Westminster girl sends bottle note travels to Japan and back
Patti Clarkson, a Sequoia Elementary sixth grader, tossed a bottle with her name and address into a flood channel near Westminster last December. Navy man Jim Brandt replied from Japan saying he found the note near Oshima Island. The 5463 mile voyage marks her longest bottle-delivery yet as she plans to continue the hobby despite a brother’s protests.
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Supervisors press EPA on 1.1 million watershed grant
Orange County supervisors urged the EPA to reconsider disallowing the 1.1 million Upper Newport Bay watershed planning grant. They demanded NIWMA be lead agency if six cities join, and voting rights for county, flood control district, and harbor district. The effort centers on broader water quality and regional significance for Newport Harbor.
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Signal Hill manager and attorney resign amid health and conflict
Signal Hill city manager Fred Baxter resigns citing total disability after a stroke. John W. Jameson, his assistant, named acting manager and a 1971 Cal State Long Beach graduate continuing on a master’s in public administration. City Attorney Chalmers Lones also resigns, planning to stay until successor is chosen. Texaco oil expansion gets three conditional use permits for drills and a central processing facility in Signal Hill West Unit.
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Hang gliding debate heats Point Fermin skies
At Point Fermin in Los Angeles glare and danger mix as hang gliders surge, drawing comments from police, lifeguards, paramedics and residents. City officials previously urged bans and then studied parks for safer sites while accidents and appeals paint a mixed picture.
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Pickets Stay At Club In Virginia Country Club Strike
The Teamsters Union in Long Beach continues a five month picket at Virginia Country Club to win a groundskeepers contract. The club employs 21 workers including groundskeepers, mechanics and operators who walked out in January after failed talks with management. Union says pay raise offered but no union shop or agency shop. Ground staff seek more holidays, security and health coverage. drivers refused to cross picket line, forcing club to use its own vehicles.
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National Labor Relations Board
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