Long Beach quake ordinance talks scheduled April 19
The city council ordinance committee will take up the proposed Long Beach earthquake ordinance at a special meeting on April 19. Negotiations between the city and Downtown Long Beach Associates are to be completed by then, with two DLBA meetings and a city attorney session already held. Despite progress, several major issues remain unresolved, and officials expect final discussions to wrap before the April 19 session. Army Pte. William W. Kirkpatrick, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin E Kirkpatrick of Torrance, has been killed in action in Southeast Asia, Defense Department reports.
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Long Beach
John Williams
DUBA
Businessmen’s Association
Williams
DLBA
Army
William W. Kirkpatrick
Edwin E. Kirkpatrick
Draille Drive
Torrance
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Hill Knoty
Specialty Restaurants Corp
L.A. Harbor
Chanel Bank
Los Angeles City
Teetering San Pedro Tower Aims for Harbor View
Cracked by quake the Teetering Tower in the Ports of Call parking lot at San Pedro rises toward the sky. If completed as planned it would offer rides in a doughnut shaped glass walled elevator to a 328 foot top for harbor views. Construction has reached the 2474 level as a windstorm rages.
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Pisa
Italy
Ports of Call
San Pedro
Red Cross to Offer Three First Aid Classes in Long Beach and Bellflower
Three first aid courses will start Wednesday April 4 in Long Beach with sessions at Jefferson Junior High School and the downtown YMCA from 7 to 9 p.m. An advanced class begins April 26 at Sonny Williams Hall in Bellflower, meeting Mondays 7 to 10 p.m.
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Bill Vaughn
Long Beach
The
Red Cross
Jefferson Junior High School
Euclid Ave
Wednes
Sonny Williams
9301
Hower St
Bellflower
Edison denies rumor of Marine fallout cleanup payment
A Southern California Edison spokesman denied agreeing to pay Long Beach Marina boat owners for cleaning fallout from their boats. The anonymous notice claimed Edison would reimburse up to 40 dollars depending on boat size. Marina officials said no meeting or authorization occurred.
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Southern California Edison Co
Long Head
Edison
William H. Biegel
Claims Department
Seal Beach
Marina
Long Beach
Larry McDowell
Marine Department
Boat Owners Association
Maurice Kent
Long Beach Navy Supply wins world class-1 personal property award
Long Beach Naval Supply Center collects the Navy world wide Class-1 Personal Property Award for excellence in moving household goods. In 1970 Captain Joe Schoggen’s command handled 96 000 shipments for military and civilian personnel, receiving the honor at a Pentagon ceremony from Admiral Ralph W. Cousins. John Mandich, senior civilian in the branch, shared the recognition.
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Joe Schoggen
Long Beach
Capt. Schoggen
Thirteen Elected to Lakewood Chamber Board
Thirteen new Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce board members begin three year terms starting July 1. Area 1 winners Ernest McGill and Gilbert Peterson. Area 2 winners Howard Chesher Charles Volkart and Donald Wannberg. Area 3 winner Arthur Smith. Area Four and at large include Dr. Donald Baker Norman Green Andy Holmes Norse Way Sam Lampel George McLuckie M. A. Sanford and Ted Sullivan.
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Greater Lakewood
Charles Volkart
Forum
Donald Wannberg
Village Pizza
Area 3
Bellflower Boulevard
San Gabriel River
Arthur Smith
Bank of America
Dutch Village
Area Four
Donald Baker
Norman Green
CPA
Andy Holmes
Norse Way
Sam Lampel
Lakewood Center Corp
George McLuckie
YMCA
M. A. Sanford
General Telephone
Ted Sullivan
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Orange County
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Buck Lanier
Long Beach Naval Supply Center
Lakewood Chamber
Los Angeles
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Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Northwest Orient
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