movement owner laments high fine penalties
Moore and McConathy describe sympathy for workers facing penalties after following orders. They cite $288 fines and two days in jail, plus suspension from towing work. Neal also faced fines and a month away from towing, while one boss notes impounding in Norwalk has halted amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
McConathy
Norwalk
Skaters Dream: Local Youth Aims for 1972 Olympics
Roger Bass of North Long Beach, 20, trains five hours daily at a prime rink under Jack Wicks and targets the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo Japan after placing in national junior and senior events. He watched Squaw Valley 1960 on TV and set his sights early, planning to turn pro after the Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Valley
Long’ Heach
Roger Bass
North Long Beach
Paramount Ive
Ufder
Jack Wicks
Roger
Japan
Siguaw Valley
Roger Ste
Lakewood High School
Tass
Olympic
Teai Hijis
Tulsa
Yule at Home Plan Aids Long Beach Vets
The Military Purple Heart group enters its eighth annual campaign to help hospitalized veterans at the Long Beach VA Hospital. About 1,500 veterans from World War I through Vietnam are eligible for the program, which aims to boost morale and provide therapeutic benefits as Santa Claus visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Long
Ine
Purple Heart
Viet
Cox
Seventh St
Man Dies in Shooting at 2601 Imperial Highway
Siegfried Bintig a four year old from Holywood died at Kaiser Foundation Hospital Bellflower from gunshot wounds suffered over a week earlier. Police say he was shot in the chest in front of 2601 Imperial Highway Wyngwood. An hitchhiker is suspected as assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegfried Bintig
Holywood
Kaiser
Babysitter Ad Draws Busy Calls in Long Beach
A Long Beach resident, John Bancroft, advertised for a babysitter at 6206 Carita St. The Indépendent Telegram classified notes that calls to the ad poured in day and night, leaving relatives unable to reach him, yet he did find a sitter. The notice urges others to advertise to reach thousands of families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long ‘Beach
John’ Bancroft
Carita St
Iki
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
Gagnon
Citizens
Fornia Edison Co
Alamitos
Jubero
Atlani Ave
Coit
America
Drapery Cleaners
L. B
San Pedro
Los Alamitos
His
L.E
Yugoslavia
Captain Kangaroo
Hal Lowe
Yule
Tom Cox
The
Veterans Organization
Veterans Administration Hospital
New York
Southwest
Rose Hills
Rove Hills
Memorial Park
Mill Road
Whittier
California
Oxford
Ae i
Dooley
Packard Bell
Dooley’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!