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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1974
Page
8
The 2nd annual North Long Beach Lions Club Fair and Festival runs Saturday through Labor Day from noon to 11 p.m. at Houghtoan Park near Jordan High School. Seven young women compete in a queen contest as locals raise funds for area charities with prizes from merchants. The Long Beach Municipal Band performs a Dixieland set at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Downtown Long Beach Association announced prize winners in a Hawaii trip drawing as part of the Magic Week in Hawaii celebration. Adolph Fabia of Long Beach won the grand prize a weeklong Hawaii vacation for two donated with Western Airlines. Other winners included Jim Broussard of Phillips Petroleum Co. for a two to Hawaii trip for an employee and Adofia Larsen owner of Dolly's Beauty Box for a free island trip. Additional winners were Stearne Joan Fletcher Bob Hansen all of Long Beach and Kenneth Wilson. Mrs H Mark of Hawaiian Gardens won a complimentary dinner at Tahitian Village Hotel and A Turner of Long Beach dinners at Rachelle's Restaurant. All winners subject to eligibility verification.
Carson City plans move of equipment and personnel to the new $1.5 million Spanish style Carson Sheriff station starting next week with operational status targeted for Sept. 16. Capt. Michael Logue will command. The four-acre site sits near Avalon Boulevard and Desford Street, just north of the Carson Civic Center.
Emergency calls logged in a 24 hour period show first aid responses at multiple downtown locations including Colorado Street and Wardlow Road, mattress fire on Linden Avenue, building fire at Namitos Avenue, and several noninjury traffic accidents on Atlantic, Long Beach Boulevard, and Daisy Avenue.
Long Beach City Council postponed action on a decision that could set a precedent regarding the rising number of vacant gas stations. The Inner City Ministries appealed a Planning Commission ruling to require that existing driveways be turned into curbs.
The Long Beach Commission on Economic Opportunity met with Jose Garcia to discuss alleged mismanagement at East Long Beach Neighborhood Center. Armando Vasquez denied the claims as false while LBCEO weighs written evidence before action. A separate item notes a burglary victim reporting pennies stolen and discussions on a youth facility at a former ARCO site. The council delayed decisions on curb versus driveway access for Inner City Ministries and announced extra childbirth preparation classes at Cerrito College Norwalk center.
Groundbreaking for the $27 million Compton courthouse will be held Friday at 2 m. The project is the largest branch civic center in the county. The courthouse, with SZ court and hearing rooms, anchors the complex at 20 WW Compton Blvd. The $1.4 million Compton County Library branch is already finished. Mayor Doris Davis leads about 500 civic and business leaders attending.
Lt Herbert Beggs reports a three night trial making Bellflower Boulevard a north bound one way stretch from 8 p m to midnight on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays reduced cruising and cut citations by about 75 percent The city will continue experiments and other options to curb cruising until the problem is solved.
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