City Council Advances Park Area Oil Development Plan
Despite pressure from Ma City Council, officials moved to explore oil production near Alamitos Park. The mayor urged the city manager to consult Harbor Department petroleum experts and study preliminary steps for potential development on 2,000 acres of tidelands near the southeast city boundary and adjacent upland Recreation Park.
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Navy orders ships totaling 104 million amid hydroskimmer tests
The Navy announced 104 million in shipbuilding orders and a 20th anniversary reveal of the Bureau of Ships. It also unveiled the Hydroskimmer craft proposed to skim water at high speed, signaling a push in wartime era tech and coastal defense plans.
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British Liner Oronsay Aboard 983 Aboard Inbound
The 28,000 ton P and O Orient liner Oronsay arrives Long Beach Harbor at 8 am with 1983 passengers aboard. It will disembark 196 and stay 264 for the round trip to the Far East via Hawaii before sailing at midnight from Pier C Berth 24. Local officials discussed a possible appeal on a Superior Court decision while oil from an offshore island floods Alamitos Park.
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Walkout Set by Trainmen and City Development Clashes
The mayor warned of a possible trainmen walkout while urging urgency on Recreation Park development to funnel revenue toward bond redemption and interest. City Manager Sam E. Vickers said he will file a new report on deed restrictions limiting oil installations. In other news, Mary Duke Biddle, heiress to the Duke fortune and benefactor of Duke University, died after a brief illness, leaving a legacy tied to Duke Gardens and library expansion.
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Benjamin Duke
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