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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1958
Page
11
In Manizales Colombia crowds celebrate Luz Marina Zuloaga as Miss Universe. The city has showered her with gifts and a 75,000 dollar prize is secured by guards around her residence. Colombia plans a multi‑million dollar Hotel Luz Marina and pride swells in her honor.
Frank Alexander Shaw, 31, who faked a CHP uniform and badge to cash five bad checks at markets and liquor stores in the Lynwood Huntington Park South Gate area, then slept in Long Beach, exploited a phony Sgt Turner to collect money.
Two Long Beach Air Force Reserve groups the 303rd Air Rescue Squadron and the 616th USAF Hospital train at Hamilton AFB north of San Francisco. Over a 15 day encampment the 303rd flies six missions daily with five aircrews to reach combat readiness. the 616th hospital, the only reserve hospital at an Air Reserve Flying Center, would run a 1000 bed facility in war, with 180 personnel including 27 doctors and dentists.
Nearly one million people spent Labor Day at Southland beaches as a 40-foot killer whale sparked panic. Lifeguards reported calm surf with only a dozen rescues and no drownings. An est 175000 on local sands. 200000 along Redondo Manhattan Hermosa strip witnessed the event as a 6-foot fin was seen offshore near Point Dume. Lifeguards warned bathers after the whale surfaced near children on surf mats during a two mile swim.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Atty Gen Edmund G Pat Brown plans a half day campaign stop in Long Beach Wednesday. He arrives at 9 20 a m from San Diego and is greeted by 18th District officials before a Pine Avenue rally and 15 minute Municipal Band concert at Lincoln Park. He will depart at 11 a m for further campaigning.
Dr Wallace Moore of Long Beach State College will address the Catholic Maritime Club at noon on Wednesday. The luncheon meeting will be held in the Mary Star of the Sea School auditorium at 8320 W Eighth St San Pedro.
Norwalk deputy Kermit Kynell won $25 500 on NBC Twenty One and then withdrew to fund his daughter's Stanford University education. A former Long Beach resident, he defeated Ralph Gordon, a New York broker, in the women category with a notable question.
On air contestants faced questions from current events to France in a quiz hosted by Jack Barry. One contestant, Kynell, revealed his lifelong goal to fund his daughter's Stanford University education, then announced retirement after winning. The audience learned the correct answer to a question was Mary Chase, as the play Harvey was discussed in the broadcast.
Randolph A. Bean, 28, of 55 Roswell Ave, was ordered by Municipal Judge Martin DeVries to perform 40 days of charity work. The produce clerk also received a $369 fine and a three year driving ban after being observed weaving on Anaheim St. His prior conviction dates to 1951.
Mrs. Ethel L. Dunbert of 1103 East First Street lost a valuable fold wrist watch with two diamonds near her home by the Ebell Club. She posted an ad for its return and, a Sunday night call from a youth offered to return it for payment. She said she would pay about 15 dollars. the caller replied that he would keep the watch and hung up.
The city will begin a new rubbish collection charge on October 1 with a budget aimed revenue exceeding one million dollars. The ordinance lists what will and will not be collected including noncombustible refuse and combus tible rubbish and describes collectable trimmings and trash.
Elmer B. Leihammer of Long Beach has been appointed assistant to U S Attorney Laughlin E Waters. A USC Law School graduate, Leihammer lives at 4505 East First Street and began practice in the Long Beach area 25 years ago.
The state attorney general's office is restudying its opposition to using tides and oil money for approaches to the Davies Bridge and other Marina area structures. City Attorney Fred Jacobson told Gly Council that the office is preparing material and has asked the city engineer for data to support court action to allow use of tideland funds on projects including the Armed Services YMCA Exhibit Hall auditorium annex, beach maintenance and property purchases, Naples area bridges repairs, the 2nd St. bridge, seawalls, and other tide land works. The District Court of Appeals is examining the city's claim that tidelands and funds should be available.
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