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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
14
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page mentions suction tied to a refinery, beach pricing, oil fields, federal fields, wells, barrels, and control costs. The readable content is garbled and lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities to form a precise news item.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors delayed finalizing a new district attorney after a two hour closed session. Chairman James Hayes and Republican Pete Schabarum signaled support for George Deukmejian’s inclusion on the finalist list, while ongoing interviews with eight finalists are set for Thursday and Friday ahead of a potential Monday decision.
Promoter Christopher Pook reports 46 500 tickets sold for Sundays race generating 650 000 dollars while qualifying events add more revenue. A final audit was due and officials expect higher costs. Despite losses, Pook remains upbeat about overall event value and city cooperation amid mixed business reactions along Ocean Boulevard.
Governor Brown signed a pair of tax exempt bills enabling in transit goods through California ports to be shipped out of state without county taxes. Officials say the measures make California a competitive free port state, aiming to draw cargo away from rivals in Nevada and Oregon and back to Long Beach and Los Angeles ports.
Southland officials trapped a male Mediterranean fruit fly in Culver City Venice marking California’s first discovery of the pest. Detectives expand efforts to determine if it is a lone hitchhiker or the start of a new infestation. Officials describe the maggot as a white creamy larva and urge growers to report maggot infested fruit.
At Huntington Beach, eight of twelve coastal commissioners convened to vote on funding for the Southern California Ocean Studies Center. Officials argued the 13 acre site near the LA River mouth could accommodate boating and education, while critics warned parking reductions from 275 to 104 would hurt boaters and nearby users.
The Long Beach Unified School District reviewed a plan to speed smog alert communications. Officials noted no alerts in the district this year or last and described proposed signals via KLON and KZH-31 and flag protocols for stage one to stay indoors and curtail activity.
The Long Beach City Council revisits a proposed ordinance banning dogs from all city parks even on leashes. Park officials led by Paul DePietro urged action, while health and nuisance concerns were cited. DePietro, ousted from the Park Commission, files a research report to inform today's session.
The column recalls Diane Morris of Lakewood returning from two reunions in town with her Oskaloosa High School Class of 1928 and with luggage from Denver arriving in Des Moines. It highlights classmates from across several states, notes careers and memories, and reflects on Iowa hospitality and hometown nostalgia.
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