Harbor policy clash over pollution claim “Lake Erie” remark
Orange County Supervisor David L. Baker told Los Angeles harbor commissioners that harbor pollution is worse than Lake Erie. Commission vice president Frank C. Sullivan rebutted, noting Lake Erie’s status and challenging any justification for the comparison. Baker chairs the Environmental Study Council to assess pollution and guide legislative recommendations.
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Orange County
David L. Baker
Los Angeles
Lake Erie
Commission
Frank C. Sullivan
Baker
Environmental Study Council
Sullivan
Two men held after 16 year old allegedly kidnapped in harbor
A 16 year old girl told police she was driven around and forced aboard a cabin cruise in Los Angeles Harbor. She was returned an hour later and guided back to the abduction spot. Police arrested Gilbert Ortega, 24, of Wilmington and a 14 year old girl, then Alexander Ponce De Leon, 25, of Wilmington, after a description matched.
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Los Angeles
Gilbert Ortega
McDonald St
Wilmington
Ortega
Alexander Ponce de Leon
Flint Ave
Torrance City Council Rejects Police Chief Psych Tests
The Torrance City Council voted unanimously to reject a Civil Service Commission recommendation that candidates for chief of police undergo psychological testing. The decision leaves four captains and 11 lieutenants in the running after Chief Walter Koenig resigned to teach at Georgia State University. In a separate burglary, drugs valued at 241 dollars were stolen from Bell's Pharmacy on East Fourth Street.
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Torrance
Civil Service Commission
Walter Koenig
Koenig
Georgia State University
Bell
E. Fourth St
40000 Lb Theft At Oil Tool Firm
Burglars broke a chain fence used a crane to steal drill collars and other heavy equipment worth over 125000 dollars from a Long Beach oil tool yard. Warnings and rewards followed as police reviewed the break in and company officials blamed the loss on the incident.
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Long Beach
Il Tool Rental Yard
John J. Cree
W. E. Hopkins
Lot Sur
Ganmaloy Limited
Cherry Sr
Bil Hopkins
Gammaley
William JH
Los Angeles Favors Port Merger With Long Beach
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners backed merging with the Port of Long Beach but saw little chance of realization. Commissioners Royal and Quinn called the idea commendable yet impractical, while Sullivan noted Long Beach’s lack of interest. The piece outlines merger options and argues about workforce, competition, and management implications.
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Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
Long Beach
John J. Royal
William F. Quinn
Commission
Frank C. Sullivan
Royal
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Commission
Edward C. Farrell
City awards 101037 pipeline contract for water project
The City Council awards a 101037 contract to Bovee and Crail Construction Co for building about 900 feet of 21 inch and 199 feet of 16 inch steel cylinder concrete water pipe near Atherton Street and the San Gabriel River. A control panel will be installed at the Long Beach Water Department plant on Redondo Avenue. The pipeline will eventually move water from the renovation plant at El Dorado Park to Island White for injection, with current supply from the Metropolitan Water District line near Atherton Street and Saw Gabriel River.
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Island White
Bovee & Crail Construction Co
Atherton Street
San Gabriel River
Long Beach Water Department
Redondo Avenue
Spring Street
County Sanitation Districts
Lorada Park
Thoms Long Beach Co
Metropolitan Water District
Sawrabriel River
Naples Drain-Pump Pact OK
Naples city council approved a contract with William F. Lever to prepare plans for four storm drain pump stations on Naples Island. The project, part of a joint Los Angeles County Flood Control District plan, will replace gravity pipes and reduce tidal reliance. Preliminary designs are due in 30 days, with final plans 90 days after district approval.
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William F. Lever
Naples Island
Naples
Los Angeles County
Mond
John R. Mansell
Lever
Mansell
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