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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
9
UCLA engineering professor W. Julian King urged an economy-run test to identify “smog dogs” among car models. He noted some cars emit up to four times more pollution, especially high performance engines, and criticized lax current measurement methods while calling for early controls on nitrogen oxides beginning with 1971 models.
King says exhaust gas recirculation can significantly reduce nitrogen oxides from auto engines. A petroleum firm tests 60 cars with the system. Nitrogen oxides, especially nitrogen dioxide, irritate respiratory tracts and are linked to lung disease in animal studies, contributing to smog discoloration.
The Queen Mary faces a temporary loss of three funnels, a distinctive feature setting her apart from other liners. Councilmen are set to consider authorizing the action on Tuesday.
County supervisors review final plans Tuesday for a 60 510 square foot six story addition to the east wing at 415 W Ocean Blvd. The project funds new superior courts municipal court public defender civil service and juvenile traffic facilities plus remodeling of probation offices. Construction could take two years with trees boxed and replanted. Lindon S Hollinger urges filing official plans and specifications.
County Administrative Officer Lindon S Hollinger proposed a 1250 allocation to Long Beach Safety Council Inc noting years of aid to safety councils in Long Beach and Los Angeles. City Manager Mansell outlined a plan to remove three funnels from the Queen Mary to speed museum construction, reduce later sandblasting and deck work, and improve access while preserving funnel integrity.
Twenty two teen age Explorers from three posts join recruit style training this weekend at Orange County Police Academy on Katella Avenue near the Santa Ana River. Sgt. Robert Beev ers directs the course covering radio communications defense tactics and enforcement procedures.
A Torrance woman, Betty Albrecht aged 37, was killed when a pickup ran a red light at Sepulveda Boulevard and Alameda Street. Her 15-year-old daughter Sheri was injured. a third vehicle driven by Walta Mayes was seriously hurt. Jessee Bowman, 31, of Los Angeles, the truck driver, was uninjured and released for further investigation.
Trans Cal Airlines completes its first week of expanded service linking Long Beach Los Angeles and Visalia with eight passenger Beechcraft 99 airliners. Los Angeles Airways launches commuter helicopter service between San Bernardino and LAX with three daily helicopter flights and seven daily fixed wing flights from Tri-City Airport.
Kitamba Cha Chuma also known as Lamar E. Satcher 26 regional director of the Black Panthers faces preliminary hearing October 3 on assault with a deadly weapon and being an ex convict in possession of a firearm. He was arrested after a citizen complained he threatened him with a gun at his home 1826 Cerritos Ave. A .32 caliber pistol was found in a living room drawer.
A 21 year old bus driver faces a preliminary hearing in Long Beach Municipal Court for the murder of Gary K. Jonasson a Good Samaritan who helped close a tavern. A second suspect in LA County jail on robbery charges is being questioned in the killing.
The Santa Ana River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board heard Huntington Harbour complaints in Anaheim and considered shutting Sunset Beach sanitary district’s sewage treatment plant. A study of water quality and contamination sources was urged to protect the Santa Ana River flow feeding Orange County’s underground basin. The Sunset Beach plant serves about 800 housing units with 1,200 to 2,000 residents seasonally.
Services are scheduled at Forest Lawn Mortuary for Kenneth Farden 19 a former Independent Press Telegram carrier killed in action in Vietnam He joined the Army last year after Poly High School and had carried papers for The I P T five years He is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister living in California.
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