Engineers' Unit Denounces Long Beach Recall Effort
The Municipal Engineering Association representing about 300 engineers across harbor gas water and city departments opposes the December 15 recall of four city councilmen. President Richard C. Obenauer warns the move risks continuity in programs and plans, praising the city manager system and insisting no corruption or favoritism has occurred.
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Municipal Engineering Association
Richard CD. Obenauer
Association
Long Beach
Obenauer
Recall Debate Sparks City Council Critique
Mitch Buszek of the Long Beach Recall Committee accused the Independent and Press Telegram of bias and cited a CSCLB student newspaper study to back his claim. Mayor Edwin Wade allegedly sent an emissary to influence port expansion coverage, which Thayer disputed as a lie. The city’s alcoholism rehabilitation program will be extended for another year under a state agreement approved by the council.
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Mitch Buszek
Long Beach
Independent and Press-Telegram
Buszek
California State College At
Edwin Wade
Jet Contra
Thayer
State Department of Rehabilitation
Russian freighter's voyage ends after vodka gifts and hospital visit
The 15000-ton Gavriil Derzavin arrived at Los Angeles to discharge Japanese wire, trucks, bicycles, and TV sets. Captain Valentin Sobolevsky handed out vodka during a shipboard news conference while a ship physician treated a crew member with a Russian induced hangover. The crew, including six women, departed for Vancouver without clearance or ashore time in the U.S. The last Russian ship visit to Southern California was in 1946.
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Gavriil Derzadavin
Los Angeles
Valentin Sobolevsky
Shipboard
Ekaterina
Catherine
Portland
Ore
Texas
U.S
Vancouver
B.C
California
Long Beach
Carson Library Contract Awarded
A 798 500 contract for a regional library in Carson was awarded by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Fellows Construction Co. of Los Angeles. The 33 197 square foot facility at 351 E Carson St will house 140 000 publications with 120 000 more in storage and 60 000 loaned to other libraries. It will include offices for the regional librarian, a multipurpose room, and adult and children reading rooms with use expected by end of 1971.
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Carson
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Fellows Construction Co
Los Angeles
Inn
E. Carson ‘St
Psychological profiles used to spot hijackers in airports
Airline ticket clerks are training with psychological profiles developed by psychologists and FAA officials to identify potential hijackers. General Ben Davis said one in 200 passengers fits the profile, while skymarshal deterrence and 1,200 armed air policemen on duty aim to deter in-flight hijacking.
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Civil Aviation Security
Paramount
Ben Davis
Paramount, Elks Club
Los Angeles International
Federal Aviation Agency
Davis
Europe
City awards $11,196 envelope contract for government uses
The City of Long Beach awarded Gilmore Envelope Corp of Los Angeles an $11,196 contract for 3.1 million envelopes in four sizes. The purchase supports ongoing administrative operations.
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Long Beach
Gilmore Envelope Corp
Los Angeles
Lakewood Opposes Costly Cerritos Street Bridge Plan
Lakewood City Council clashed over a jointly proposed Cerritos bridge linking 18th Street to Allington Street with an estimated 750000 dollars. Mayor absent. council ordered the administrator to oppose county funding due to increased congestion near Lindstrom Elementary and Mayfair High. The panel did approve a smaller Nel Ame Boulevard work, split 20000 dollars per city under Cerritos supervision.
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Lakewood
Cerritos
William Burns
San Gabriel River
18Th Street
Allington Street
Marshall Julian
Board O Supervisors
Lindstrom
Mayfair High School
Belltower
Bellflower Bowevard
Jillian
South Street
Artesia Boulevard
Artesia
George Nye
Robert Baker
Nel Ame Boulevard
Pioneer Boulevard
Neviin Avenue
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Ted Mosier
Southeast District of Mayors
Para
Harbor Department
Goetor
Ecaterina
Chechoka
L.A. River
Hal Lowe
Sky Marshal
San Pedro
Burton Chace
Paseo del Mar
Barbara Street
Weymouth Avenue
Charles T. Brown Co
Bob Andrew
Hawaii
Pan Am
Honolulu
Pan American World Airways
Sith and
Grand
International Airport
Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel
Beverly Hills
Century Plaza
Orange
Town & Country
Pasadena
Colorado
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