City considers building code change over earthquake hazards
The ordinance committee heard deputy city attorney Arthur Y. Honda say a building owner may be liable for injuries if he knowingly maintains a dangerous earthquake hazard. The panel postponed action until October as it weighs modifying the current code and awaiting Gruen Associates reports.
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Arthur Y. Honda
Board of
Bert Bond
Gruen Associates
Edward M. O’connor
Honda
Thomas J. Clark
Clark
Bond
Wayne B. Sharp
Sharp
Emmet M. Sullivan
Twilight Time for Man and Boy Start Photo
A photo by Tom Shaw captures a moment of twilight time as a man and boy share a quiet scene. The image highlights intergenerational connection set against a dusky backdrop.
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Man
Tom Shaw
Drive-In Owner Demands Ordinance to Curb Hoodlum Crowds
Long Beach drive-in owner Leonard E. Raught urged the city ordinance committee to empower police to disperse loitering crowds at drive-ins after youths, some intoxicated, disrupted service. He cited incidents at his sites on Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevards and noted Lakewood's ordinance reduced problems. The committee postponed action until the Planning Department's drive-in ordinance is drafted, with Raught to consult Planning Director Ernest Mayer Jr.
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Leonard E. Raught
del Amo
Long Beach Blvd
Raught
City of Lakewood
Lakewood
Bert Bond
Thomas Clark
Ernest Mayer Jr
Moonlit myths and moon music at Long Beach library
Old resident recalls the 1920s gas war in Long Beach where stations offered freebies and discounts. The L B Public Library reports on moon lore with Chizuru Boyea selecting songs with moon titles, while a Long Beach Boy Scout Council campership drive seeks $25 donations for inner city youths to attend Barton Flats camp.
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Long Beach
Science and Technology
L.B. Public
Chizuru Boyea
Miami
Moon River
Oregon
L.A
Long Beach Area
Readers urged to donate to Camperships at Boy Scouts
A reader asks readers to send $25 donations to Camperships through the Boy Scouts at 401 E 37th St. The note also mentions local heat and smog plus a lighthearted item about walking cats and dogs in Pasadena. It cites downtown Los Angeles judging decorations for Yuletide and upcoming back to school sales as autumn approaches.
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Boy Scouts
Pasadena
L.A
Poor Talk Bluntly of War on Poverty Session
Long Beach residents critiqued poverty programs during a pre review session at the California Recreation Center. Richard Harris outlined 1970 goals for educational expansion tutoring linked to a larger umbrella agency and stronger Child Care and Family Service Center functions while officials argued over funding and community involvement.
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Central Area
Long Beach Area
California Recreation Center
Boyd High School
Community Improvement League
Richard Harris
League
Family Service Center
Law Moves Charlie Brown: Still Charge Hits Long Beach
Long Beach resident Charlie Brown, 36, pleaded guilty to operating a still within city limits. A Superior Court judge fined him 250 dollars for the Prohibition era violation, the first such case in Long Beach, after officers seized nine drums of home brew and the still March 9 at his Anaheim Street auto shop.
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Long Beach
Charlie Brown
Brown
Charlie
Anaheim St
Garrell Dunnum
Anaheim Street
Public Utilities hearing on Avalon routes and hydrofoil service
The Public Utilities Commission held a hearing in Ava lon on Harbor Carriers Inc. to operate two boat passenger trips between Long Beach and Avalon. Additional hearings on Harbor Carriers and International Hydrolines Inc. are set in Los Angeles and August dates. Harbor Carriers seeks a franchise for the Ea gle and Condor boats with six summer daily trips and two winter trips at 7.50 dollar adult fare. The hydrofoil HS Victoria operates daily year round between Catalina Terminal San Pedro and Avalon under a separate lease arrangement.
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Avalon
Public Utilities Commission
Harbor Carriers Inc
Long Beach
Island City
International Hydrolines Inc
Catalina
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Commissioners
State Office
S. Broadway
Harbor Carriers
PUC
Albert D. Elledge
Catalina Motor Cruisers
Webb Family Still Homeless After Fire
Central District mother Gracie Webb and her 10 children remain homeless after a July 27 fire. Marion Brown of the Com League says donations come in but no housing offers yet. Some kids stay with relatives as Brown seeks suitable lodging and asks for help at 591-8787.
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Central District
Marion Brown
Community Improvement League
Pacific Coast Highway
Brown
Gracie Webb
Independent
Press- Telegram
Webb
League
Ad Promotes 1960 Corvair Dune Buggy Buy
Classified readers show high response to a 1960 Corvair adapted for a dune buggy. Lester Cleve land reports strong interest at his Cleveland address. Call the hot lines in Long Beach Lakewood Bellflower Orange County for details.
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Lester Cleveland
Gneiss St
Paramount
Cleveland
Long Beach
Lakewood
Bellflower
Orange County
Board OKs 72.8 Million School Budget and tax rate
The Board of Education adopted a 72.8 million operating budget with a 4.34 per 100 assessed valuation tax levy. Spending schedules rose by 2.2 million from last year after a public hearing attended by one woman. A 250 thousand dollar technical realignment was moved to reserve funds to guard against valuation changes. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES for 1969-70 total 72,844,223, up from 70.6 million in 1968-69. State aid is expected to rise by 0.5 to 1 million pending legislation. Also noted were CSEA officers elected statewide, Warren Cape as second vice president and Ken Brown as director of area G.
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Board of Education
Independent, Press-Telegram
John Weil
Catherine Nagel
Long Beach
California School Employes Association
CSEA
Warren Cape
Ken Brown
Long Beach City College
Southland
Community assistance and classes schedule in Long Beach
Free medical services and psychiatric counseling available at Long Beach Free Clinic from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 2060 Atlantic Ave. A playwriting class runs at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Beach Douglass House Center, 1021 Lime Ave. A 7:30 p.m. lecture at Wardlow Park Clubhouse covers airport noise abatement and housing topics with local speakers.
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Long Beach Free Clinic
Atlantic Ave
Long Beach
Douglass House Center
Lime Ave
Daniel Emory
Newport Beach Airport
Kurt Moody
Nixon names Dr Lungren to head two medical advisory boards
Dr John C Lungren of Long Beach, chief of Memorial Hospital medical staff, was named by President Nixon to head two national advisory committees on physicians and health resources. Lungren said he would serve if asked, and the duties would not require leaving Long Beach.
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Nixon
Dr. Lungren
John C. Lungren
Long Beach
Memorial Hospital
Lungren
Independent Press-Telegram
Wire Service
National Advisory Committee
National Health Resources Advisory Committee
White House
Civil Service Commission
Office of Emergency Preparedness
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Malcolm Epley
Reader A. Baker
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George Laine
Maurine Lyon
San Francisco
Office of Economic Opportunities
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Elizabeth Moore
Long Beach Commission On Economic Opportunities
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OEO
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