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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
7
A welfare mother faces a $32 unpaid bill cutting electricity. Mrs Raider has $11 and nine days until the next check. A social worker secures a one week reprieve while broader fears linger: nursing school funding, a leaky roof, and isolation in facing these challenges.
Amateur-built aircraft and classic planes will be exhibited by members of the Orange County chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association on May 2. The Corona Municipal Airport grounds host the event from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. About 50 craft will display engines and partially built planes. Police searched Sunday for a statue of Ludwig van Beethoven believed stolen from its Lincoln Park pedestal.
Artesia faces a May 11 vote on joining Cerritos in a proposed merger that could shift offices, taxes, and urban renewal plans. Supporters urge economic relief and geographic unity while opponents warn of loss of identity, representation, and home values.
Neighbors along the northeast Long Beach Avenue and S6th Street alley abandoned city proceedings under the 1911 Improvement Act. Private paving by property owners completed the east 225 feet after protests at a February City Council meeting. city engineer notes the work meets standards.
The article describes Sunday and holiday toll booths on the Vincent Thomas Bridge where tollkeepers collect quarters from thousands of drivers. It notes the bridge connects Harbor Freeway to Terminal Island and Long Beach freeways, is owned by the state, and policed by the Highway Patrol.
George Lake long time golf professional at Recreation Park asks that facilities at the 9 hole course be excluded from a new lease. He currently oversees pro shops at both courses and the lunch counter at 9 hole. Council granted a one month extension to review his request and interview operators for the 9 hole facility.
Stereo equipment valued at 415 dollars was taken from the home of James Edward Coates at 2154 Olive Ave. burglars broke a bathroom window to gain entry, Long Beach Police said Sunday.
The city asks County Supervisors on Tuesday to approve selling 10 acres of 15 acre Carmenita Park in the northeast area. Proceeds would fund purchase of park land in a different section of Cerritos.
A safety expert will speak at a Community Traffic Safety Forum luncheon in Long Beach on May 5. Ronald Coppin of the State DMV will discuss driving safety at noon at the Reef restaurant, sponsored by the Long Beach Safety Council and the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the National Safety Council. The city plans to buy land for a new park near 166th Street and Carmenita Avenue or west of the San Gabriel River Freeway, where no facilities exist. Cerritos bought the park from the county in 1958 when incorporated, with quitclaim terms requiring county approval for sales. The county previously purchased the park in 1950 for 12,000 dollars.
Police said Sunday burglars who climbed through a bathroom window at Michael Blackwelder’s home 6502 Spring Street removed a stereo a tape deck and a television totaling 1486 dollars.
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