Signal Hill Chief Aims Five Year Growth Plan
Ronald Prince, unanimously chosen as Signal Hill city administrator, drafts a five year plan to shift the town from oil dependence to a diversified community. He will seek a city wide census to correct undercounting that he says costs Signal Hill about 40000 annually in state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Hill
Ronald Prince
Fred Baxter
Victorville
Prince
Riverbank
Modesto
San Diego
Victory Dinner for Crusade Marks Campaign Progress
United Crusade in Greater Long Beach hosts a Victory Dinner at Lafayette Hotel on Friday featuring a computerized forecast of achievement toward a 1 791 200 goal. The drive reports 55 percent reached with 985 504 in contributions. entertainment includes Sing-Out Harbor and the Variations with five Orange County musicians. Admission is 3 dollars per person, reservations via Long Beach United Way at 426 7171.
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Greater
Long Beach Area
United Crusade Campaign
Lafayette Hotel
Fund Drive
Orange County
Long Beach
Independent Monday November 18 1968 Section B Page B
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Thompson Boys Teach Sex Education Then Schools Take Over
The author recalls learning about sex from the Thompson boys in childhood and notes that sex education remains a deep human mystery. He suggests schools may now take up the burden once borne by local youths, hoping for effective instruction and lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Nyway
Left it for George Talented Firehouse Chef in Stew
Firehouse lore on Harbor Division Engine and Truck Co 40 recalls George the mutt who devoured 10 bowls of beef stew prepared by Russ Waller. The beloved mutt guarded the station after the alarm, leaving the crew hungry and joking about future meals.
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Harbor Division Engine and Truck Co
Terminal Island
George
Waller
Goldilocks
Capt. Hansen
Court logjam studied for new Compton district
Judge Donald Wright calls a feasibility study on creating a Compton Willowbrook district to relieve congestion in Long Beach and Southland courts. The plan follows a boundary committee recommendation to shift Compton’s caseload to Long Beach, with space concerns delaying action for about two years.
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Compton
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Donald Wright
Long Beach
Southland
Superior Court Boundary Committee
Joseph Sprankle
Lakewood
Bellflower
Compton-Willowbrook
Wright
Boundary Committee
Los Angeles
Norwalk
Andrew Schultz
East Los Angeles
South Gate
Downey
Los Cerritos
Whittier
Artesia Route Shift Studied Affects 50 Lots
The State Division of Highways studies moving Artesia Freeway about 250 feet south near Long Beach Boulevard, potentially requiring 50 property acquisitions. City Manager Mansell says bids for nearby freeway segments will open Dec 19 and early next year, with the shift aimed at safety, reduced noise, and improved traffic flow. state funds and expedited right of way clearance are promised.
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State Division of Highways
Artesia
Long Beach Boulevard
John R. Mansell
Neece and
65Th Streets
Neece Street
Manselis
Lakewood Boulevard
Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach
Butler Avenue
Susana Road
Mansell
Artesia Street
Starr King
Presbyterian Church
Division of Highways
Free Admission Evening at Long Beach Venues
A reminder lists two 7 30 pm events in Long Beach. At Douglass House Center for the Arts and Humanities 1021 Lime Ave a community discussion takes place. At Bancroft Junior High School 5301 E Centralia St Glenda Lovrich leads a discussion The World of Women.
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Long Beach Area
Douglass House Center For the Arts and Humanities
Lime Ave
Glenda Lovrich
Bancroft Junior High School
E. Centralia St
St Anthony Junior Miss Is Named at Lakewood Pageant
Mary Altenhofen, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Altenhofen, was chosen Junior Miss after 15 finalists competed at Bancroft Junior High School in a Lakewood Jaycees sponsored pageant. Melody Meek, Ruby Barrus, and Mary Smith earned runner up, spirit, and scholarship honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony’s High School
USC
Lakewood Jaycees
Mary Altenhofen
George Altenhofen
Bancroft Junior High School
Melody Meek
Lakewood High School
Ruby Barrus
Artesia High School
Mary Smith
Lakewood
Open housing champion Clive Graham leads California real estate
In 1958 realtor Clive Graham rose to president of the California Real Estate Association while advocating open housing. His career, from Long Beach board president in 1952 to CREA president in 1958, paralleled the civil rights era and the Rumford Fair Housing Act debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Gregory
Ku Klux Klan
George Wallace
NAACP
Elizabeth Taylor
Clive Graham
California Real Estate Association
Graham
United States
South America
Shakespeare
Long Beach
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
CREA
Birmingham
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Malcolm Epley
Fror the Thompson Boys
Tuna St
Adolph Hansen
Russ Waller
Bill Dahlquist
Mutt
Chuck Sundquist
Court Logjam
Molly Burrell
Superior Court
County Board of Supervisors
James Johnson
Artesia Freeway
St. Anthony
Rumford
Fellows
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