Memory Fails as 18 Students Echo News Gently
Creative writing class experiment shows how fast second hand information distorts facts. 18 adults hear, relay, and rewrite a brief story, producing dramatic omissions and shifts from Debbie Reynolds to Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher. The lesson warns readers to seek original sources for accuracy.
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Harry Karns
City College
Liie
Debby Reynolds
Liz Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
Sets Record In Third Victory At Catalina Ski Race
Chuck Stearns, age 58, from Bellflower, wins the 58 mile Catalina Ski Race for the third time, aboard a boat piloted by his father Bill Stearns with observer Jim Cavanaugh. The race started at Pierpoint Landing after fog delayed the start. Forty-one finishers. First woman was Joyce Gibson, 17, of Fontana, time 1 hour 45 minutes.
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Chuck Stearns
Bellflower
Catalina
Joyce Gibson
Fontana
Stearns
Jim Cavanaugh
Bill Stearns
Young Stearns
Pierpoint Landing
Bellflower Blvd
Bell
Flower
Long Beach
Loth Ay Stery
Bellower
Pierpoint
Miss Gibson
Wells Wilson
Los Angeles
Butch Peterson
Terry Robinson
Arizona
Ricky Fowler
Sun Valley
Dave Holmes
San Gabriel
Bob Eipper
Lomita
Howard Chesher
el Monte
Revival of Auto Sales Pushes DMV Workload Up 42 Percent
The California Department of Motor Vehicles reports a 42 percent rise in daily motor vehicle registration and license applications since Long Beach auto sales revived this summer. Average daily workload rose to 875 from a pre-recession high of 715, with Howard R. Link noting seasonal fluctuations. The department urges drivers to book tests by phone to speed service and save taxpayer money.
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California Department of Motor Vehicles
E. Broadway
Long Beach
Howard R. Link
Link
Auto Manager Sues City Over Arrest
Norman A. Finn Jr a Long Beach auto dealer manager filed a $50 000 claim against the city alleging false arrest by a Police Department warrant detail He was jailed three and a half hours July 9 at 2300 American Ave on a warrant for Mickey Finn Foreign Cars later disproved by Municipal Judge Charles T Smith The claim names Davey Johnson Leslie J Johnson H H Sweet and City Jail officials and was filed by attorney Leonard B Hawkins The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union convention opened in Municipal Auditorium with 750 delegates from 40 states and six Canadian provinces in attendance sponsors elect officials through Friday
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Long Beach
Norman A. Finn Jr
Quincy Ave
Mickey Finn Foreign iCars
American Ave
Mickey Finn
Convention of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Davey and Johnson
Leslie J. Johnson
H. H. Sweet
Leonard B. Hawkins
Finn
VA Hospital Employee to Receive 40 Year Award
Henry G. Belanger of the Veterans Administration Hospital nursing service will be honored on the hospital’s third annual Employee Recognition Day with a 40 year federal service award. Additional awards include two 30 year honors, nine 20 year pins and 75 ten year recognitions.
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Henry G. Belanger
Nursing Service of
Veterans Administration Hospital
Thieves Break Into Seven Cars Near Shady Acres Lot
Seven cars parked on a lot adjoining Shady Acres Golf Course at 5555 Long Beach Blvd were broken into Sunday. Authorities estimate loot and cash stolen amount to about 68 dollars. details say the loss includes gauges and tools and involve local medical staff.
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Shady Acres Golf Course
Long Beach Blvd
Jobs for Long Beach Prop S and T Backed by APO
The Associated Property Owners of Long Beach announced Sunday firm backing for Prop S and Prop T Known as Jobs for Long Beach The APO leaders George W Baumgardner Arnold Berg James Eds and several other directors voiced support highlighting convention expansion and downtown improvements The APO board said the two proposals would be treated on par with similar measures in Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach Supporters argue the plans would boost tourism and business in Long Beach through improved facilities and city streets.
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Long Beach
Associated Property Owners of
George W. Baumgardner
Baumgardner
Wall
Arnold B. Berg
James A
Beach
Smonds Jr
Clive Graham
Edr
Hayward
Ray -Hellubarties
Moreger
Arthur L
Jones
John A. Krancus
Samuel
Lackman, Fonda ,McCook, Stee
Phen A. Pace Jr
Richard Peat
APO
Sayl
Edwin H. Richards
Monte
Gomery Phister
L. R. Schenels
Tribunal rules county must refund L B tax
After two years of litigation the State Supreme Court unanimously ordered Long Beach to refund 27049.04 in taxes wrongly collected on city owned land outside city limits but later annexed. The court reversed the appellate ruling and held exemption applied when parcels were annexed, nullifying the tax claims as of that date. Former officials Nimocks and Putnam argued the case for the city.
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State Supreme Court
High Court
District Court of Appeals
Joe Raycraft
Long Beach
Raycraft
Supreme Court
John Nimocks
Palo Alto
Leonard Putnam
State College enrolls near ten thousand as Ford plant reopens
Ford Motor Co resumed operations at its plant, adding workers and nearing the 10,000 enrollment mark at Long Beach State College. R. W. Settles, plant manager, said 1,118 men had left the pay roll during a one day strike and a three day period total approached 9,120 registered. Avalon residents flown to Ensenada for an amphibious excursion will join guests of honor at a civic banquet.
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Long Beach State College
Ford Motor Co
Clarence Bergland
Peyrall
R. W. Settles
Avalon
Dick Probert
Ensenada
Bergland
Paris
Walter Vonadd
Sion
Avalon Air
Kleinsmid
Transport Inc
Gath
Javalon
Air Line
Passenger Robs Long Beach Bus Driver of $43
A Long Beach motor bus driver Delmer W Thias was robbed of 43 dollars after stopping for a passenger at 3rd Street and Argonne Avenue. The incident occurred Sunday night as two other passengers rode in the back of the bus. The crime was reported to police and follows a string of local transit issues and celebrations in Avalon and Ensenada.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Motor BusCa
Delmer
Thias
Fidler Ave
3Rd St
Argonne Ave
Avalon
San Avalon
Transfer of 100 TB Patients to Valley Begins
The first of more than 100 tuberculosis patients is being moved from Long Beach General Hospital to Olive View Sanitarium in the San Fernando Valley. Dozens protested the transfers, with 10 patients walking out on Sunday from Redondo Avenue and Willow Street. Hospital officials report 33 patients have left so far, including four positives, some reporting to Harbor General Hospital, while others were urged to stay away from public places.
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Long Beach General Hospital
Olive View Sanitarium
San Fernando Valley
Redondo Ave
Willow St
Department of Charities of
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Hospital
Fe View Sanitarium
Long Beach City
Leroy Hyde
Long Beach
Olive View
Plant halts as UAW strike trims payroll
A one day strike by the United Auto Workers over a new contract shut the plant last Wednesday, reducing staffing as 50 more workers are added back to the payroll. Previously employed high-seniority workers return while parks shortages influence the shutdown.
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United Auto Workers
Diamond Ring Stolen From Bruce Kingsley Home
A diamond ring valued at 3 000 was stolen from Bruce Kingsley's apartment on Sunday. Kingsley, 51, of 770 St Louis Ave, reported the burglary. Police are investigating the loss and the motive behind the break in.
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Bruce Kingsleys
St. Louis Ave
Ta Palice Sunday
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