Grandma Werner Sails West Indies Aboard Polaris
Kyra Werner, owner of a Burbank coffee shop, plans a 36 foot Polaris voyage from Colonial Yacht Anchorage Wilmington to the West Indies and possibly Spain. Skipper Neil Tucker-Birkhead, 49, and crewman John Frederick Clausen, 25, join from Costa Mesa and Culver City respectively.
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Grandma Werner
Burbank
Rca-Victor
Disney Studios
Kyra Werner
Polaris
Anchorage
Wilmington
West Indies
Spain
Costa Mesa
Neil Tucker-Birkhead
MGM
John Frederick Clausen
Culver City
Ensenada
Indies
John Clausen
Property Tax Subsidy Urged in Ghetto Areas
Compton City Clerk Doris A. Davis urged a property tax subsidy to spur capital investment in minority communities. She blamed the South Los Angeles property value collapse and heavy taxes for business failures, citing a Compton center where one third of rent funds taxes.
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Compton
Doris A. Davis
Los Angeles
Compton City Clerk proposes state aid for minority business
Mrs. Davis unveiled a plan to create a state small business agency offering tax subsidies to minority areas and property tax relief for local merchants. Danny Jones backed the effort, noting Compton’s shift to a predominantly black community and higher tax burdens on local business properties. He urged loans only with training and computer capabilities, and Green's anticipated bill within weeks.
Long Beach Naval Yard association touts economy drive
Frank Fisher president of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard Employes Association says the aim is to maximize value for every dollar. He notes over 90 percent of the yard’s nearly 8,000 employees are members and the group pushes civic involvement and fleet welfare. Buck Lanier adds Vietnam tour insights at the breakfast.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Fisher
Buck Lanier
I.pt
Lanier
West Germany
Long Beach aims for a development renaissance in the 1970s
Mansell praised progress since the subsidence era 1957 to 1960 and forecast a booming 30 year era. He cited projects including Pacific Terrace, West Beach by Boise Cascade, Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, Marine Stadium modernization, and Queen Mary investment. He noted a park expansion, City Hall and Main Library, urban renewal efforts, housing authority creation, and plans for 800 low income units. He urged preparations for growth to reach half a million residents.
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Pacific Terrace
West Beach
Boise Cascade Corp
Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
Marine Stadium
Queen Mary
Diners Club
Mansell
Long Beach
Central Business District
Pier 1
Teen Slain in Marijuana Centered Murder on Sunset Beach
Costa Mesa youth William H. Pond Jr. 19 moved from Newport Beach to Honolulu where police suspect a marijuana centered homicide. Pond was found shot between the eyes inside a Sunset Beach cottage with bulk marijuana recovered nearby. Housemates Ted Rogers 19 and Steve Chula 18 said a gunman held them at gunpoint but harmed none.
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Costa Mesa
Honolulu
Newport Beach
Island
William H. Pond Jr
William H. Pond Sr
Albert Place
Sunset Beach
Ted H. Rogers
Steve L. Chula
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Dick Emery
Mrs. Davis
Harbor Division
Frank Fisher
Aim
Breakers Hotel
Eutet
Ocean Bird
Calif
New Philco
Solioo
Bengal Discount Corp
N. Long Beach Blvd
Compto
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