City Hall to hire local special counsel in government suit
City Council and Harbor Commissioners agreed to hire special local counsel to assist in the government suit to halt land subsidence in Long Beach. Selection rests with the Council. funds largely come from Harbor oil funds. The move follows a conflict of interest that prevented O Melveny and Myers from representing the city.
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City Council
Board of Harbor Commissioners
U.S
Long Beach
Harbor Board
Atty
Union Pacific Railup
Pauline’ Zaich
Toadse EB
Paul
Tract
Jon
Zaidh
Wilmington
Prisoners Anonymous idea raised in Long Beach column
A columnist muses on Prisoners Anonymous as a support group for ex incarcerated individuals facing rehabilitation. The piece notes California penal code restrictions and suggests benefits like job help and housing support, then shifts to praise for the Mark Twain Branch Library relocation and community artwork by Dorothee Schindler and Elizabeth Garner.
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Joe
Bill
Henry
Mary
Dorothee Schlindler
Hannibal
John Winkler
Becky Thatcher
Tom
Becky
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Douglas
Polly
Schindler
Corvallis
Ore
Elizabeth Garner
Peiiter
Samuel Clemens
Aid to Boats Sets Record in August
The Coast Guard District reports 242 aid calls in August, beating the 187 handled in July. Commander Sinclair attributes the rise to more small-boat enthusiasts and the longball season, noting Labor Day weekend traffic and several calls for fuel, a dead battery, and a disabled engine. Larker logged 2324 calls this period.
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Condr
BD. W. Sinclair
Public Age
Sinclair
Los Angeles Dodgers
Coast Guard
Nora Latker
Municipal
Larker
Marwick Ave
California
Alabama
Lyman B. Sutter
Coast Guard Cee
City to Consider Special Counsel in Major City Case
City officials discuss hiring special counsel as the lawsuit over surface hardening threatens to affect the petroleum industry. Commissioner Harrington calls it a case with far reaching liability questions while Daubney calls it the most important suit involving the city. City Atty Jacobsen notes his office is overburdened and would deploy any hired expert directly to the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harrington
M. W. Daubney
Jacobsen
Long Beach Debates Naval Air Station Expansion Plans
Long Beach City Council weighs protest against the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station runway extension toward the southwest. Bixby Ranch Co urges city action while council members urging study by City Manager Sam Vickers. Additional items include a questioned revenue from the Marita Basin No 1 heat station and a temporary borrowing of 700000 from the Gas Revenue Fund for payroll, to be repaid when tax money arrives in November.
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Long Beach
Los Alé Mitos Naval Air Station
Sam Vickers
Fred H. Bixby Ranch Co
Preston Hotchkiss
Bixby Company
Navy
John Mansell
Marita Basin
Lakewood Eyes Pay for Council
The Lakewood city council approved placing a proposal on the November 4 ballot to pay councilmen 100 dollars a month. Five members would be paid only after their terms end. three could become eligible in 1960, while the others wait until 1962. Burns voiced concerns about the amount and expenses for city commissioners. The plan, urged by the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, seeks reasonable compensation for council duties.
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Jin
Long Beach City College
Coolidge Park Co-op
Lakewood
Robert Baker
George Nye Jr
William Burns
Angelo M. Tacobani
Gene Neheker
Burns
Greater
Roommate Nabbed in Artesia Dairy Kitchen Burglary
Sheriff's deputies arrested 19 year olds Robert Norman Irwin and Rendall Eugene Peters after a Norwalk hotel resident suspected his roommate. A district attorney's burglary complaint cites theft of dairy items including 23 dozen bags 44 pints cottage cheese 144 gallons chocolate milk 516 gallons white milk a gallon orange drink 21 pints yogurt and four cases of soft drinks.
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Norwelk
Robert Norman Irwin
Rendall Eugene Peters
Indiana Ave
South Gate
District Attorney's Office
TITE
Artesia
Phony CHP Officer Arrest Ends Check Spree
Frank Alexander Shaw 31 wore a stolen California Highway Patrol uniform to cash five bad checks in Lynwood Huntington Park South Gate and Long Beach. He posed as a sergeant, defrauding markets and bars, before a former friend bodyblocked arrest outside the Drift Inn. Shaw failed to appear for trial on prior forgery charges.
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California Highway Patrol
CHP
Ray ‘Turner
Sgt. Turner
Frank Alexander Shaw
Shaw
Lynweed
Huntington Park South Gate
Long Beach
Drift Inn
Atlantic Ave
Raymond L. Wolfe
Hackett Ave
Wolfe
City transfers 19183.50 for health service upkeep
City transfers total 19183.50 to support health services. Of this, 2785.00 covers the balance due for fiscal year 1957-58 and 16298.50 is the first quarter allowance for the 1958-59 year.
Long Beach Harbor to Add Piers A F G in 1963
More than 1,000 tons of rock were dumped to begin two new piers extending from Pier A. The project, including Piers F and G and related facilities, will cost about 12 million dollars with completion slated for 1963. Pier F measures 2000 by 600 feet and Pier G 2700 by 500 feet.
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Diamond Among the
Fretty
Karen Duncan
Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor
Karen
Paul Graham
Joseph Bishop
Harbor Board of Commissioners
C. L. Vickers
Pier A
Graham Brothers
Pierpoint Landing
Herbor
Orient
Facific
State Reopens Tidelands Funding Debate for Bridges
The city and state attorneys renewed plans to use tidelands funds for the Davies Bridge approaches and other projects in the Wharina area. City Attorney Wainfred Jacobson told the City Council that material is being prepared for court action and data is being gathered from the city engineer to back the bid. Projects under review include Armed Services YMCA exhibit hall auditorium annex tidelands beach works Naples area seawalls and seawall projects and various marina area bridge repairs. The Court of Appeals is examining the city’s stance on tidelands funds for these uses.
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State Attorney General
J. H. Davies
Wharina
Wainfred Jacobson
Jacobson
Attorney General
State Lands Commission
Armed Services Ymca
Tideands
Naples Area
2Nd St
Alamitos Bay Peninsular
Davies Bridge
Marina
District Court of Appeals
Armed Services
Woman reports $270 jewelry theft from apartment
Rose Edith Walkup, 40, of 45005 7th St, reports $270 in jewelry taken from a strongbox in her apartment between 1 pm Saturday and 6 pm Tuesday. Police say there was no sign of forced entry. Investigating officers noted the readable fragments of the incident.
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Rose Edith Walkup
7Th St
All States Picnic Plans Annual Gathering in Bisby Park
The All States Society of Long Beach announces its annual picnic to be held September 24 in Bisby Park. Members are advised to bring invitations for entry and attending families. The event will feature outdoor games, food stalls, and community fellowship.
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All States Society of Long Beach
Bisby Park
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