New Year notes on Eighth St traffic shocks locals
A New Year greeting from a well wisher includes a macabre caution about four deaths in two recent accidents on a city stretch east of Margo Ave near E Seventh St. State and city officials discuss traffic control changes and new signals near the State College and VA Hospital as drivers question the impact of the planned turn lanes and lighting installations.
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E. Seventh St
Pacific Coast Hwy
Studebaker Rd
State College
VA Hospital
New College
High Speed Defensive Driving Taught to LAPD Recruits
Reeves Field on Terminal Island hosts a new high performance driving course for Los Angeles police officers. Sgt. Jerry Trent leads the LAPD program with chief instructor Charles Casner and others as training expands to twice weekly and becomes mandatory for officers and外
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Chuck Casner
Kent Henderson
Reeves
Terminal Island
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Police Academy
Sheriff's Office
Jerry Trent
LAPD
Charles
Chuck) Casner
Jerry Bush
Trent
Eirdsive
Police Academy
Los Angeles Harbor Commission
Task Forces on Government Youth to Form Conference on Community
The city sponsored program will form two more task forces on government and youth affairs. Richard Harris and Harvey Williams chair the education task force with about 30 members. The conference, begun about a year ago, also includes jobs and housing task forces. Mrs Marvin Tincher leads the communications subcommittee. Officials of schools are to be contacted to form parent-student advisory committees at the high school level. A meeting with several school officials included a tour of Lincoln facilities.
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Os Ee
Ettieiah
Richard Harris
Ee Aes
Marvin Tincher
Cochairmen Harvey Williams
David Burcham
Lincoln
Central Area objectives and projects outlined with HRC
Two Central Area representatives appeared before the Human Relations Commission on Thursday. Marion Brown urged stepped up efforts in unemployment education and police community relations. John Rambo listed about a dozen needed improvements including paving alleys a Polytechnic High stadium better street lighting trash removal and a crossing guard at 17th Street and Atlantic Avenue. He called King Park too small and urged an El Dorado Park style development and criticized the state Human Resources Development program as inadequate and staff attitudes. Commissioners asked B W O Neil to review the proposals.
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Human Relations Commission
Marion Brown
The
Long Beach
Polytechnic High
Poly
17Th Street
Atlantic Avenue
Jim Strayed and the Fuzz Got Him
Four year old James R. Richards wandered from his babysitter’s home at 5610 Cherry Ave and ended up near South Street and Orange Avenue. Juvenile officer Areretha C. Hammond said the babysitter believed the mother would take the child, but James told officers his name was Ricky and no one claimed him.
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James R. Richards
James
Areretha C. Hammond
Donna Lester
Jack Starbird
South Street
Orange Avenue
Ricky
Open-and-Shut Case for Judge in Santa Ana Door Saga
Santa Ana municipal judge Paul G. Mast halted a sudden door addition in the Orange County courthouse after learning the door was installed overnight under a $3,000 remodel contract. Officials claimed fire safety code needs justified the door, but Mast ordered it removed within 24 hours and scheduled a hearing on the injunction with Superior Court assistance.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Nec Iitne
Paul G. Mast
Ae Eee
Get County
E. Thomas
Harry Sitka Teeind
Itine Bonsonaie
Mast
Thomas
Superior Court
William C. Speirs
People's Credit Union Declares Its First Dividend
Directors of the Central Districts Peoples’ Credit Union announced a 5 percent dividend. Severson reported assets have tripled in a year and growth at about $1,000 monthly. Current assets total $19,382.52 for 322 members. The annual meeting is set for 8 p.m. January 16 at the California Recreation Center, 1550 California Ave.
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Central District
Peoples’ Credit Union
Severson
Sect
Estalp Baking Poject
California Recreation Center
1550
California Ave
Markets On Pages C4 And C7
Market listings appear on pages C4 and C7 of the Independent Friday edition dated January 9 1970. The briefs cover stock quotes commodity prices and exchange rates with standard closing figures and notable shifts for the day.
Parking Dilemma Faces Convalescent Hospital Expansion
Planning Commission contemplates parking for Memorial Hospital expansion amid few visitors to convalescent homes. Commissioner Phillips resists penalizing one owner for others parking. Mayer notes facility cluster worsens demand. Chernoff seeks continuance for revised plan. case held under submission.
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Planning Commission
Ernest Mayer Jr
Memorial Hospital
Donald W. Phillips
Phillips
Commission
W. Robert Pierce
Mayer
Jack Chernoff
Dozens of Showmen Due in L A Benefit Show
A galaxy of stars from television and other fields will assemble in the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Convention Hall at 8 p.m. February 7 for the second annual Community Improvement League benefit show. Celebrities are listed for the event and contributing figures in the community improve effort.
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Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Community Improvement League
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Malcolm Epley
Margo Ave. de
Jim Hayes
L.B. Is
Bill Gagnon
Mabel Winston
Lincoln School
John Rambo
National Alliance of Businessmen
Department of Employment
B. W. O'Neil
Jim
Jackson Sr
Cherry Ave
Herb Shannon
People’s Credit Union
L.A
Comedienne
Kaye Ballard
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