American Airlines to operate Queen Mary hotel and eateries
American Airlines signs a 25 year contract to run a 411 room hotel and eight dining venues aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach with Sky Chefs Flagship Hotels and other units handling catering planning and operations. The project aims to open to the public in 1970 amid a separate $81 675 000 treble damages suit alleging monopoly on planned ventures.
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American Airlines
Flagship Hotels
Sky Chefs
New York
Diners-Queen Mary Corp
Diners
Queen Mary
Fred Rosenberg
American
Flagship
General Phone Plans Queen Mary Exhibit
General Telephone and Electronics Corp of New York will develop Highways of the Sea, a major exhibit in the Museum of the Sea aboard the Queen Mary. The exhibit, designed to open in spring 1970, will showcase ocean communication and navigation within a 2,300 square foot mezzanine space.
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General Telephone and Electronics Corp
New York
Les H. Cohen
USS Hornet Comes Home to Long Beach
The USS Hornet returns to Long Beach drawing families and crowds to Pier E. Sailors greet loved ones amid balloons, water salutes, and helicopters as reunions unfold across the deck and onshore. An open ship event is planned for Armed Forces Day Saturday.
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Long Beach
Pier E
Lisa Martin
Mike
Mike White
el Monte
Police Department
Eden Hutt
Optimistic turnout forecast for city primary
City Clerk Peggy Moore calls 45 percent turnout optimistic for today’s municipal primary, with nominations for major city offices and two key issues. Polls close at 7 p.m. and new voting devices promise a fast, accurate count using a punch system and ballot booklet.
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Peggy Moore
Antiwar Mother Vows Appeal Over Draft Conscience Case
Palo Alto mother Evelyn Whitehorn defends parental authority in the draft case of her son Erik 18, saying she will appeal a federal jury verdict and insisting the moral stance anchors her refusal to let him register. She argued conscience rights and questioned who bears moral responsibility for youth.
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Palo Alto
Long Beach
Evelyn J. Whitehorn
Citizens For Peace
Erik
Brewitt
Whitehorn
Taxi Fare Issue Is Shelved
The Bureau of Franchises recommends deleting specified maximum taxi fares from the Municipal Code while receiving and filing the change. City officials question timing, urging wait for a formal fare increase request before repeal.
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Bureau of Franchises
Paul R. Deats
William Graham
Graham
Deats
Queen Mary
Pacific Terrace Center
Long Beach Teens to Train in Work Program This Summer
The Long Beach Board of Education approved a no local cost plan to employ 150 economically disadvantaged youths this summer, paying $1.40 per hour for 20 hours weekly starting July 1. Pre job training runs through mid June at Poly High School. Disadvantaged youths aged 15 to 18 may qualify.
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Long Beach
Board of Education
State Department of Education
Poly High School
Independent endorsements for Long Beach primary races
The Press-Telegram backs City Attorney Leonard Putnam City Auditor Murray Courson and City Prosecutor James Starr in Tuesday's Long Beach primary. It also supports Amendments Prop 1 Yes Prop 2 Yes. Run-offs for council seats set for June 3.
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Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Record Landslide Forecast in Long Beach Primary
Long Beach voters head to 402 polling places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with Mrs. Margaret L. Moore predicting about 45 percent turnout of 161 140 registered electors. Absentee requests and hot district races drive the surge as voters use new punchcard ballots signaling a quick count. Final results may come by 10 to 11 p.m. with runoffs on June 3 and decisions in city attorney and city prosecutor races set.
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Long Beach
Margaret L. Moore
Don McGregor
John Hutchinson
Margaret Moore
Yesteryears
Stell
Kent Henderson
Long Beach Opposes CATV Franchise Bill SB1077
The Bureau of Franchises urged the City Council to oppose Senate Bill 1077 which would classify CATV firms as public utilities and remove city control. Louis Possner urged opposition. a public hearing on Cablecom-General of Southern California’s CATV franchise was set for June 9.
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John R. Mansell
Long Beach
Bureau of Franchises
Senate
Louis Possner
Possner
Bureau
State Public Utilities Commission
Cablecom-General of Southern California, Inc
CATV
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