Long Beach Terms Debate For City Council and Commissioners
The Charter Amendment Committee discussed extending council terms to four years and shortening some commissioner terms. The League of Women Voters urged four year staggered council terms to keep experience and align with school elections. Commissioners’ terms and appointment methods were debated with support for aligning terms to the council. The issue was tabled for the Rules and Procedures Committee meeting, with a July 30 date noted.
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Long Beach
Charter Amendment Committee
League of Women Voters of
Margaret Ganssle
Long Beach League
League
Gansele
Councils
Harbor Commission
Water Commission
Planning Commission
Renee B. Simon
Don Phillips
Rules and Procedures Committee
Phillips
Jhreat
Philps
Wilson
Council
Condominium OK despite rift in Long Beach
The Long Beach City Council approved a 61 vote for a condominium complex at 4835 EB. Anaheim SL on the former Pacific Christian College site. Opponents cited parking and traffic concerns while supporters said the project would exceed parking requirements and keep density similar to zoning.
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Anaheim SL
Pacific Christian College
Long Beach
Renee B. Simon
Manning Commission
Tuesay
Planning Commission
C. Robert Langslet
Bernice Burke
Park Ave
Ralph H. Taylor
DOUG IVES HEADS LONG BEACH EXCHANGE CLUB
Doug Ives, longtime Press Telegram sportswriter, is installed as president of the Long Beach Exchange Club for 1974. On the executive board are Don Dearth, Terry Coe, Earl Veenstra, and Bob Powell. directors include Chris Conway, Bill Gonzales, Bob Dougherty, Leo Greene, Ted Severson, and Joel Schoenfelt. Gonzales named top member for the past year as the chapter promotes scholarships, talent shows, Free dom Shrines, arts programs, and crime and drug abuse prevention initiatives.
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Doug Ives
Independent
Press-Telegram
Long Beach Exchange Club
Ives
Don Dearth
Terry Coe
Earl Veenstra
Bob Powell
Chris Conway
Bill Gonzales
Bob Dougherty
Leo Greene
Ted Severson
Joel Schoenfelt
Gonzales
Long Beach
California
Amon
Worden rites set for Fay Worden at Hunter Mortuary
Services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Hunter Mortuary chapel for Fay Worden 44 daughter of the mortuary owners and farmer associate of the Firm. Worden died Tuesday in St Mary Medical Center after a brief illness. A native Californian who lived in Long Beach she attended Jordan High School and Long Beach City College. She was a member of the North Long Beach Women's Club and Junior Women's Club ahamni. Survived by husband Les of Long Beach residence parents Mr and Mrs A A Hunter of Long Beach son Randy Carpenter daughters Sharon Reagan Karen Carpenter grandmother Mrs Viola Hunter and sister Betty Maure. Revs George C. Peek and Richard G. Irving will officiate.
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Wilds
Hunter Mortuary
Fay Worren
Untold Story of a Drink Sharing Plan and Detention
A fragment recalls Native and British tensions in the railway era and a sergeant who allegedly invented a famed drink. He vowed to share the formula with no one, with a rare past instance involving a woman. Chaput and officers moved to detain the walking recipe at a club to keep it safe.
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Soirae Chaput
Signal Hill Council seeks planning ruling to save Burroughs School
Signal Hill officials refer the Burroughs School closure to the Planning Commission and Redevelopment Agency to assess impact on the central city redevelopment. City Atty. Chalmers Lanes outlines a path for funding and potential court action if findings show school necessity for redevelopment success. The council also moves to support a Long Beach Unified School District board expansion proposal to seven members.
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Signal Hill Citien
Committee For Good Government
Burroughs School
Signal Hall
Planing Commission
City Atty. Chalmers Lanes
City Redevelopment Agency
Planning Commission
Lowes
Elt
Acion
Burroughs Sela
San Diego
Signal Hill
Redevelopment Agency
Jones
Merle J. Hunt
Long Beach
Lakewood
Avalon
Lones
Long Beach Emergency Calls Report Through Wednesday
The Long Beach police and fire departments responded to a 24 hour span ending at 8 p.m. Wednesday with numerous incidents including multiple fires, first aid events, a number of traffic injuries, electrical shorts, and a box alarm. Notable calls included a building fire at Paramount Boulevard and 62nd Street, a trash fire on Myrtle Avenue, a pole fire near Terminal Island Freeway, and several injury traffic accidents on Fourth Street, Pacific Coast Highway, and other corridors.
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Long Beach
Paramount Boulevard
62Nd Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Fourth Street
Pacific Ave
Seventh St
Myrtle Avenue
Zird. Street
Terminal Inland Freeway
Willow Street
Belmont Pier
Redondo Ave
Palo Verde Avenue
Metz Street
Orange Ave
Ocean Boulevard
Locust Avenue
Atlantic Avenus
New York
Antialarm
Oregon
Esther Street
Anahelm Bihssaun
Long Beach Blvd
Cherry Avenue
Poin Reltia Street
Fourth Strat
Kona Avenue
Beach Blvd
Tira Aid
Louust. Ave
Colorado Laeoon
Faculty Ave
Shell
Seventh Tree
Studebaker
Freeman
Cedar Aves
Naheim St
Platt St
Vic Carmeli
Third St
Ackerfield Ave
Carson Street
Coast Highway
Loma Vista Drive
Beth St
Broadway
Mountain View SL
Henderson Ave
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PIA
Levanese
Curt
Taylor
Robert Davis
Langslet
Ernest Mayer Jr
Mayer
Doc Phillips
Davis
Exchange Club
John Tripp Chaput
Chaput
Heublein
Ava Tablat
Valiant
Skokie
Signal Hill Council
Aries
Texaco
Atlantic Richfield
Seice
Gh & Lakewtod
Orange County
South Bay
Ard
Compton
Bwil Mower
Norwalk
Thurs
Dean
Cerritos Center
South Street
Cerritos
Ifornia
Mina Fi
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