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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1969

Page

7

Airlines use Long Beach as OC Airport closed 10 days

Air West and Air California will operate about 13 flights daily from Long Beach Airport for a 10 day period starting Monday due to reconstruction at Orange County Airport. The move follows failed attempts to transfer service to El Toro or Los Alamitos.

Don Brackenbury Orange County Long Beach Air West Air California Proval el Toro Marine Corps Air Station Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Ter Minal State Public Utilities Commission

Costs Outpace Income at Long Beach Marina

City Auditor Mur ray T. Courson reports the Long Beach Marina's operating expenses rose 31.3 percent since 1962 while revenue grew 7.8 percent. Fiscal 1967 68 revenue reached 896 462 with a 14 561 rise. A 30 cent per foot slip fee hike could add about 205 000 annually, endorsed by the Marine Advisory Commission and under consideration by the City Council.

Marine Department Murray T. Courson Courson Long Beach Marina Marine Advisory Commission

Father Son Sentenced in Tire Shop Fencing Case

A Garden Grove father and son received 90 days in jail and $1000 fines in Long Beach Superior Court after admitting to buying and reselling burglarized goods from Los Angeles and Orange Counties. They ran the fence operation for about a year and were nabbed by Lakewood deputies in February. They face three years probation and one week to pay fines.

Garden Grove Long Beach Superior Court Jack T. Lilliard Cork Ave Jack Jr Stonehaven Circle Lakewood Orange Counties L&m Tire Co South St

Verrue Appointed Budget Director

Randall J. Verrue, a 1964 city recruit and former administrative trainee, was named budget and research director by City Manager John R. Mansell. A San Bernardino Valley College politics graduate and Long Beach State admin degree holder, Verrue has served as acting director since September.

Randall J. Verrue John R. Mansell Verrue San Bernardino Valley College California State College At Long Beach Department of Public Service Roxanne Ave

Prosecutor Candidate Withdraws From City Race

Attorney John A. Van der Lans informed the city clerk he withdraws as a candidate for city prosecutor in the May 13 primary. His name remains on the ballot due to after deadline notice. The race now includes James T. Starr Maurice Weiss and E Fred Lightner.

John A. Vander Lans Vander Lans Margaret L. Moore James T. Starr Maurice Weiss E. Fred Lightner

Destroyer John Paul Jones Returns From Vietnam

The missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones returns to home port after a seven month Vietnam deployment. Cmdr. Louis R. Lester is expected to bring the ship to the Naval Station Pier 15 around 8 30 a.m. The Cruiser-Destroyer Band and families greet the crew on arrival.

John Paul Jones Vietnam Cmdr Louis R. Lester Naval Station Pier 15

Long Beach Weekend Events and Exhibitions

Exhibition of Japanese kites from Yokkaichi with demonstrations at Burroughs Playground Webster School and Patrick School. Deep sea diving exhibit and open ship tour of USS Brinkley Bass at Long Beach Naval Station. Family programs at Douglass House Center and a dahlia society slide show at Glendale. Concert by Linda Allen at Music Hall Long Beach. Public band concert Sunday at Bixby Park.

Long Beach Yokkaichi Japan Burroughs 33Rd St Brinkley Bass Long Beach Naval Station Bixby Park

Pan American Festival Arts Exhibit and Consular Ball Featured

The Lakewood Pan American Festival of the Arts runs noon to 5 p.m. at Mayfair Park with folk dances puppet shows and a strolling mariachi band. The Consular Ball follows at 8 p.m. at Lakewood Country Club with Miss Pan American semifinalists and Latin American consuls attending.

Lakewood Mayfair Park Lakewood Country Club Recreation Department Lakewood Artists Guild Lions Club

Orange County legalizes harbor chief authority for speedboating ban

During late February floods runoff choked the upper bay with mud rocks and debris prompting Harbor Chief Sampson to close the area to speedboating and skiers. He lacked authority and the board approved a retroactive ordinance granting power.

Orange County Newport Beach Bay Area Sampson

Mary Information Booth Opens Today at Queen Mary

The Queen Mary information booth opens today near Pier E in the Port of Long Beach. Operates weekends and holidays from 1 to 4 pm. The Queen Mary Club of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce staffs it and will answer questions and sell the pamphlet The Queen Mary Past Present and Future.

Mary Raer Pier Port of Long Beach Queen Mary Club Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Queen Mary

Beating vow: Hubbs ordered psychiatric observation in child death case

Anaheim man Grant Hubbs was ordered to 90 days psychiatric observation before sentencing for willful abuse in the 1968 death of his four month old son Hansel. His wife Virginia was acquitted due to absence during the beating. Authorities said Hansel died from a skull fracture at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. A second adopted child, Hansel Stephen, died as an infant in 1967 from a congenital heart defect. Burglars later robbed the home of Deloise Dotson.

Anaheim Grant Hubbs Hansel Schuyler Hubbs Superior Court James F Orange County Probation Department Hubbs Virginia Little Hansel Childrens Hospital Orange County Hansel Stephen Hubbs Anaheim General Hospital Grand Jury Lanerose Drive

Junior Economy Run Slated

Police Chief William J. Mooney will start the 103 mile high school economy run at 8 a.m. today. About 50 entrants from nine Long Beach area high schools will travel from Norm's Mobil on Clark Avenue and Atherton Street through city streets country roads mountain highways and freeways. The route was logged by the Automobile Club of Southern California and the California Highway Patrol. Adult observers will ride in each car to assess safety penalties.

William J. Mooney Long Beach Safety Council Kiwanis Club Norm Mobil Clark Avenue Atherton Street Long Beach Area Automobile Club of Southern California California Highway Patrol

Right of Way Stays in Sunset

Orange County supervisors reject Carlton Builders plan for 80 to 120 foot right of way at Sunset Beach. The decision upholds planning commission denial of a mile long strip for a string of apartments and boulevard district move.

Sunset Beach Orange County Board of Supervisors County Planning Commission Carlton Builders Beverly Hills California Boulevard District Carlton

Japan Trade Topic for Lunch by Long Beach Chamber

Hiroshi Matsuoka executive director of the Japan Trade Center in Los Angeles will discuss trade interdependence between the United States and Japan at a noon Tuesday meeting of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce International Trade Committee. He will also present the Japanese film Export-Import: Two-Way Street to Better Living. The Apple Valley Steak House venue is open to the public with reservations through the chamber office.

Japan Trade Center Los Angeles Hiroshi Matsuoka Japan International Trade Committee The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Apple Valley Chamber

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Independent Press-Telegram Marine Stadium Golden Avenue Don Hyslop Roswell N.M California Paralyzed Veterans Association Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital Pacific Telephone Hyslop Josephine Bradley Central Area Business Service District Richard Bobb Houston Childers Sea Lab III Aquanauts CDC School of Deep Sea Diving and Marine Salvage W. Water St Wilmington Douglass House Center Lime Ave Lost Chord Club Belmont Savings and Loan Association 2Nd St Southern California Dahlia Society Glendale Federal Savings and Loan Building E. Stearns St Linda Allen Music Hall Draft Information Committee Unitarian Church Atherton James Moser Saludos Amigos Orange Co Seal Beach Sharon Mitchell Jill Shelton Sharon Richard Miss Shelton Rockwell Jill Phete Auust Heide Deloise Dotson Lewis Ave Japan Trade
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