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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1969
Page
19
Chung Nam Kim, a 27 year old Korean deckhand, recounts his sea rescue after falling from the Liberian freighter Federal Nagara. He says a huge sea turtle carried him for about two hours until the Citadel, 113 miles off Nicaragua, arrived and the turtle released him. The crew confirmed the account with reporters on scene.
Long Beach faces higher street lighting costs as arc light rates rise 13.6 percent, with Edison seeking a larger overall increase. The Public Utilities Commission rejected spreading street lighting costs across other classes and approved substantial boosts for Edison and regional gas firms, affecting ratepayers and taxpayers.
The Royal Cyclone, an Italian built coaster, replaces the Cy clone Racer on the Nu-Pike strand in Long Beach. It features over half a mile of track, eight cars for 32 riders, and speeds up to 70 mph from six stories, illuminated by 3 500 lights. The Cyclone Racer closed Sept 15 1968 after decades as Southland’s last regularly running coaster.
North American Rockwell confirms relocation of its ocean research center from the Navy Landing site in Long Beach to the Seal Beach plant in October. City officials say the move may not harm Long Beach’s oceanography profile and note a five year lease with annual rent of 244966 dollars remains in force, with several potential tenants already explored.
Mayor Ed Wade urged Long Beach employers and labor leaders to hire the 40 plus workforce during Hire the 40 Plus Workers Week September 15 to 19. The proclamation cites experience, productivity and reliability of workers over 40 and notes better attendance safety records and lower turnover.
The California Centennial Commission released a roster naming Mrs. Tatzumbie DuPea a 120 year old Paiute actress and 32 Long Beach residents aged 100 to 107. Four Boys' Clubs of Long Beach branches will close for two weeks from Sept. 8 for refurbishment, reopening Sept. 22.
Open ship at USS Princeton in Long Beach at Pier EK until 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Free medical services and counseling available at Long Beach Free Clinic. Children’s program at Douglass House Center with films and story hour led by Joyce Mockridge. Public concert by Long Beach Municipal Band at Lincoln Park with subsequent performances at Bixby Park Caruthers Park Naples Colonnade. Southern California Guppy Association shows at Edgewater Hyatt House. Writers workshop at Douglass House Center led by Bill Jackson.
The USS Bainbridge arrives at its home port after a two year absence for extensive refurbishing and a second deployment to Vietnam. Crew of 29 officers and 480 enlisted under Capt. James H. Doyle Jr. underwent a 1967 home port switch with 16 months in Vallejo for shipyard work. The nuclear powered frigate completed reactor refueling and modernized living spaces and electronics before a 1968 Tonkin Gulf deployment for search and rescue.
Long Beach Memorial Hospital says work on Miller Children’s Hospital Medical Center and related facilities was severely affected by a recent operating engineers strike. Completion may slip to late 1970 or later due to ongoing plumbers delay.
California State College at Long Beach will offer 32 experimental courses next month from The Psychology of Poverty to Astronomy and Jurisprudence. Fourteen focus on ethnic and minority studies with field work and group projects. Up to 12 units may apply toward a bachelor’s degree, though transfer credit is not guaranteed.
The newspaper announces a joint Labor Day edition with Independent and Press Telegram, delivering subscribers from both papers in the morning as on weekends.
Chipper the chipmunk living in a storm drain outside 645 Pine Ave near a cocktail lounge was observed weaving in traffic before being killed in action on Friday. No blood alcohol test, no inquest, no known survivors.
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