Cross-town Freeway plans near Long Beach council review
Acuity Manager John Mansell says final design of Pacific Coast Route 1 Freeway will be presented to the Long Beach City Council in about six months, Milton Stark notes construction may not start until 1970 and federal funds could alter the schedule. Limited property acquisition has begun as the route runs from Seventh Street west to east downtown. Weather: snow is unlikely with only traces in 1962 and frost in 1949, per Weatherman George Andrews.
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City alley cleanup and public services questions
A Long Beach reader asks why the city does not clean the back alley at 5500 Orange Avenue, noting broken glass and trash. Sweeper foreman Levi Eccles says winter debris is delaying alley work and a hand sweeping crew may be sent after leaves clear.
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Card playing on campus and megaton bomb questions
A reader asks if there is a law against playing cards in the cafeteria at California State College at Long Beach and the adviser cites California Penal Code Section 30, plus campus dean notes no rule against card play as long as no gambling. The other Q and A explain megaton as one million tons of TNT and note the Nevada Test Site explosion as one megaton, with historical U S and Soviet tests discussed.
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Complaints Over Lack of Downtown Kid Activities in Long Beach
A reader from Long Beach criticizes that downtown lacks play areas for children. The park is for seniors, the pier is gone, and playgrounds are closed for vacations and weekends. The writer cites a four year old brother and a move from Pennsylvania seeking more child friendly venues.
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Travel Tales Bloom in Rose Parade
The 78th Tournament of Roses Parade unfolds today with a live 1.5 million audience, numerous bands horses and flowers. Floats from Canada Hong Kong Ireland Japan Mexico and Thailand highlight a travel theme as Thanat Khoman Thai foreign minister serves as grand marshal. The lineup includes Long Beach Mounted Police viewers can watch on television.
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Grim Road Tragedy Claims First Three 1967 Victims
Los Angeles County’s grim start to 1967 reports three traffic deaths. Hitchhiking driver Prezier Mormon, 37, Los Angeles, died after a late night collision at Figuerola Street and 42nd Place. two drivers were arrested on suspicion of quanslaughter. Michael McDevitt, 20, Saugus, and Rex W. Price, 17, Rapid City, South Dakota, perished in a chain of crashes along Highway 14 near Newhall after a southbound car struck another and then collided with two more vehicles. A second couple was injured.
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L B Area Crashes Claim Two Lives
A series of one car crashes in Long Beach Pico Rivera and surrounding areas on Sunday and Monday killed two people Elaine Lott 21 from Monrovia and N Jerey Pati 46 were fatally injured and Nelda 40 injured when a car struck a guardrail near the San Gabriel River Freeway separately a Rolling Hills teen Kathy Burke 16 was in critical condition after a collision near Los Angeles International Airport and Pamela Oster 20 of Los Angeles died when twin cars collided at Sepulveda and Lincoln boulevards leaving five others injured.
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First Baby of 67 Hails From Long Beach
Norman Andy Gipson weighing five pounds six ounces arrived at 12 05 am in Long Beach Community Hospital on Sunday as the citys New Years Baby 1967. Parents George Gipson 34 and Anselina 30 of 16171 Stanton Place gratefully welcomed the third Gipson child who is the family's only surviving child after the other two died at birth. The Gipsons moved from Dallas to Long Beach about a year ago.
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New Year Traffic Toll Tops 300 Deaths Across Nation
The New Year weekend traffic toll surpassed 300 with 306 fatalities by midnight EST. Texas and California each reported 24 deaths, while nationwide deaths remained about 20 percent below last year's holiday peak of 562.
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Lynda's Kiss Opens Year for Escort in Acapulco
Lynda Bird Johnson rang in 1967 with a kiss for actor boyfriend George Hamilton at a lavish party in the garden of Jorge Mendez's oceanside estate in Acapulco. Guests included John Wayne, Oleg Cassini, the Henry Fords, Dolores Del Rio, and Peter Lawford.
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Reagan Inauguration Sets Californias New Legislature
California swore in Ronald Reagan as 33rd governor at midnight with a pledge to invite citizen politicians into government. Senate and Assembly majorities were shifted by Republican gains, while pay and tax reforms loom. Security at the Capitol was tightened as lawmakers prepared to convene noon today to tackle deficits and reapportionment.
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Top Brass Divided on Nike X Antibal Listic System
Experts differ on building and deploying the Nike X ABM system. Dr Edward Teller argues missile defense is feasible and necessary, noting Soviet development and comparing costs. Secretary McNamara links deployment timing to threat evolution and China, suggesting restraint until the threat evolves.
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