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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1970
Page
15
Rabbi Sidney Guthman, chairman of the 15 member Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Improvement, plans to appoint a subcommittee to gather the latest research on Long Beach pollution. The full panel may issue constructive recommendations to the City Council.
The City Council approved creating an assistant director of port operations for Long Beach Harbor. Councilman Wayne B. Sharp urged hiring someone with shipping industry experience amid concerns about harbor staffing and potential losses to Los Angeles Harbor. City Manager Mansell and Harbor Committee Chairman Kealer noted growth in port activities and expanded duties necessitating the new role, established by the Harbor Commissioners and needing council approval.
County supervisors plan to cut 58,597 from Long Beach health funds for 1970-71, reducing the city’s request to 1,196,085 while county chief admin Hollinger says 1,137,488 suffices. Current contract totals 979,027 and most cities receive services through the county Public Health Department except Long Beach, Pasadena, and Vernon which run their own departments at county expense.
Dora A. Kirkland widow of Dr. Benjamin F. P. Kirkland and late Long Beach City Council member from 1934 to 1939 will be laid to rest Friday at 10 a.m. at Holton and Son Mortuary. She died at age 97 of 362 East Fifth Street. Surviving are three daughters Ruth H. Kirkland Helen M. Kirkland and Mrs. V. E. Lehman along with two grandchildren.
Masonic services were held today in Dispay Family Chapel for Richard J. Oyaas, 77, former bank executive of 2295 Cedar Ave. A Wisconsin native and former director of North Central Airlines and Globe Shipbuilding Co., he came to Southern California 23 years ago. He served 15 years as loan officer and assistant VP of Farmers & Merchants Bank on Pine Avenue. Surviving are his wife Ellen, daughter Marjorie Bjorkman, sister Marie O. Jordan, and a grandson and great grandson.
Kenneth Miller, student body president at California State College at Long Beach, will join a newly formed 16 member state wide advisory admissions council for the higher education system. The council, announced by Chancellor Dr. Glenn S. Dumke in Los Angeles, will evaluate admissions policies, recommend ways to use them, and examine or suggest new policies. Long Beach area member besides Miller is Associate Dean Ralph Bigelow of Fullerton State.
An ad touts Di-Gel as a patented Simethicone formulation that relieves pressure from trapped gas and neutralizes excess acid. It contrasts Di-Gel with ordinary antacids, saying it breaks up gas bubbles to soothe the stomach and heartburn. Product of Plough Inc.
Bellflower and Lakewood civic leaders honored County Supervisor Frank G. Bonelli at a testimonial dinner as a nearby landmark faced demolition. The gathering at the Lakewood Golf Clubhouse preceded county action authorizing a $710,000 clubhouse project with architect Kenneth S. Wing Sr. named to design it and plans to study financing and remodeling costs.
The Christian Center Church announced plans to bid for the Mission Inn in Riverside now in bankruptcy. The bid includes converting hotel rooms into senior citizen apartments while preserving features like the museum and wedding chapel. Ralph Wilkerson will file the bid in San Bernardino bankruptcy court. financing sought from the FHA for rehabilitation.
The county economy and efficiency committee plans a review of how contract cities pay for county services after grand jury findings that subsidies exist. Long Beach foreman Joseph F. Bishop urged examining police charges and other services, with a public hearing set for March 17 to compare current fees with proposed changes.
More than 450 people attended a Wednesday night meeting at King High School Auditorium to review the Wilmington master plan. Speakers included Mayor Ralph B. Clark of Anaheim, Bob Reynolds of the California Angels, and Emmett Ashford. Dr. Paul Goodley led a citizens group and kept floor speeches from happening while the plan awaits Los Angeles City Council approval, with residents fearing property rezoning.
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