Roads and Bridge Lead to the Queen Aerial View
A $12 million project will build piers at Pier 1 Magnolia Avenue to support a bridge to the Queen Mary. Guy F. Atkinson Co. of Long Beach prepares the piers while Murphy Pacific Co. of San Francisco starts span work in September for completion next spring. Aerial photo by Roger Coar.
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Pier 1
Magnolia Avenue Bridge
Pacific Terrace Center
Guy F. Atkinson Co
Long Beach
Queen Mary
Murphy-Pacific Co
San Francisco
Carson Building Permits Jump to Eight Million in April
A surge in construction permits in the Long Beach area shows Carson area totals reaching $8,077,198 in April, up sharply from March. Lakewood and Cerritos also posted strong gains, while Hawaiian Gardens and Rolling Hills prepared mixed results across municipal and surrounding areas. The Long Beach division reported $58,447,141 in April versus $29,653,091 in March.
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Carson
Long Beach
Lakewood
Cerritos
Hawaiian Gardens
Rolling Hills
Long Beach Weekend Arts and Events Schedule
A full day of activities in Long Beach includes a children's play Merry Pranks of Tull at Silverado Park 3100 Santa Fe Ave at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Films at Alamitos Library 1836 East Third at 10:30. Public concert by Long Beach Municipal Band at Lincoln Park 1 p.m. Open ship USS Fechtler at Pier 16 until 4 p.m. Additional events include a deep sea diving exhibit, children's programs, dance concert at Long Beach State, and recitals at Music Hall and Douglass House Center. Concerts, workshops, and a Cinco de Mayo celebration cap the day.
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Tull
Long Beach
Ocean
Houston Childers
Sealab III Aquanauts
CDC School of Deep Sea Diving
W. Water St
Wilmington
Fechtler
Pier 16
Long Beach Naval Station
Joyce Mockridge
Douglass House Center
Lime Ave
Little Theatre
California State College At
Robin Craver
Music Hall
Bixby Park
Silverado Park
Santa Fe Ave
Queen’s Park
Ocean Blvd
Pine Ave
Peter Kent
Building Permits Top $13 Million In Long Beach
Long Beach issued 1,041 permits totaling 11.85 million dollars in April raising year to date permits to 44.69 million dollars through four months. Residential permits covered 214 units valued at 1.9 million with a largest single permit of 4.9 million for the Children’s Hospital addition at Memorial Hospital.
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Long Beach
Children’s Hospital
Memorial Hospital
el Dorado Park East
Long Beach ACLU to honor Civil Libertarian of the Year
Municipal Judge Charles Litwin will present the 1969 Civil Libertarian of the Year award at an ACLU meeting tonight at 8 in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin Waters 1485 La Perla Drive Long Beach. James Whitmore will be guest speaker. admission is by donation.
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Long Beach
American Civil Liberties Union
Franklin Waters
Charles Litwin
James Whitmore
National Board of Directors
The
ACLU
Waters
la Perla Drive
Court Halts Compton Vote Endorsements
Superior Court Judge Richard Schauer ordered a halt on distributing an endorsement by Rep. Augustus Hawkins for three Compton municipal election candidates. The case, filed by Robert Moseley, cites Hatch Act violations. a hearing is set for May 12 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Augustus Hawkins
Compton
Robert Moseley
Compton-Willowbrook Enterprise Community Action Agency
Employe
Hawkins
Moseley
Cwecaa
Department 65
Los Angeles Superior Court
Llewellyn Williams
Leroy Hayes
Harvey Howard
Douglas Dollarhide
Lionel Cade
Esther Jackson
Dollarhide
Cade
Mrs. Jackson
U.S. Attorney General’s Office
Los Angeles
Seaplane Airline Seeks Use of Long Beach Airport
Catalina Seaplanes Inc. general manager Wilton R. Probert asks Long Beach officials to permit a Grumman Goose seaplane service with five daily trips from the airport. He notes 15 years of prior operation from the field and disputes a new-service ruling, citing shared space and non noise concerns. Probert says the Jet Control Association member Kleinsmid supports piston planes.
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Wilton R. Probert
Catalina Seaplanes Inc
Long Beach
Probert
Avalon Air Transport
Catalina Air Lines
Department of Aeronautics
Walter Kleinsmid
Jet Control Association
Kleinsmid
Accountants Call for Stricter City Auditor Qualifications
Seven local CPAs urged the City Council to stiffen the city charter by adopting clearer standards for city auditor candidates. The letter criticized a current candidate and noted other city offices require bar and legal credentials, proposing a CPA board to help set mandatory qualifications.
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Robert E. Ivey
David E. Cohee
Lee A. Crisell
Victor J. McCarty
Stephen L. McElrath
Russell F. Lesser
Jack S. Sulles Jr
Nile M. Bunch
Andrew H. Baird
Board of “Representative Certified Public Accountants
Long Beach
Campus Afloat Speech Sunday at Saddleback Inn
Michael Parker, Chapman College assistant English professor, will describe life aboard the World Campus Afloat to the Orange County chapter of Theta Sigma Phi Matrix Table branch at 11 a.m. Sunday at Saddleback Inn in Santa Ana. He will discuss impressions of the floating school and experiences instructing aboard a shipboard college with 500 students.
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Michael Parker
Chapman College
Santa Ana
Saddleback Inn
Parker
Orange County
Women’s Professional Journalism Society
Chicano Leader Faces Disturbance Charge at Reagan Speech
Frank Sandoval, president of United Mexican American Students at California State College Long Beach, awaits a plea in Los Angeles Municipal Court on disturbance charges linked to April 25 speech by Gov. Ronald Reagan. Sandoval, 27, was among 14 demonstrators arrested. ten entered innocent pleas and are set for May 14 trials. Rene Nunez defended the arrests and criticized the conference focus.
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Frank Sandoval
United Mexican American Students At
California State College
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Sandoval
Reagan
Biltmore
Rene Nunez
Restauranteur Edward Dwight reflects on JFK era setback and integration
Edward J. Dwight Jr., the first Black trainee in the U S spaceman program, says JFK sponsorship helped his rise and a post assassination shift ended his Air Force and space career. Now a Denver restaurant chain president, he promotes his Rib Cage International at Disneyland Hotel trade show.
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Edward J. Dwight, Jr
Anaheim
Kennedy
Air Force
Dwight
Rib Cage International
Colorado
Kansas City
Detroit
Chicago
Embassy Room
Disneyland Hotel
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City of
Carson City
Long Beach Area
Court
Williams
Hayes
Howard
Nick Dallas
Don Brackenbury
Denver
Space Program
Arizona State
Donn Eisele
David Scott
Thomas Stafford
Edward Dwight Jr
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