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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1966
Page
2
In Compton and adjacent districts, white and east Paramount parents face higher tax shares to withdraw from the unified Compton City School District. County officials set Dec 6 as the election date to decide secession from the district and the related bonded debt redemptions.
Amid looming district realignment, Compton homeowners seek annexation to Paramount and Lynwood school systems. Transfers would shift 542 Keppel and 604 Abbott students and affect nearly 1,000 secondary students, with lingering tax implications and long-standing race tensions noted by Compton officials. A March 7, 1967 election is planned under state law to decide the changes.
Douglas Aircraft Co. wins a 5.5 million dollar Navy contract to produce spare parts for bomb racks. Most work will be at the Torrance plant as USS officials note massive needs as aircraft operate in Vietnam. Rep. Craig Hosmer of Long Beach cites growing demand for conventional bomb racks and spares.
About 100 people gathered at the Ocean Center Building for the opening of Long Beach’s first regional office of the California Commission on Aging. Speakers included Assemblyman Joseph Kenrick and Mrs. A. M. G. Russell, with William D. Beehill of the Administration on Aging stressing the act’s goal to fund elder services equitably and focus on listening to seniors.
Charles C. Sullans, 49, Long Beach detective inspector now retired, heads a computer dating venture under Compatibility Testing International. At a farewell party he reflected on decades in law enforcement, marking major cases from offshore oil fraud to a 1944 Long Beach gang capture. He warns that intelligent criminals can momentarily succeed, while courts critique police actions in seconds.
In Long Beach area Friday night a pedestrian was killed and another injured when struck by cars. A San Diego County head-on crash killed a young Fullerton man and critically injured a woman. Additional deaths occurred in Orange and San Diego counties as authorities investigated multiple traffic incidents. The Long Beach victim Celso Vidal Cesena, 52, died at Pioneer Hospital after being struck on Carson Street between Belshire Avenue and Norwalk Boulevard. Long Beach resident Harry St Duvall, 78, suffered a broken leg and other injuries after being hit on South Street near Cherry Avenue. the 16 year-old driver Michael Gene Welborn was not held. Dennis Ray Jones, 22, of Fullerton, died in a head-on crash on Interstate near Boulder Oaks. June P. Holdes, 44, of La Mesa, injured critically. Services for Jones pending. Celso Cesena’s death noted. The report also lists Richard Hansen, 52, of Mira Loma, who died after a van fire near Yorba Linda. his cousin Clarence Mingsworth injured. Raymond Malloy of Long Beach died on his 58th birthday after being hit by a truck. driver Deleon Alston, 40, of Los Angeles, not held. Funeral for Malloy scheduled. survivors listed. The article preserves the names and addresses of the deceased and involved parties.
Huntington Beach council members heard a long briefing on an urban renewal program led by Walter Slattery of the federal Housing and Urban Development Agency. The next step is a council decision on whether the plan is feasible and can remove the Little Tijana stigma from the downtown area.
Slattery said federal loan money would take three to five years to fund downtown improvements. City leaders consider creating a resident redevelopment agency if the plan is accepted. Two men sustained serious burns in the explosion and fire at the Edgington Oil refinery. A third man remained in extremely critical condition. Firefighters worked to contain the 25 by 50 foot area as the blast occurred around 9 am. The Urban Land Institute Steering Committee plans to hire a professional advisor to guide redevelopment efforts.
James Cash Penney spoke in Anaheim at age 91, saying drive and moral fiber matter more than money. The founder of Penney Stores urged hard work, ethical conduct, and frugality, recounting his 1930s losses, mansion downsizing, and a return to success after a $40 million fortune once collapsed.
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