Long Beach City Defends Management In Regulatory Debate
City Manager Sam E. Vickers and aides filed a 25 page reply to an advisory committee report charging that regulations and red tape slow business growth. The council sent both reports to the committee of the whole for review amid tensions over licensing, zoning, building inspection and the unified building code.
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Capistrano Fiesta Debuts Swallows Day Parade
A San Juan Capistrano Chamber press release invites locals to Fiesta De Las Golonirinas and Swallows Day events on March 18 and 19, with a 2 p.m. parade and no motorized entries. The note recalls the legend of the swallows’ return on March 19 and departure on Oct 23, linking the dates to St. Joseph’s Feast and St. John of Capistrano’s death.
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Local Man Favored for Vickers Post in Long Beach
City Council plans a fast selection to replace Sam E. Vickers as city manager. Local familiarity with Long Beach problems is favored, with nine members to share input. Vickers will resign officially next Tuesday after accepting Phoenix city manager post effective March 16.
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Emmet Sullivan
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Phoenix
Suspects face trial in area robbery spree case
Prosecution of seven armed robbery suspects set in Superior Court amid a sprawling crime wave in the Long Beach metro area. Two convicted holdup men were sentenced to jail and probation for December 1960 liquor-store robberies in Paramount and Bellflower. Several others pleaded not guilty and await trial in March. One suspect, James Brinegar, denied two December robberies and seeks a jury trial. A separate prelim hearing is scheduled for Charles Bickley and John LaRue Young for the Gold Room holdup killing at Atlantic Avenue. Lelani Carr, their companion, also faces Friday appearance.
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Edward M. Wright
Virginia Ave
Los Angeles
Bellflower
James L. Brinegar
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Charles D. Bickley
John LaRue Young
Elvin Feightner
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Lelani Carr
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Accidental Shot Wounds Car Clubber
A AS-year-old youth at a car club meeting was wounded when a .22 revolver he was handling discharged. Edwin Kopp of 3455 Charlemagne Ave. was treated at Lakewood General Hospital for a wound to the right hand. The shooting occurred at the home of Demetri Dovalos, 3945 Ann Arbor Rd, during the Bachelors Car Club meeting. Kopp was handling Dovalos’ revolver when the trigger was pulled accidentally. Both youths believed the gun was unloaded.
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Lakewood
Five Exchange Students Speak at Poly High Panel
Five foreign exchange students at Poly High School will join a public panel tonight at 7 30 p m. The discussion, Education Around the World, will cover schooling systems and cultural perspectives.
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Poly High School
New Blood Bank Opens at Red Cross Chapter
A new daily blood bank opened Tuesday at Red Cross Chapter headquarters 319 W Broadway marking the first such operation by a local chapter in the West. It will be open for donors Monday through Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm.
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Picnic for former residents of Friend Neb at Bixby Park
Former residents of Friend Nebraska are invited to a reunion picnic at Bixby Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Attendees should bring lunch. coffee will be furnished.
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City Council Actions Tuesday in Anaheim Street Notice
City council actions listed for Tuesday cover zoning and public works in Anaheim Street area. The notice references multiple district wards, sewer projects, and street improvements with potential budget allocations and timelines. Authorities seek public comments on plans affecting Denrk Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods in the Santa Ana district.
Port job contract awarded for LA terminal unit
A 4.3 million dollar contract for the first unit of an ultramodern passenger cargo terminal at Los Angeles Harbor was awarded by the Board of Harbor Commissioners to Louis C Dunn Inc of Los Angeles over 11 rivals. The project includes a two story transit shed with rail and truck access, mezzanine offices, and amenities for APL customs and guards. A separate 1.57 million dollar steel work contract was given to the US Steel American Bridge Division, with the overall terminal cost expected near 15 million and completion late next year.
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Navy Man Thrown From Car on Long Beach Freeway
A 20 year old Navy man was seriously injured when his car struck a divider on the Long Beach Freeway at the Willow Street off ramp Tuesday. Danny Lee Wilson of the USS Ashtabula was treated at Memorial Hospital for rib fractures and internal injuries and transferred to the Navy hospital ship Haven.
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Youth Rescued at Pt. Fermin Lighthouse Incident
An 18 year old Los Angeles youth was swept into the Pacific while fishing from rocks near Pt. Fermin Lighthouse on Tuesday. Lifeguards Robert Williams Richard Muldoon and John Olguin entered the water to reach Clinton King but could not pull him to shore due to rocks.
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Richard Muldoon
John Olguin
Clinton King
Addison Upgrader Yielded Only 282 Dollars in Testimony
Uranium metallurgist testified in Dallas that Addison's Benson Upgrader yielded only 282.50 dollars from 224 percent ore, disputing claims of a high daily output. Witnesses said ore content was 0.16 percent uranium, far below commercial levels. other experts questioned commercial viability and SEC-funded investigations.
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Seal Beach OKs School Tax Boost
Seal Beach voters approved a 20 cent increase for the Seal Beach Elementary School District to meet rising operational costs. The 721 to 513 vote drew praise from school officials while opponent attorney Jim Bentson argued the margin falls short of the 66.7 percent needed to carry a separate $1.5 million bond issue on April 11.
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Seal Beach
Jim Bentson
Bank hold up at First Western Bank in Tustin
A well dressed gunman held up the First Western Bank at Tustin before noon Tuesday and escaped with about $4,000 after threatening to kill Ronald Mack a 39 year old Garden Grove man used as a hostage during the robbery. The bandit forced three tellers bank manager and another official to empty cash drawers and fled on foot toward Main Street.
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MTA Lets Red Cars Continue Pending Lease Renewal
Metropolitan Transit Authority directors on Tuesday agreed the 60 year old Red Car service between Long Beach and Los Angeles may continue if Pacific Electric Railroad renews its lease on the trackage. A PUC hearing Feb 23-24 may compel a renewal. if not, bus service would replace Red Cars around April 1.
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