Council to decide on women's commission in Long Beach
City Manager John Mansell reviews a statistical look at women in Long Beach and urges council to consider forming a 15 member Commission on the Status of Women. The report cites low female representation in administration as justification.
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Long Beach
Commission On the
John Mansell
Mansell
Ernie Kell
Council
Renee Simon
Simon
James Wilson
Wallace Edgerton
California
Eunice Sato
Women’s Commission
Commission
Patty Sampson Fund Helps Ardith Cover Hospital Bills
An 18 year old Artesia girl Patty Sampson faces medical costs totaling 59600.63 for UCLA Medical Center and Memorial Hospital of Long Beach. The Hawaiian Gardens Chamber of Commerce and Renee Matheson organize a Patty Sampson Fund at Garden State Bank and chamber offices to accept donations.
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Patty Sampson
Artesia
Crohn
Patty
Ardith
Ucla Medical Center
Memorial Hospital of
Long Beach
Artesia High School
Hawaiian Gardens Chamber of Commerce
Renee Matheson
Sampsons
Garden State Bank
E. Carson St
Hawaiian Gardens
Chamber of Commerce
S. Norwalk Blvd
Long Beach approves dial-a-ride for wheelchair residents
The Long Beach Public Transportation Co. board unanimously approved a city financed dial-a-ride minibus line for wheelchair users with five buses planned. The Diamond Cab Co. will operate at lower cost, while safeguards and applications for identification cards will be expanded. A review after 30 days is ordered.
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Long Beach Public Transportation Co
Arthur Chapman
Bus Company
William Farell
Farell
Monty Warren
Joseph Brooks
Real-transfer tax plan criticized by Long Beach realtors
Long Beach realtor leader Don Rodman called a proposed city transfer tax discriminatory and inflationary, urging rejection. He warned the tax would raise costs to residents, threaten taxable property values, and impact downtown redevelopment. If approved, the ordinance would take effect in 30 days.
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Don Rodman
Long Beach District Board of Realtors
Long Beach
Rodman
City of
Long Beach Schools seek federal aid amid Ford budget cuts
Long Beach Unified School District faces possible slashing of a $1 million federal aid allocation as President Ford pursues spending caps. Officials expect compensation for students from families on federal land or government workers, but aid for families who only work for the government is uncertain. Final amounts hinge on January or February determinations. last year the district received $1.2 million.
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Long Beach Unified
Ford
Board of Education
Be a neighbor to the Joneses over the Yale holiday
The Jones family faces a bleak Christmas despite decent school involvement and income from Social Security and public aid. IPT Operation Christmas asks for tax deductible donations of clothing, canned food, and new toys to Long Beach recipients.
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Joneses
Yale
Jones
Department of Public Social Services
Long Beach
California
Spring St
Paramount Health Center Dedication Opens County Facility
Los Angeles County Supervisor James Hayes and Paramount officials will dedicate a new county health center at 15312 Paramount Blvd Friday at 10 am. The 3,000 square foot building on county land will be leased back to the county for 15 years by Dreyer Construction Co. and later become county property. Dr. S Raymond Wong oversees the center offering prenatal care child care family medicine immunization nutrition and social services.
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Los Angeles
James Hayes
Paramount City
Paramount
New County Health Center
Paramount Blvd
Dreyer Construction Co
Hayes
S. Raymond Wong
Naples Parade of Lights Sounded With Bicentennial Theme
Skippers from the Southland decorate boats for the 30th Naples Parade of Lights through Alamitos Bay and Naples Canal. The 6 p.m. events Saturday and Sunday celebrate “A Bicentennial Christmas” with 40 boats registered and 20 more expected.
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Naples
Dave Askew
Dutch Miller
Sylvia
Robert Ginn
Southland
Alamitos Bay
Carol Steidly
Marine Stadium
Naples Canal
Basin Marina
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Los Alamitos Armed Forces Reserve Center
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Jim Tucci
Long Beach Marine Reserve Center
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Terminal Island
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Defense Department
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Tony Mediavilla
Maj. Mediavilla
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del Amo Boulevard
Orange Avenue
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Diamond Cab Co
Chapman
Herb Nalibow
City Department of Senior Citizen Affairs
Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency
King Cushman
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Urban Mass Transit Administration
LBPTC
Roy “Dutch” Miller
Life Guards
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Louis D. Reese
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