Lakewood Hosts Bolivia Official during Pan American Festival
Gen Armando Escobar Lima, mayor of La Paz, opened Lakewood’s Pan American Festival with a luncheon while Lakewood Mayor Burns presented a key to the city. About 250 guests attended, including 19 consuls, as the event honors Latin American nations and marks a 22 year origin sparked by Walter Montano and neighbor Jess Salter. The festival ends with a Saludos Amigos parade.
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Armando Escobar Lima
la Paz
Bolivia
Lakewood
William J. Burns
Gen, Ria
Lake
Fee Cut for Aged Rejected by City Council
Council rejects a 50 percent fee cut for aged pensioners operating small businesses citing legality. Mrs. Mary V. Farmer had asked for lower city license fees, noting pension limits of $20 monthly for ventures like selling greeting cards. The ordinance committee recommended simply receiving and filing the request amid warnings differences in license classes cannot be charged.
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Mary V. Farmer
Carroll Park West
James DeWitt
Elm Ave
Protective Council of Senior Citizens
DeWitt
Farmer
Ooin
Salt St
Fir
Warren Heistand
Heistand
William Montgomery
Phil L. Wood
Budget Bid Forwarded to County for 21,900 Allocation
The Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau seeks a 21,900 allocation for next fiscal year. County supervisors will likely refer the request to Lindon B. Follinger, CAO, for a later report and recommendation. Long Beach aims to attract nationally important conventions to boost the area's economy.
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Long Beach
Laundry License Fee Cut Urged by City Committee
The city ordinance committee recommended reducing the business license fee for laundry machines on Monday, aiming to ease operating costs for laundries.
Vanderhoof rites set today in Long Beach burial
Services for Russell Vanderhoof, 64, longtime Long Beach plumbing inspector, will be held today at 2 pm in Mottell's Mortuary. He died Saturday in Memorial Hospital after a 40 year city career and retirement two years ago to Fallbrook with wife Mar Esther, the sole immediate survivor. The former city official had moved to Fallbrook with his wife.
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Mottell's
Russell
Vanderhoof
City of
Long Beach
Memorial Hospital
Fallbrook
Mariesther
Storm Drain Bid From Our L.A. Bureau
Couch Construction Co of Los Angeles submitted a low bid of 1,018,361 for a storm drain complex in West Compton. County Flood Control District Chief Engineer Walter J. Wood said seven other bids were received, with the highest at 12 million.
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Couch Construction Co
Los Angeles
West
Compton
Walter J. Wood
County Names Newspaperman to Public Information Chief
Harry Klissner a former Bellflower newspaperman is named first public information officer of the Los Angeles County Health Department. He brings more than 20 years as editor and reporter and four years in county public information with the Parks and Recreation Department and the Air Pollution Control District.
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Harry Klissner
Bellflower
Los Angeles County Health Department
Klissner
California
Parks and Recreation Department
Air Pollution Control District
City investigates special parking for residents
The City Council's ordinance committee will study the feasibility of resident parking permits for streets with meters or posted limits. The issue followed a letter from Mrs. Hazel Coleman of 35 Elm Ave, referred to the committee by the council for consideration and consultation with other cities.
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Hazel Coleman
Elm Ave
Sidewalks approved for Arlington Street
Arlington Street sidewalks near Santa Fe to Delta Avenue will be built under the 1911 Improvement Act after city council action. City Manager Mansell cited pedestrian safety needs as the five block stretch currently has only three sidewalk sections and runs along Edison transmission lines. Residents spoken gent about curb parking metered restrictions and a demand for special permits for extended street parking, with mixed council support.
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Arlington Street
Santa Fe
Delta Avenes
John RB. Mansell
Mansel
Arlington
Warding Road
Edison Co
Russian Research Ship Arrival in L B Delayed
A Soviet whaling research ship the Drughnyy with a crew of 31 and 843 tons was delayed from calling at Long Beach to refuel and provision. Washington officials and Grace Line representatives differed on where the vessel would dock with confusion over whether Long Beach or Los Angeles facilities would be used. A Coast Guard spokesman said there is nothing illegal about a foreign vessel calling at a U.S. port for supplies but noted it is illegal for foreign vessels to fish within 12 miles of shore.
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Creighton
California State College
Long Beach
Douglas
William A. Graham
Graham
Russia
Long
Into
Washington
Grace Line, Inc
Moore-McGormack Lines
Los Angeles
Caig Hosmer
Coast Guard
U.S
Long Beach Board Backs Second Panama Canal Plan
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners endorsed Assembly Joint Resolution 19 urging a quick start on a second Panama Canal to handle larger ships and rising traffic. The board also approved a three member trade mission to Japan from April 30, visiting Tokyo Nagoya Kobe and Osaka to promote port facilities and container and grain terminal use.
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Long Beach Board of Marbor Commissioners
Assembly
James A. Jlayes
Long Beach
Hayes
Congress
Panama Canal
Japan
Tokyo
Nagoya
Kobe
Osaka
Fier 1
Thorley
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Charles E. Wiggins
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Europe
Eddie Barreras Jr
Sanford Ave
Wilmington
Spain
Portugal
Independent
Parade Magazine
Histess
Joyce Nikuass
Lisbon
Council
By Don Bracktenbury
Arlington St
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Poe
Pine Avenue
Fifth
Torrance
Sartori
el Prado
Santa Aha
North Main Street
L.B
11Th Coast Guard District
Grace Line
Robinson A. Reid
James G. Craig Jr
Thomas J. Thorley
Miracle Ear
DeLee Rlysi
Fennet's
Associated Hearing Aid Center
Fine Ave
Nema
Court of Honor
Westminster
Garden of Remembrance
Choice Central Selection
Cdr
Claud F. O'Hara
USN
Cdr. O'Hara
Ohara
Westminster Memorial Park Cemetery
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